Larkins Philosophy
Take your time to get to know the horses.
Larkin Bros. Int. Ltd. has a unique philosophy that believes that to buy a horse you need to get to know the horse. Set up your own course in the morning before you begin riding, jump the horses over the fences in the grass field or simply take them hacking through the country side.

 

 

Paul Larkin
Company Director

Paul Larkin company director and owner born 1960 son of Valentine (Tiny) and Carmel Larkin, has been involved in ponies and horses all his life. Show jumping, hunting and pony racing as a child. He took out his amateur jockeys licence at 16yrs of age, was joint point to point champion in N. Ireland in 1985.

 

 

Paul and his brother Val went to America in 1986 where they set up Larkin Brothers International Horse Breaking. In their time there they broke (educated) more than 9,000 horses and held a number of contracts for some of the most impressive breeding operations in California.

Set up Larkin Bros. International LTD, in October 1997 and in November married Swedish Dressage rider Petra Wendt. Petra competed and trained up to Grand Prix level in the USA, she also trained with Olympic medal winner Ninna Swaab who won bronze in Munich in 1972.

 

 

Pauls Parents
Tiny (Valentine) & CarmelLarkin

 

 

 

By 1999 Larkin Bros. Int. sold over 1 million Euros worth of Irish sports horses to the USA. In 2002 opened up the European market being the first to sell and export Irish horses to Latvia. Larkin Bros International are members of the Irish Horse Board, Irish Dressage Society, Royal Dublin Society, Meath Hunt and Tara Harriers.

Paul and Petra have three daughters Linnea 11 Yrs and Emelie 9 Yrs and Natalie 6 years. who are now the 8th generation of Larkins in the horse business.

 

 

 
Paul rides Lady Kate,
Ballivor Grand Prix
Paul Larkin
Petra Larkin

 

 

 

Paul & Petra
Emelie and Linnea Larkin at Bollivor Horse show


9 years old Emelie
10 years old Linnea
5 Years old Natalie
     

 

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