ENTER A CLASS
You can enter almost any class at the Northern Ireland Festival. The only exceptions being classes 401-415 where you need to pre-qualify.
SHOW RULES
Click Here to view the General Show rules, the Class Specific Rules, the Jumping Fence Heights and the Horse and Pony Breed Criteria Specifications.
SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS
Sponsor a Championship, get a ring named after you or your company, book a trade stand or place an advertisement in the next show catalogue.
RUN A QUALIFIER
Apply to run a Northern Ireland Festival working hunter qualifying show. Simple, free sign up process. Choose which classes you wish to run.
WHAT IS NIF?
The Northern Ireland Festival is the largest annual horse and pony show on the island of Ireland. The three day show takes place at Cavan International Equestrian Centre.
NORTHERN IRELAND FESTIVAL
Established in 2005, the Northern Ireland Festival has become a firm favourite with competitors and many return year after year. This annual ‘equestrian holiday’ offers a diverse range of jumping and showing classes for a wide variety of horses and ponies.
- Three day show with three ‘black tie’ indoor evening performances.
- Six rings operating throughout the weekend on superb all weather surfaces.
- All the judges are recruited from the Great Britain mainland.
- Includes NI Festival Working Hunter championship finals and HOYS qualifiers.
Latest NIF News
Officials List for NIF 2025
We are pleased to confirm our judges for NIF 2025 as; Viv Pearce, Zoe Moore Williams, Lauren Roberts, Lynne Pearce, Zara Owen, Mark Robert Reeves, Susan Hoggans, Steve Hulston, Joanne Griffin, Olivia Minihane, David Griffin, Daniel Tarpey, Kimmy Nicholl, Mark Sheen, Bill Hoggans, Cate…
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NIF 2025 to host eleven Horse of the Year Qualifiers
For the first time we will host the M&M Working Hunter qualifiers. This is in addition to the plaited workers and the Connemara ridden class. The full list is as follows; Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain Working Hunter of the Year Championship National…
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Online Entry and Sponsors Stables Now Available
The online entry system for NIF 2025 is now open. You can also book sponsors stables (subject to availability) via the NIF website.
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