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BALLINASLOE Horse & Agricultural Show

on Sat. 3rd Oct. 2015 staring at 10 am

SHARP

Enquiries: SHOW SECRETARY John Harney Main St., Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

Tel. & Fax: 090 9645040

Mobile: 087 2105032 Email: computerandoffice@eircom.net

Classes for InHand & Ridden Horses & Ponies, Cattle & Sheep, Poultry, Art & Vegetables

NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED WITHOUT ENTRY FEES

REGULATIONS

1. Confined Classes are as defined in the different sections.

2. Exhibits in confined classes may also be entered in open classes, unless otherwise stated.

3. All objections to the decision of the judges must be lodged with the Secretary in writing before 3pm on the day of the Show with a fee of €10. For each objection, otherwise objections cannot be entertained. The fee or fees lodged will be forfeited in the case of the objection or objections are considered to be frivolous.

4. The necessary entry form can be had on application to secretary and no other forms can be received. All description of stock as to age, breed or otherwise, must be stated when completing the entry form.

5. The entry form must be signed by the exhibitor and must be accompanied by the correct entry fee; otherwisesuch entries need not be acceted or entered in the show.

6. All stock must be in the possession of the exhibitor for at least one month prior of the date of the show.

7. All stock to be classified by age, which can be calculated from 1st January in the case of horses, the rules of the Royal Dublin Society as to detention shall be applied in cases of dispute as to the age of cattle or horses.

8. The Committee shall have the right to order the removal of any animals that they consider to be dangerous and shall not be responsible for an injury or damage caused by such an annoyance.

9. Any exhibitors, whose entry fee amounts to €10 or more, will be supplied with the exhibitor’s ticket, which will admit the person whose name it bears, but not others into the show. One attendant for each horse will be admitted free.

10. No steward can officiate in a section who is an exhibitor on the class under adjudication.

JUDGING START TIMES IN THE FOLLOWING CLASSES START AT:

RIDDEN PONIES : RING 1. 10.00 am CONNEMARAS : RING 4. 10.00 am

ALL IRELAND RING 2. 10.00 am YOUNG HORSES: RING 3. 10.00 am SHOW PONIES RING 4 10.00 am

MARE & FOAL RING 5 10.00 am WORKING HUNTER RING 12.00 pm CATTLE & SHEEP: 11.00 am POULTRY: SAT.: 11.00 am

STARTING 10.00 AM Sharp 1. All Ireland Final Connemara Two Year Old Filly

& Mare of the Future Sponsored Ballinasloe Registered Connemara Pony Owners Syndicate

2. The Irish Draft Colt Foal Championship Final Part of the Horse Sport Ireland National Showing Championship

3. The Irish Draught Filly Foal Championship Final Part of the Horse Sport Ireland National Showing Championship

4. All Ireland Champion Donkey Final Sponsored by Gerry Stronge & John Harney

5. All Ireland Gain Feed Colt Foal Final Sponsored by Gain Feeds

6. National Irish Draught Mare & Foal Championship Sponsored by IDHS Galway Branch

PAINTING or DRAWING A3 SIZE

DEPICTING ANY ASPECT OF THE

OCTOBER FAIR OR SHOW JUMPING

Class 1. For Children under 6 years

Class 2. For Children under 8 years

Class 3. For Children under 10 years

Class 4. For Children under 12 years

Class 5. For Students under 14 years

Class 6. For Students over 14 years.

Teachers to certify ages of exhibitors

Prizes in Classes 1 – 6 Rosettes & Plaques

Prizes paid out on Show Day

Please put showing class, name, and age (not DOB), school or address on back of each picture.

Prizes: 1st, 2

nd & 3

rd – Rosettes in all Classes

11. Should any question arise not fully provided for in these rules the same shall be referred to the committee whose decision shall be final and from which there shall be no appeal and entries are accepted only on these conditions.

12. The committee will not in any way be responsible for any claims for compensation or otherwise in regard to the holding of or anything arising out of or in connection with the show, and the exhibitors are to understand that although reasonable precautions will be taken to ensure safety and welfare of the animals exhibited, the committee will be not be taking responsible for accidents of any kind arising out or in connection with the show.

13. Receipts must be signed for all Cups, Shields of Statuette awarded.

14. All Cups, Shield or Statuette must be returned to the Secretary of the Show or Committee member on or before the Show each year.

15. Entry fee in horses/ponies €12 unless otherwise stated.

16. No Prize money paid out if only one entry in any class. No Second Prize if only two entries in class No Third Prize if only three entries in class, and so on.

