£1,000 prize up for grabs at horse show this Saturday

One of the biggest dates in the local equestrian calendar – the Mid-Antrim Horse Show – takes place this Saturday, June 22 at Ballee playing fields.
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Jun 2013, 17:25 BST
Orla McLaughlin on Dillon in the Working Hunter Competition at last year's Mid-Antrim Horse Show.Orla McLaughlin on Dillon in the Working Hunter Competition at last year's Mid-Antrim Horse Show.
Orla McLaughlin on Dillon in the Working Hunter Competition at last year's Mid-Antrim Horse Show.

The event has received a major boost with the announcement of a prestigious new registered competition, the Ulster Region 1.30m Grand Prix League, with a fantastic prize of £1000 very generously sponsored by Volvo Trucks UK.

In addition to the new Grand Prix competition there will also be 1.10m and 1m Leagues and the registered jumping will start with a 90cm competition.

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The courses will be built by the Jess family team who employed their skills to great effect at the Olympics last summer.

The Amateurs will have their usual competitions kindly sponsored by Anthea Moffett and there will also be unaffiliated jumping for ponies and horses catering for all levels.

In addition to prizes there will be Silver cups and a Shield for the lucky winners to take home in the later unaffiliated competitions. The Show will start at 9am this year to accommodate the new classes.

The Working Hunter Competitions will start this year at the earlier time of 10am and will offer the usual competitions for horses and ponies, with the ponies jumping first.

For enquiries about the Show Jumping please phone Tommy Caves on 07990582081 and for Working Hunter phone Darius Graham on 07885350140 or Judith Hamilton on 07904342222.

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