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The Northern Ireland Festival are pleased to have been awarded a full range of qualifiers for the Ponies UK Summer Championship Show to be held at Newark and Notts Showgrounds on 13th - 16th August 2008. Competitors do not need to be members to qualify as 'Registration of Qualification' Certificates will be handed out in the ring. Click here to download (2MB word document) the full schedule showing all the class specifications and the many prestigious qualifiers for the P(UK) Summer Champs.

A schedule with the ring layout and judges is available - click here for FRIDAY or here for SATURDAY.

Pre-Entries are now Closed: Any Entries received now will be classed as an 'on the day' entry and be subject to the increased entry fee. They will not be listed in the catalogue. No qualifying cards will be accepted with the exception of cards from qualifying shows that take place after 10th April 2008. Any class changes made will be subject to a £5 fee.

The final Festival Working Hunter qualifiers will include a new Horse and Pony Working Hunter Qualifying Show at Ecclesville Equestrian Centre, Fintona, Co Tyrone on Saturday 19th April 2008 - Click here for more information. Plus shows at Gransha Equestrian Centre on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th April 2008. Click here for more details.

STABLE DEPOSITS: Stable deposits will be refunded up until 10am on Sunday 27th April. Once your stable is clean, please ask a stable manager to check it. He will then issue you with a refund voucher which you can exchange for £10 at the show office.

The Northern Ireland Festival are pleased to announce a very prestigious line up of judges for the 2008 show. The 2008 horse judges will be Captain Alwyn Varley, Anne Varley, Sarah Chapman, Anthony Webber and Marion Thomas. The pony judges are Hilary Samuels, Carolyn Whiteley, Pip Baker-Beall, Rosemary Hetherington and Martin Jones. A summary schedule with the ring layout and judges is now available - click here for FRIDAY or here for SATURDAY.

Please note the start time of the In-Hand classes in Ring 2 will now be at 11am.

THE SHOW GATES WILL OPEN AT 5PM ON THURSDAY 24th APRIL - Entry to the car parks and access road will NOT be available before 5pm as the college will still being in use.

Once the gates are open, please follow the car park attendants directions and park as instructed. Then visit the SHOW OFFICE and collect your Show Number, Stable Zone and Shavings Voucher.

SHAVINGS: One 'Shavings Voucher' will be supplied for each stable booked. Exchange this for one bale of blue frog shavings where indicated. Additional bales will be available to purchase at £6.50 each.

More Stables at the Show Grounds: We are pleased to announce that after lengthy discussions, we have managed to secure a limited number of extra stables at Necarne. Our initial allocation was shared with the 'Dressage Ireland' show which takes place a week later, thus reducing the cost significantly. Unfortunately the new allocation of stables will not be shared. However, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to offer a substantial subsidy which will reduce the stables to £75 each for the show duration. These stables will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Please click here to book

For alternative stables nearby: Please click here


Caravan Hire - Caravans placed on site at Necarne 2, 4, 5 or 6 berth available. Very keen rates. EM Caravans 02882 243949


The Northern Ireland Festival is run under Ponies (Uk) rules - Please make yourself familiar with them - they are available to view here


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