BALLINASLOE BROOD MARE PREMIUM

RULES & REGULATIONS

1 Open to Registered Brood Mares only.

2 Registered Brood Mares which are registered in A. I.H.R. - Irish Horse Register. B Weatherly’s Stud Book C RID – Registered Irish Draught.

3. Registration Number & Name, Name, plus Breeding must be supplied as requested in Entry Form for printing

4. Failure to comply with Rule 3 will lead to disqualification from this Class.

5. Mares in this class must have entered one or more class (es) at this Event.

YOUNG HORSES - TO BE SHOWN IN HAND

PRIZES: €50, €30, €20 in all Horse Classes

Entry Fee: €12 in all Horse & Pony Classes

RING 3: STARTING TIME 10 am

Class 1. Yearling Colt or Gelding calculated to make a Sport Horse

Class 2. Yearling Filly calculated to make a Sport Horse

Class 3. Best Young Sport Horse, Bred and Exhibited by Owner,

Class 4. Two year old Gelding, calculated to make a Sport Horse.

Class 5. Two year old Filly calculated to make a Sport Horse.

Class 6. Three year Gelding, calculated to make a Sport Horse

Class 7. Three Year old Filly, Calculated to make a Sport Horse Class 8 Piebald & Skewbald 2 years old & up wards

Bernadette Bleahen Memorial Cup for Winners in Class 1 & 2

Harney Trophy for Best 2 & 3 year old Gelding

The Kilgarve Perpetual Cup for the Best Filly

Safety Conditions

Our Committee runs the show for the public to enjoy and participate in. In order to ensure everybody’s safety on the day, we ask you to abide by the following conditions.

Any person in charge of an animal who in the judges, committee members or safety officer is causing a disturbance or is a danger to the public in any way will be asked to remove the animal from the grounds. The decision of the safety officer will be final.

In the interest of safety, all foals must be led. Foals not led will not be allowed into the show field.

All riders in ridden classes must wear the regulation safety gear laid down by the pony club executive. Any rider not doing so will be required to withdraw from the ring.

Such Headgear must be worn with the chinstrap properly adjusted and fastened at all times when mounted in the environs of the showground’s and Fair green.

All vehicles will be parked where the parking stewards request them.

All vehicles are parked at the owner’s risk.

Attention parents; Each child or group of children must be accompanied by an adult while within the showground’s. Children must be constantly supervised and kept at a safe distance from all animals, vehicles and machinery.

Your co-operation with our safety officer and stewards will ensure an enjoyable, trouble free day for everyone.

The I.S.A. would like to advise all animal owners to have their own insurance cover extended to cover them while showing Animals at Shows.

BALLINASLOE SHOW

Entry Form - Poultry

Class No

Description of Entry Entry Fee €

I agree to the Rules of the Society and abide by its decisions. Signed:………………………………………………………………………….………………. Address:………………………………………………………………..……………………... ……………………………………………………………………..…………..……… Date: ……………………………….………. Entry Fee Enclosed €………………….. Entries close 25th September 2015 - No Late Entries. Entry fee: €2

STARTING After In-Hand Horses

RIDING HORSES

Class 10. Cob, Mare or Gelding, 14.3-15.1 hands to be shown under saddle

Class 12. Maxi Cob 15.1 - 153

Class 13. Hunter, Mare or Gelding, 4 yrs. or older suitable to

carry 11st.7lb - To be shown under Saddle.

Class 14. Hunter, Mare or Gelding, 4yrs. or over suitable to carry 12 - 13st.

to be shown under Saddle

Class 15 Hunter, Mare or Gelding, 4years or over suitable to carry 14-15st.

Class 16. Small Hunter over 148 & under 152cms

Class 17 Race Horse to Riding Horse

Class 18 Ladies Side Saddle, open to heavy, medium or lightweight

Small hunter or cob. - To be shown under saddle in full

The Raheen Cup The Raheen Cup for the Champion Ridden Hunter

(four years old and over)

Was originally presented to the Show by the late Lady MacCalmont

and was won outright by Mr Dermot-Kelly of Athenry in 1947,

and kindly represented by him to the Show in 1970 for the

Champion Hunter (4 years and over).

BROOD MARES & FOALS FOALS TO BE LEAD

RING 5. Starting 10.00 am Class 19. Brood Mare, 4 years old and upward without foal.

Exc. RID Mares.

Class 20. Reg. Irish Draught Brood Mare with or without Foal at foot.

