Horse Show draws near
The Kilmacanogue Horse Show is coming up now at the end of the month and once again, it is clashing with first day of the Bray Air Show. Unfortunately, unknown to the committee at the time, the Bray Air show also changed the date of their show so it is clashing again and could not change back because the summer show schedule had been set and then be in competition with other shows in Wicklow and Wexford. However, it will not affect the brilliant Horse Show to much it is hoped and everyone will have a wonderful weekend of events for locals all on same weekend.
Families could come to the show on Saturday for an active day getting ‘up close and personal’ to animals, giving their children pony rides, entering the family dog is the friendliest dog show in Ireland, face-painting, photography etc. not forgetting the fabulous Irish Horse breeds all on show, the obedient pony competition, the children’s fancy dress, the ‘style and appearance’ competitions. Two other items of note are as follows:
(1). Lots of volunteers from Local Charities act as Safety Stewards at Kilmacanogue Horse Show. Safety always comes first at Kilmacanogue Horse Show but it’s a lot of work stewarding a 40-acre site and making sure horses, ponies are kept to separate walkways away from people, prams, dogs and wheelchairs. This year volunteers from several charities join the Irish Kidney Association, who have acted as Safety Stewards at Kilmacanogue Horse Show over previous years. Volunteers from Bray Purple House Cancer Support, Spinal Injuries Ireland, Newcourt School and Bray Lakers will be donning Hi Viz Vests as official Horse Show Safety Stewards and working hard to keep everyone safe as well as happy on Saturday, July 28.
(2) Riders, parents and Instructors avoid disappointment – enter online for Kilmacanogue Horse Show urgently.
The pony classes are filling up fast and you can still enter online to secure your place in your favourite competition. Although people can enter competitions on the day it is advisable for pony and horse competitions to enter online. This saves valuable time on the day as last-minute grooming always counts and takes longer than planned. Classes such as the very popular ‘Obedient Pony’, ‘Style and Appearance’ are split by age to accommodate large numbers of young competitors. Be sure of your place and enter at kilmacanoguehorseshow.com.