ON ARRIVAL

Please follow the car park attendant’s instructions and park where indicated. You will be asked to park in the ‘Upper’ or ‘Lower’ car park depending where your stables are located.

Visit the show office and collect your

a). Competition number

b). Stable details (where applicable) – There are four stables zones – Green, Blue, Red and Black

c). Shavings voucher (where applicable)

 

SHOW OFFICE

The show office will be open at the following times:

Thursday 24^th April – 5pm to 8pm

Friday 25^th April – 7am to 5pm

Saturday 26^th April – 7am to 5pm

Sunday 27^th April – 9am to 10am

 

STABLING

Stables are located in four coloured zones. A map will display the location of each zone.

Each stable will be issued with a voucher, which entitles you to one bale of shavings. The stable manager will be available between 8am and 10pm from Thursday to Saturday and 8am to 10am on Sunday

 

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. You will then be issued with a refund voucher, which you can exchange for £10 at the show office. We will not refund any deposits after 10am on Sunday 27^th April. Any deposits not claimed by then will be forfeited.

 

SHAVINGS

Shavings will be available at £6.50 per bale. Buy a voucher from the Show office and exchange it for a bale where indicated.

 

HAYLAGE

Haylage will be available from ‘EH Haylage’ at £5.50 per bale from Friday onwards.

 

FARRIER

A farrier will be on site. Call 07968 345195

 

CATALOGUES

Show catalogues are available from the office priced £3.

 

TIMES

Any variance to start times will be announced over the public address system. We will not hold classes for anybody. Once the gate is closed, no further competitors will be admitted to the ring. There will be no exceptions.

 

BICYCLES

No bicycles are allowed on any part of the show grounds or horse walk areas. Any exhibitor who breaks this rule will be disqualified from competing.

 

TOILETS AND SHOWER FACILITIES

Toilets and shower facilities are located under the concourse of the main indoor school.

 

HIRED CARAVANS

Only cars may be parked alongside hired caravans. Horse or pony trailers or lorries must be parked in the designated car park.

 

 

 

 

 

PRIZE MONEY

 

Working Hunter Supreme £1000

Reserve Working Hunter Supreme £250

2^nd Reserve Working Hunter Supreme £100

 

Ridden Supreme Horse £250

Reserve Ridden Supreme Horse £100

2^nd Reserve Ridden Supreme Horse £50

 

Ridden Supreme Pony £250

Reserve Ridden Supreme Pony £100

2^nd Reserve Ridden Supreme Pony £50

 

In Hand supreme £100

In Hand reserve supreme £50

 

Novice Ridden Supreme £100

Novice Ridden Reserve Supreme £50

 

Class Prizes

1^st - £15 2^nd - £10 3^rd - £5

 

Classes with 1, 2 or 3 entries – 1^st prize awarded only

Classes with 4 or 5 entries – 1^st and 2^nd prize awarded only

Classes with 6 or more entries – 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prize awarded.

 

All prize money must be claimed by 10am on Sunday 27^th April 2008 from the Show Office. Prize money will be forfeited after this.

 

DRESS CODE

All competitors and grooms must be dressed appropriately. Grooms entering the ring must wear a hat. They must not wear shorts.

Those involved in the evening performance are requested to wear evening attire.

 

DOGS

Under no circumstances will dogs be allowed on the showground, unless under control on a lead all the time. They will not be permitted in the arena. Please remember to clean up after your dog at all times.

 

BARBEQUES

To prevent the risk of fire, exhibitors must not hold barbeques in the horsebox lines.

 

LITTER

Please keep the show grounds and lorry park tidy by using the bins provided.

 

COMPLAINTS

Anyone who wishes to lodge a complaint may do so in writing, within an hour of the event, accompanied by a deposit of £500, to the Director of the Festival, Mr John Irwin. The committee reserves the right to retain the deposit if the complaint is unfounded.

 

JOIN US

Would you like to become more involved with the show next year? We are always looking for committed committee members. Email us on committee@northernirelandfestival.co.uk

 

FEEDBACK

We welcome your feedback, good and bad. Please email us feedback@northernirelandfestival.co.uk 

 

Please remember that this show is run by a committee of volunteers who have worked tirelessly to make it a weekend to remember for all competitors. Therefore, we reserve the right to eject from the show grounds any persons who become abusive towards the festival’s committee or staff.

Any person causing deliberate damage to any building, vehicle or item or causing deliberate injury to any animal will be escorted from the show grounds and banned from any Northern Ireland Festival event for life.

The Northern Ireland Festival does not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage sustained by an exhibitor or their assistants or their animals or by any third party whatsoever.