Natural as breathing, James Kernan fitted seamlessly into his family’s tradition of breeding, competing and selling show jumping horses. As he says himself: “It was a natural progression for me. My grandfather and father Frank were steeped in the history of horses. Dad competed up to international level. Grandad was always dealing in horses like Top Of The Morning who he sold to David Broome and subsequently went on to win the Foxhunter at the Horse of the Year Show”.