These classes are FREE to enter but must be entered before the closing date of entries. No entries on the day.
Conditions of entry:
• Owners of the horse must ensure that the young person can control the horse being shown.
• The judge has the authority to ask any exhibitor not having sufficient control of his/her animal to leave the ring.
Sir John Eastwood Ring 2 (A & B)
Mr T Bull (Judge)
Class:102 Heavy Horse Young Handler
Heavy Horse Young Handler Handler to be over 12 years of age and not exceeding 18 years of age (i.e., not to have attained 18th birthday on day of Show). Stallions cannot be exhibited in this class. Horses to be registered in the main British Stud Books of the Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk, or Percheron Horse Societies
Description:
Handler to be over 12 years of age and not exceeding 18 years of age (i.e., not to have attained 18th birthday on day of Show). Stallions cannot be exhibited in this class. Horses to be registered in the main British Stud Books of the Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk, or Percheron Horse Societies
Prizes: 1st - £15, 2nd - £10 and 3rd - £5
Price:£0.00
Harness Classes
These classes are FREE to enter but must be entered before the closing date of entries. No entries on the day.
The harness classes will be judged together in the Sir Eastwood ring, but each class will have separate awards.
All entries are required to take part in the Heavy Horse prize winners’ parade which will take place after the class.
Ridden Heavy Horse This competition is for purebred Mares and Geldings 4 years old or over, that are registered in the main British Stud Books of the Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk or Percheron Horse Societies, to be ridden. Partbreds are not eligible to compete. All Riders and Owners must be members of either the Shire Horse Society, The Clydesdale Horse Society, The Suffolk Horse Society or British Percheron Horse Society.
Horses will not be ridden by the judge but will be required to give a short individual show at walk, trot, and canter or a set show lasting approximately 2 minutes. Change of rein and lengthened strides in trot and canter must be shown. Horses will then be ‘stripped’ for the conformation stage. The class will be judged on performance and obedience as a riding horse.
Description:
This competition is for purebred Mares and Geldings 4 years old or over, that are registered in the main British Stud Books of the Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk or Percheron Horse Societies, to be ridden. Partbreds are not eligible to compete. All Riders and Owners must be members of either the Shire Horse Society, The Clydesdale Horse Society, The Suffolk Horse Society or British Percheron Horse Society.
Horses will not be ridden by the judge but will be required to give a short individual show at walk, trot, and canter or a set show lasting approximately 2 minutes. Change of rein and lengthened strides in trot and canter must be shown. Horses will then be ‘stripped’ for the conformation stage. The class will be judged on performance and obedience as a riding horse.
Conditions:
• This Show is affiliated to the Shire Horse Society and Classes will be judged in accordance with its Rules.
• All horses, except geldings, to be registered in the Stud Book of the Shire Horse Society or the SHS Grade A or Grade B Register and owners must be members of the SHS. Foals out of Grade A or Grade B Register mares, by a Shire stallion, are eligible to compete in the Class for foals. This ruling, however, does not apply to yearlings, or older colts, which must be out of fully registered mares.
• Only one person will be allowed to enter the Ring with each animal, except for the purpose of Trotting out (Foals & Yearlings Only) if necessary. Two people may be allowed with the consent of the stewards.
• Entries cannot be accepted from any person who has been removed from membership of the Shire Horse Society or, has been excluded from exhibiting for prizes at shows, sales or exhibitions or, from taking part in any show organised by the SHS.
Shire Horse of the Year Championship Supported by The Shire Horse Society
Sir John Eastwood Ring 2 B
To Be Confirmed (Judge)
Class:142 SHIRE HORSE OF THE YEAR SUPPORTED BY THE SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY
SHIRE HORSE OF THE YEAR SUPPORTED BY THE SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY This class is a qualifier for the Shire Horse of the Year Championship, to be held at the Horse of the Year Show, NEC, Birmingham, 8th – 12th October 2025. This class is open to pure bred fully registered shires of two years old and over that are entered and exhibited in their appropriate breed classes at Qualifying Shows. This class will be run in accordance with the general rules as set out in the Horse of the Year Show rulebook, a copy of which can be downloaded from www.hoys.co.uk
The Shire Horse Society reserve the right to share your membership data with Grandstand Media Limited in compliance with the Horse of The Year Show (HOYS) Rules and Regulations. This sharing is for the purpose of HOYS matters to include, but not limited to, qualification or disciplinary. For further details regarding the use of data for Horse of The Year Show qualifiers please refer to www.hoys.co.uk
Description:
This class is a qualifier for the Shire Horse of the Year Championship, to be held at the Horse of the Year Show, NEC, Birmingham, 8th – 12th October 2025. This class is open to pure bred fully registered shires of two years old and over that are entered and exhibited in their appropriate breed classes at Qualifying Shows. This class will be run in accordance with the general rules as set out in the Horse of the Year Show rulebook, a copy of which can be downloaded from www.hoys.co.uk
The Shire Horse Society reserve the right to share your membership data with Grandstand Media Limited in compliance with the Horse of The Year Show (HOYS) Rules and Regulations. This sharing is for the purpose of HOYS matters to include, but not limited to, qualification or disciplinary. For further details regarding the use of data for Horse of The Year Show qualifiers please refer to www.hoys.co.uk