Class 21 Foal, Colt or Filly, Progeny of RID, or AID Sire & Dam

Class 22 Brood Mare with Foal at Foot calculated to produce a

Heavyweight Hunter

Class 23. Colt & Filly Foal, Calculated to make a Hunter

Class 24 Filly Foal, Calculated to make a Sports Horse – Eventer

Class 25 Colt Foal, Calculated to make a Sports Horse - Eventer

Class 26 Brood Mare Hunter calculated to produce a lightweight

Sports Horse - Eventer with Foal at Foot

Class 27 Brood Mare and Foal combination to be judged as a unit.

Class 28 Mare entered in Weatherly’s Thoroughbred Studbook.

Class 29 Ballinasloe Brood Mare Premiums.

Class 30 Competition for Best Turned out Horse and Handler.

Champion Brood Mare of the Show The P.J. Noonan Memorial Cup

Champion Foal of Show The Tom Ward Memorial Cup

Sponsored by Kariba’s Restaurant

Purebred

Class 99 . Pedigree Ram: Any Breed with Permanent Teeth

Class 100 Pedigree Ewe: Any Breed with Permanent Teeth

Class 101 Pedigree Ram Lamb: Any breed.

Commercial

Class 102 Best Pair of Ewes: Any Breed Non -Pedigree

Class 103 Best Pair of Ewe Lambs: Any Breed Non-Pedigree

Class 104. Best Pair of Ewe Lambs: Any Breed Non-Pedigree

Confined to Ballinasloe Postal District.

Class 105 Best Pair of Wether Lambs: Any Breed Non-Pedigree

Class 106 Best Pair of Ewe Hogget’s born after Jan. 2014. Open

All Sheep to be tagged as Dep. Directive

Class 107 Best pair of Store Lambs

Class 108 Best Pen of 2 Cross Bred Ewes lowland sheep.

Class 109 Best Pair of Ewe Hogget’s: Any Breed, Open

Class 110 Pen of 2 Cross Bred Ewe Hogget’s 2 teeth.

Class 111 Best Cross Bred Ewe Lowland Sheep

Confined to Ballinasloe Postal District.

Class 112 Best Lamb over 55kg any breed.

Class 113 Open. Best Live Butchers Lamb Max Weight 50 kgs.

(no Rams)

Class 114 Best live lamb any breed, suitable for export max 45 kgs

(no Rams).

Class115 Two Horn Ewes, Connemara

Class 116 Rare Breeds

Class 117 Best Young Handler (Boy or Girl under 13 years)

Class 118 Best Young Handler (Boy or Girl 14 to 17 years)

Walshe Cup for Champion Sheep of Show

Kindly presently by the late Brendan Walshe

SHEEP Sheep Classes open to non Scrapie and Scrapie monitored flocks

Judging 11am Entry Fee €8

Prize money: 1st €40. 2

nd €25 3

rd €15

Sponsor: Kepak Meets, Ballinasloe Mart

All Sheep to be tagged as Dep. Directive. Two groups of sheep will be permitted to attend shows:

1. Sheep from scrapie monitored flocks.

2. Sheep from flocks, which have joined the scrapie monitored flock

scheme, but have not completed the three-year “probationary”

period.

Flock owners will require documentary evidence from their

District Veterinary Office as to the status of the flock.

There must be complete separation of the two categories of

sheep at the show, ideally this would mean a separate entrance

and exit for each group, separate loading and unloading area,

separate penning areas for each of the two groups.

In locations where all of the above may not be possible, the

minimum requirement would be for separation of loading and

unloading areas and also of penning areas. The two penning

areas should be separated by a sheep free alleyway at least

twelve feet wide.

Championship Class for Donkey’s

Entry Fee: €8

Prizes: 1st €35 2

nd €25 3

rd €15

Class 31. Donkey Mare with or without Foal.

Class 32 Donkey Foal

Class 33. Best Gelding

Championship Rosettes & McAteer Perpetual Trophy

Sponsored by Irish Donkey Society & Show

All Ireland Qualifiers not eligible for these classes

REG. CONNEMARA CLASSES

PRIZES: €50, €30, €20 in ALL PONY CLASSES

Entry Fee: €12

RING 4

4 Rosettes in all pony classes

Class 34 Reg. Connemara

Yearling Colt

Class 35 Reg. Connemara

Yearling Filly

Class 36 Reg. Connemara 2 year old Filly

Class 37 Reg. Connemara 3 year old Filly

Class 38 Reg. Connemara Mare or Filly bred and exhibited by Owner

Class 39 Reg. Connemara Mare with or without foal at foot

Class 40 Reg. Connemara Colt Foal

Class 41 Reg. Connemara Filly Foal.

Class 42 Reg. Connemara Brood Mare & Foal to be judged as a unit.

Class 43 Reg. Connemara Gelding 3 years old and upwards.

