Great Yorkshire Show 2012 – HOYS Equine Classes Rescheduled
Some of the equine classes which should have been held last week at the Great Yorkshire Show will now take place in August at the Great Yorkshire Showground.
Organisers, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society have announced that the ridden classes, which are Horse of the Year qualifiers, will run on Tuesday 14 August. Equine classes on the final two days of the annual farming and countryside showcase had to be called off, following relentless wet weather which left the event’s car parks unusable.
Show Director, Bill Cowling said: “It was devastating to have to cancel but it is important that these classes which are an important part of the qualifying calendar are held. It obviously won’t be the same as at the Great Yorkshire, but I’m sure it will be a very positive event which will be appreciated by the many competitors.”
Deadline for new entries is Friday 3 August otherwise all original entries will stand. The public will be able to attend free of charge. All horseboxes and wagons will be parked on hard standing. Further details will be announced in due course. Please see our website www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk or email amandaw@yas.co.uk.
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16 July 2012
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YORKSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY:
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society was formed in 1837 and is a charity dedicated to supporting the farming industry and rural life. The value of the support it provides to regional farming and countryside initiatives has risen year on year to almost £1m. It is based at the Regional Agricultural Centre, Harrogate; the RAC includes Fodder, the Society’s regional food shop and café which opened in June 2009. Both the RAC and Fodder has won a number of awards, including in 2010, being named as the Observer Monthly Best Independent Local Retailer, and most recently it has been chosen as a finalist in the Taste of England category of the 2012 Visit England Awards for Excellence.
The Society is the organiser of England’s premier agricultural show, the Great Yorkshire Show and its sister event, Countryside Live. Dates for Countryside Live 2012 are Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 October. The 2013 Great Yorkshire Show dates are Tuesday 9 – Thursday 11 July which will be the 155th show.
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