Shire Horse Class Information

IT IS WITH PLEASURE THAT PENISTONE AGRICULTURAL SHOW WELCOMES THE SOUTH WEST YORKSHIRE SHIRE HORSE HIRING SOCIETY MEMBERS IN AMALGAMATING THE SHIRE HORSE CLASSES AT THIS YEARS SHOW

 

ALL ENTRIES FOR THE SHIRE HORSE SECTION CLOSE 12th AUGUST 2022

 

ENTRIES MUST BE MADE ON-LINE

 

HORSE OF THE YEAR – 2022  QUALIFIER CLASS

Would all competitors wishing to enter the above class please see

Class 14 for all the Rules & Regulations.

 

Affiliated to the Shire Horse Society

 

South West Yorks Shire Horse Hiring Society (SWYSHHS) are only Presenting the Trophies for The Champion Foal, Junior Champion and Best Shire in the Show.

Sponsor for the SWYSHHS –  Best Shire in the Show – kindly sponsored by Paul Lumley

 

 

ALL EXHIBITORS MUST PARADE IN THE GRAND PARADE

FAILURE TO PARADE WILL FORFEIT PRIZE MONEY

 

Approx Time:    11.30pm                               Ring 1

Judge:                   Mr N. P. Blakey, Lincolnshire            Ride Judge:   Mr J. Cookson, Cheshire   Probationary Judge: Mr E. Jones, Gwynedd.

Entry Fee:           £14.00 per class (this entitles all exhibitors to prize money and trophies from both Societies – Penistone Agricultural Society and South West Yorkshire Shire Horse Hiring Society)

 

                                THE HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW CONTRIBUTION FOR 2022 IS £16.00 PER ENTRY.

 

The Shire Horse Society offers a Spoon & Rosette for the Best Mare or Filly &

a Spoon & Rosette for the Best Stallion – subject to the Shire Horse Society Special Conditions of Offer.

 

SWYSHHS FOAL ACCUMULATOR

Open to pure bred Shire Horses born in 2022

Participating Shows :

Honley,  Harthill Carnival, Emley, Halifax and Penistone.

Points will be awarded according to the placings of the foal in the foal classes –

(classes may be split into filly and colt –  at each shows discretion).

Points awarded as follows:  1st – 5pts , 2nd – 4pts,  3rd – 3pts,  4th – 2pts , 5th – 1pt.

This accumulator competition is open to everyone.

Membership of any of the show societies is not required.

 

Champion foal from the accumulator  will receive £200- kindly donated by SWYSHHS

Reserve Champion foal will receive £100– kindly donated by Messrs R & R Bedford of Hartcliff Shires.

 

Class 6:    Barren Mare or Gelding, three years or over                                      

Penistone Agricultural Show (PAS)                                                                              

1st – £30    2nd – £20    3rd – £15     4th – £10    The Norman Kaye Trophy            

Kindly Sponsored by The Durrans Family

South West Yorkshire Horse Hiring Society (SWYSHHS)

1st £30     2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10   Pat Flood Rose Bowl

Kindly sponsored by Mr & Mrs Eastwood, Fellview Shires

 

Class 7:    Brood Mare with own foal at foot

PAS

1st 30    2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10  The Roy Thornton Metals Trophy

Kindly sponsored by The Durrans Family

                   SWYSHHS

1st £30    2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10    R Hudson Trophy

Kindly sponsored by Sheila Cockcroft

 

Class 8:    Colt Foal

PAS                                                          

1st £25    2nd £ 20    3rd £15    4th £10

Kindly sponsored by The Durrans Family

SWYSHHS

1st £25    2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10

Kindly sponsored

 

Class 9:    Filly Foal

PAS 

1st £25    2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10

Kindly sponsored by The Durrans Family

SWYSHHS

1st £25    2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10

Kindly sponsored P & B Boyes

 

                      Foal Championship:    

PAS

The Thomas Lodge Cup will be presented to the winner.

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SWYSHHS

SWYSHHS Perpetual Rose Bowl – Champion Foal

Kindly Sponsored by Matthew & Jacqueline Burks

 

 

Class 10:     Yearling Colt, Filly or Gelding

PAS                                                           

1st £30    2nd £20    3rd £15   4th £10

Kindly sponsored by The Durrans Family

SWYSHHS

1st £30    2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10      The Fred Flewitt Memorial Cup

Kindly sponsored by Tochill Shires

 

Class 11:   2 Year Old Filly or Gelding

PAS

1st £30    2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10

Kindly sponsored by The Durrans Family

SWYSHHS

1st £30    2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10     SWYSHHS Silver Salver

Kindly sponsored by Harold Woolgar Insurance Ltd

 

The Arthur Smith Memorial Award for the highest placed SWYSHHS member.

 

Class 12:     2 Year Old & Over Colt or Stallion

PAS

1st  £30   2nd  £20   3rd  £15   4th  £10

Kindly sponsored by The Durrans Family

SWYSHHS

1st  £30   2nd  £20   3rd  £15   4th  £10

Kindly sponsored by Paul Clayton

 

Class 13:     Pair in Hand

PAS                     

1st £25  2nd £20  3rd £15  4th £10   The Sid Garret Shield

Kindly sponsored by The Durrans Family

SWYSHHS

1st £25  2nd £20  3rd £15  4th £10       The J. P. Bladen Trophy

Kindly sponsored by Earnshaw’s Fencing of Wakefield

 

 

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP:

To be selected from the Champion & Reserve Foal, 1st & 2nd placed Yearlings and 1st & 2nd placed Two Year Olds.