Donohue Cup for Champion Connemara Pony Donated in memory of the late Brendan Donohue

SHOW PONIES IN HAND Ring 4

Class 44 Pony 2 years & upwards Under 128 cms – in hand

Class 45 Pony 3 years old & upward, Gelding or Filly not exceeding 148cm

Class 46 Pony Brood Mare, 3 yrs. old or upwards excl. Reg. Connemara’s

Class 47 Pony Foal excluding Reg. Connemara’s.

Class 48 Special Class open to any age or height of pony to be shown in

Hand by a child less than 10 years old. (One parent can accompany

the child to guide and encourage). The pony does not have to be

plaited and the handlers will be casually, but suitable dressed.

Judging will be based on the temperament of the pony, its kindness

and gentleness towards the child. (Looks are not taken into

consideration). The young child will be judged on how gentle and

kindly he/she communicates with the pony.

Class 49 Young Handler aged 12 and under, judged on the child’s ability to

show their pony -

Class 50. Best Welsh Pony any age.

Class 51. Mountain & Mooreland Pony 3 years and upwards.

Pat Kelly Cup for Champion Pony of Show 1

st Prizes winners Class 41 – 49 Ponies to be in-hand for championship

SALER CLASSES

Class 86. Saler Cow with calf at foot or in calf

Class 87. Heifer Born after 1/11/013

Class 88 Saler Bull calf born after 01/11/14

Class 89. Heifer Calf Born after 1/11/14

Class 90 Champion Saler Heifer, For Keating Cup

Class 91. All Ireland Champion Saler Cow with most pointsat

Regional Shows accumatated. For Halton Cup

Class 92. All Ireland Champion Cow

BELGIAN BLUE

Class 93. Pedigree Belgian Blue Bull over 1 year.

Class 94. Pedigree Belgian Blue Hiefer over 1 year.

Class 95. Best young stock person. The aim of this competition is to

encourage young people to become more involved in

the management, nutrition and showing of cattle,

the competition is open to boys and girls who have

reached the age of 16 years on the 1st January 2015 .

William Goode Memorial Cup

Class 96. Champion Bullock –

Prize: €100 Sash & Reserve Rosette

Class 97. Champion Heifer

Prize: L. Larkin Cup & €100 Sash & Reserve Rosette

Class 98. AIB Champion Beast of the Show

All 1st & 2

nd Prize Winners in Cattle Section.

Winner €400 Reserve: €100

JUDGING FOR CATTLE AND SHEEP

STARTS at 11 am

CATTLE Prizes 1

st €80 2

nd €50; 3

rd €30

Sponsors: A.I.B. Bank, Ml. Ward’s Mens Ware, Gouldings Fertizers,

Ballinasloe Mart, Ml. Steptleton Farm Feeds,

Joe Murray, Conor Geraghty, Vet,

Cleaghmore Veterinary Clinic & Liffy Mills

CHAROLAIS

Class 71. Reg. Charolais Cow in calf or calf at foot.

Class 72. Reg. Charolais Heifer with not more than 2 permanent teeth.

Class 73. Reg. Charolais Heifer calf born after 1/09/13

Class 74 Pedigree Angus Cow, with calf at foot.

Class 75 Pedigree Angus In-Calf Hiefer, born after 1st of Jan. 2012

Class 76 Pedigree Angus Maiden Heifer born after

Sep. 2013 - 31st Dec. 2013

Class 77. Pedigree Angus Heifer born after 1st Jan. 2014

Class 78. Pedigree Angus Bull born after 1st Jan. 2014

HEIFERS

Class 79. Best Heifer Calf, non-Pedigree born in 2014

Class 80. Best Heifer in Show Open not more than 2 teeth.

Class 81 Best Butchers Heifer.

Class 82. Best Breeding Heifer.

BULLOCKS Commercial Classes 9 - 15

Class 83. Best Bull Calf born in 2014 non pedigree.

Class 84 Open to all continental bullocks, any age.

Class 85 Bullock without Permanent Teeth (open).

RIDDEN PONIES - Ring 1

. Starts 10.00 am sharp.

Class 52 Open Show Hunter Pony Lead Rein, for ponies’ mares

or geldings 4 year and over not exceeding 123cm suitable to be

ridden by Child who have attained their 3rd

birthday but not their

8th birthday on January 1

st of current year.

Class 53 Family Lead Rein Pony, Ridden by Child under 10 years

Ponies & Riders in Class 50 placed 1-5 not eligible for this class.

Class 54 First Ridden Pony for ponies mares or geldings 4 years old

and over suitable to be ridden by rider who have not attained

their 10th

birthday on January 1st of current year.

