A beloved former Grand National runner – and Kerry National winner – who went on to excel in everything he turned his hoof to including being a 17.2hh “lead-rein pony” has died aged 25. Bóthar Na, who was trained by Willie Mullins and ridden by jockeys including Ruby Walsh and Paul Carberry, had spent the … Continue reading ‘With him till the very end’: sad farewell to 17.2hh Grand National runner who became a ‘lead-rein pony’ and ‘worth his weight in gold’