 

PAS

The Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Rose bowl

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SWYSHHS

The David Rutherford Cup

Kindly sponsored by G & H Banner

 

CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE BEST SHIRE IN THE SHOW:

Open to all 1st & 2nd prize winners

 

PAS

The Geoffrey Durrans Trophy

The Shire Horse Society Silver Spoons – presented to the highest placed female Shire not having won a silver spoon in the 2022 season and also to the Best Stallion.

 

SWYSHHS

Stannington Cup

The Hughes Memorial Sash – Donated in memory of the late Douglas Hughes.

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Class 14:     SHIRE HORSE OF THE YEAR SUPPORTED BY THE SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY QUALIFYING CLASS

 

                      The Horse of the Year Show contribution for 2022 is £16.00 which is payable for each entry in Class 14

                   ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ENTERED ONTO THE HOYS ENTRY FORM WITHOUT THE CORRECT PAYMENT.

 

 

This class is a qualifier for the Shire Horse of the Year Championship, to be held at the Horse of the Year Show from Wednesday October 5th to Sunday 9th October 2022 at the NEC, Birmingham.

This class is open to pure bred fully registered Shires of 2 years old and over entered and exhibited in their appropriate breed classes at Penistone Agricultural Show.  All Shires must be entered under the registered owner’s name.

A Grandstand ID number will be required for the owner/handler/exhibitor and horse.

If you have not competed in the Horse of the Year Show qualifiers before, these numbers can be obtained by creating an account on www.grandstandentries.com.

Your entry will need to be completed on an official Horse of the Year Qualifier entry form.  This can be found at www.hoys.co.uk.  On receipt of your completed entry form, if your Grandstand ID numbers are not detailed, it will be held in a pending file until all of the Horse of the Year Show identification numbers are received.

The Horse of the Year Show contribution for 2022 is £16.00 which is payable for each entry in Class 14. 

The Shire Horse Society reserve the right to share your membership data with Grandstand Media Ltd in compliance with the Horse of the  Year Show (HOYS) Rules & 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 HOYS qualifiers, please refer to www.hoys.co.uk and www.grandstandentries.co.uk

These classes will be run in accordance with the general rules as set out in the Horse of the Year Show rule  book, acopy of which can be downloaded from www.hoys.co.uk.

 

Class 15:     Young Handlers Class

PAS

1st £15   2nd £12   3rd £10      4th £8

Kindly sponsored by The Durrans Family

 

 

SWYSHHS

1st £15    2nd £12    3rd £10     4th £8

Kindly sponsored by M Gath & L Parr of Clayfield Shires

Competitors must be aged 12yrs old and not exceed 18 years old on the day of the show.
A parent or guardian must be in attendance at the show ring, please inform the Ring
Steward on arrival.

The Shire Horse Society Young Handler’s Accumulator Award 2022 (No prize money)

Open to Shire Horse Society Junior Members only. Points will be awarded to the top five as follows:

1st 5 points, 2nd 4 points, 3rd 3 points, 4th 2 points, 5th 1 point.  Junior Handlers are able to join the Shire Horse Society mid season. Points only count once membership is taken up and points will not be back dated. Junior Memberships are £12 per annum and are open to those that have not attained their 18th birthday.

 

The 1st prize winner also qualifies for the Midland Shire Foal Society Show, for the Young Handler of the year. If the 1st or 2nd prize winners have previously qualified the qualification will pass down to the 3rd prize winner.

 

The Highest placed handler not exceeding 16 years old on the day of the show will be awarded a plaque kindly presented in memory of Barbara Judge.

 

Competitors must be aged 12 years old and not exceed 18 years old on the day of the show.  A parent or guardian must be in attendance at the show ring, please inform the Ring Steward on arrival.

 

 

Class 16:           Any other Recognised Heavy Horse Breed

PAS

1st  £25     2nd  £20     3rd  £15     4th  £10

Kindly Sponsored by The Durrans Family

SWYSHHS

1st  £25    2nd  £20     3rd  £15     4th  £10

Kindly sponsored by

 

Class 17:        British Ridden Heavy Horse Society Kilmannan Championship Equifest Qualifier.

Please see www.britishriddenheavyhorsesociety.co.uk for rules.

Open to horses 4 years old and over that are registered in the main British stud books of the Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk or Percheron Society at the time of qualification and must be entered in the name and ownership they are registered in.

Riders of Stallions must be 16 years or over.

The highest placed registered Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk or Percheron in an affiliated ridden heavy horse class to qualify for the BRHHS Championship, qualification to go down no lower than third place.

Qualifiers are entitled to compete in the final of the Ridden Heavy Horse Championship to be held at Equifest 2022.  No entry fee.

 

To be Judged:    Conformation:  Mr N. P. Blakey, Lincolnshire                      Ride:  Mr J. Cookson, Cheshire

 

PAS

1st £30    2nd   £20    3rd   £15    4th   £10

The Ramone Trophy will be presented to the winner.

Kindly sponsored by The Durrans Family

 

SWYSHHS

1st £30    2nd £20    3rd £15    4th £10   The Scholey Trophy

Kindly sponsored by Crossington Shires