The Co. Londonderry Horse Breeding Society will be hosting its 57th Clydesdale Foal Show on December 13 within Ballymena Livestock Market.

The judge for this year’s show is Terry Edge (Manor) from Wrexham, Wales. There will be classes for all ages of horses, including Senior and Foal Championships.

The popular Young Handlers competition will be held after the Overall Championship, it is open to 10-18 year olds, kindly sponsored annually by Wendy Holmes of Bratwell Clydesdales. Entries for all classes will be taken on the day.

The CLHBS are grateful to the following sponsors - Chestnutt Animal Feeds, SH Coleman, Millburn Vets and Steele Farm Supplies Ballymoney/Ballymena. Thanks also go to loyal sponsors Jervis Nutt Esq., Kenneth Irwin (Irwin Feeds/Bluegrass Horse Feeds), The Clydesdale Horse Society and the numerous CLHBS members who have donated special prizes down throughout the classes.

2024 CLHBS Clydesdale Foal Show Overall Champion, Downhill Bonnie from Geoffrey & Lesley Tanner.

placeholder image — 2024 CLHBS Clydesdale Foal Show Overall Champion, Downhill Bonnie from Geoffrey & Lesley Tanner.

This will be the 18th year under cover in Ballymena and the club is indebted to J.A. McClelland & Sons and their staff for granting permission to hold the show in such excellent facilities.

Breeders, enthusiasts or anyone interested in these ‘gentle giants’ is invited to come along to Ballymena Market and see this year’s crop of foals and senior horses.

Gates will be open at 8am with judging commencing at 10.30 am.

Young Handlers Championship 2025

The Co. Londonderry Horse Breeding Society will be hosting its 57th Clydesdale Foal Show on Saturday 13th December 2025 within Ballymena Livestock Market, with judging starting at 10.30 am.

The Co. Londonderry Horse Breeding Society’s Young Handlers Championship 2025 kicked off at the CLHBS Foal Show 2024 and concluded at Garvagh Show in September. Over the course of the year, 13 different young handlers competed at local shows.

The final results are as follows:

Champion - Finn Todd; Reserve Champion – Matthew Patton; 3rd – Jessica Hanna.

Well done to all the young handlers who competed thoughout the year. Prizes will be given out at the CLHBS Clydesdale Foal Show to all Young Handlers who took part during the show season, after the Senior Championship and before the start of the Foal Classes.

The Co. Londonderry Horse Breeding Society will be hosting its 57th Clydesdale Foal Show on Saturday 13th December within Ballymena Livestock Market, with judging starting at 10.30 am.

The chosen charity for the CLHBS’s in 2025 is the Simon Osborne Air Ambulance Appeal. Raffle tickets will be available on show day.

After show social night

The Society’s ever popular social gathering will be held in the Bush Tavern, Ballymoney, from 9pm on the night of the show. Anyone who enjoys a good night’s entertainment is more than welcome to join the fun. For any enquiries please contact Yvonne Hanna (Secretary) on 07709 797832.

NISA/OB Construction Cludesdale Championship Results 2025

The Northern Ireland Show Association Clydesdale Championship 2025, kindly sponsored by OB Construction. Points were accumulated during the summer agricultural show season and the final results are as follows:

1, Hillview Amazing Grace (Darren & Roberta Ryan); 2, Castletown Coronation (David Coulter); 3, Macfin Flowergirl (Darren & Roberta Ryan); 4, Castletown Carla (John Cross); 5, Croaghmore Daisy (Sandra Henderson); 6, Cloghan Maisie (Geoffrey & Lesley Tanner).

The club said: “Well done to all who took part during the summer show season.” Prizes will be presented at the Co. Londonderry Horse Breeding Society Foal Show on Saturday, December 13.