Class 55 Open Show Hunter Pony, for ponies’ mares or Geldings

4 years old and over, not exceeding 123cm suitable to be ridden

by riders who have not attained their 100h

birthday on January 1st

of current year.

Class 56 Open 133cm Show Hunter Pony, for pony’s mare or geldings

4 years old and over exceeding 123cm but not exceeding 133cm

suitable to be ridden by riders who have not attained their 14th

birthday on January 1st of current year.

Class 57 Open 143cms Show Hunter Pony for ponies’ mares or geldings

4 years old and over, but not exceeding 143cm, suitable to be

ridden by riders who have not attained their 17th birthday on

January 1st of current year.

Class 58 Open 153cm Show Pony, for pony’s mares or geldings 4 years old

and over, exceeding 143cm but no exceeding 153cm suitable to be

ridden by riders who have not attained their 20th birthday of

January 1st of current year.

Class 59 Open Show Pony combined class for pony’s mares or geldings

4 years old and over, exceeding 128cms but not exceeding

148cm suitable for and to be ridden by a child of correct age.

Class 60 Ridden Connemara, for rider to be under 16 years

Class 61 Ridden Connemara Pony, rider to be over 16

Ring 6: WORKING HUNTER PONIES Starting 12.00 Class 62 Novice Working Hunter Horse over 158 cm

Class 63 Open Working Hunter Horse over 158 cm

Class 64 Newcomer Working Hunter. For ponies who have never won a

prize in a working hunter class and are not eligible to compete in

any other working hunter class on the day - max fence height,18”.

Class 65 Open & Novice Working Hunter not exceeding 133cm Suitable

for, and ridden by riders who have not attained their 14th birthday

by 1st Jan.2014.

Class 66 Open & Novice Working Hunter not exceeding 143cm suitable

for, and to be ridden by riders who have not attained their

17th birthday by 1

st January 2014. .

Class 67 Open & Novice Working Hunter not exceeding 153cm. Riders not

to have attained their 20th birthday on 1

st January 2014.

Class 68 Open & Novice Working Hunter Intermediate not exceeding

158cms. Ridden by rider who have not attained 25th birthday on

1st January 2014.

Class 69 Registered Connemara Working Hunter, 4 years old and over.

Riders must not have attained their 16th birthday by 1

st Jan. 2014

Class 70 Reg. Connemara Working Hunter, 4 years old and over.

Rider to be16 years and over.

MICHAEL SLAVIN TROPHY

Champion Working Hunter

FRED KILMARTIN MEMORIAL CUP Champion Ridden Pony

SATURDAY 3rd OCT. 2015 JUDGING at 11am

BANTAMS & FOWL etc. NO ENTRIES TAKEN ON DAY OF SHOW

Trophies for Champion and Reserve

Class 1 Bantam Hard Feather.

Class 2 Bantam Heavy Soft Feather

Class 3 Bantam Light Soft Feather

Class 4 True Bantam Class 5 Large Fowl Hard Feather

Class 6 Large Fowl Heavy Soft Feather

Class 7 Large Fowl Light Soft Feather

Class 8 Waterfowl

Class 9 Bantam Waterfowl

Class 10 Bantam Rhode Island Red

BANTAMS & FOWL etc. (cont.)

Class 11 Junior Exhibitor under 14 years (any variety of fowl not

entered already).

Class 12 6 White Hen Eggs

Class 13 6 Brown Hen Eggs

Class 14 6 Tinted Hen Eggs

Class 15 6 Duck Eggs

Class 16 Best Decorated Boiled Eggs.

CATTLE

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CATTLE EXHIBITORS

General Rules: 1. All stock to be haltered and led. All animals must be within the

TB and Brucellosis test limited laid down by Department of

Agriculture and Food.

2. All animals must be correctly tagged. Documents and animals

must be correct and will be inspected by Department of Agriculture

. Officers before entry will be allowed.

Important information for organisers of Show’s and Exhibitors of Cattle 2015

Specific Requirements for Cattle

The following changes are being introducted for keepers of bovine

animals who wish to show cattle, these changes apply from the 2013

Show Season.

Keepers of cattle are now required to obtain a CERTIFICATE of

Compliance prior to the movement of an animal to a Show.

Certificate of Compliance can be obtained online from the Animal

Identification and Movement (AIM) system through the

www.agfood.ie facility or from the Cattle Movement Notification

Agency.

When applying for a Certificate of Compliance should be presented to

the show secretary will then sign the movement notification section of

the certificate which will be sent to the local DVO for recording onto

the AIM system.

Please note that only cattle for which a valid certificate compliance is

provided to the show secretary will be allowed to shown on the day of

the show.

These certificates will replace the previously used CMMS forms.