Holiday firsts: give yourself a break with a new activity

Staycations have never been so popular. But how can you make them feel special? By trying something different while your out-of-office is on, that’s how. We asked three Business Post Magazine contributors to get out of their comfort zone to try a new activity in Ireland this summer.

'I would not be caught dead in a pair of jodhpurs': Sara Keating taking a riding lesson from Louise Bloomer at Brennanstown Riding School, Co Wicklow. Picture: Bryan Meade

Taking the reins at last

Never tried horse-riding before? Maybe it’s time to break the pattern of a lifetime, says first-timer Sara Keating

I always thought you had to be a horse person to be into horses.

“What is a horse person?”, you might ask, to which, a week ago, I might have answered, “I don’t know. Someone tall and willowy with a gently affirmative manner and hair that fits nicely in a ponytail under ...