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Scottish Agricultural Show 2021: Quartet of horse judges confirmed

Harry Sleigh is judging the Clydesdale, Highland and Shetland sections.
Harry Sleigh is judging the Clydesdale, Highland and Shetland sections.

A quartet of judges will be tasked with assessing the horse entries at next month’s Scottish Agricultural Show.

The free online event, which takes place on July 31, will feature a range of competitions for horses, cattle, sheep and goats.

It is hosted by The Courier and The Press & Journal in partnership with the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), and with support from main sponsor EQ Accountants.

The horse section features eight sections – Clydesdales; Highlands; Shetlands; Mixed Mountain & Moorland Large & Small Breeds (excluding Highland & Shetland) of any age and any sex; Riding Pony/Hunter Pony of any age or sex, but not exceeding 153cm at maturity; Hunters of any age or sex; pure-bred, part-bred or Anglo Arab of any age or sex; and coloured native/cob/traditional non-native/ any other breeds of any age or sex.

The show features eight sections in the horse category.

Judges

The native horse sections – Clydesdales, Highlands and Shetlands – will be judged by well-known Shetland Pony breeder Harry Sleigh.

Mr Sleigh, who runs the Wells Stud at St John’s Wells, Fyvie, is no stranger to the show circuit having lifted several championship titles at shows including last week’s Royal Highland Showcase.

The mixed mountain and moorland, pure-bred, part-bred or Anglo, and coloured native/cob/traditional non-native/any other breed sections will be judged by Perthshire rider Rose Macpherson.

Ms Macpherson, who has produced Highland Ponies to show at major events and evented to International Advanced level, encouraged entries and said: “I am hoping to find a champion with presence and star quality that I wouldn’t mind having in my own stable.”

Loraine Young is one of the four horse judges for the show.

Meanwhile, the Riding Pony/Hunter Pony section will be judged by Angus rider Jane Smith.

She said: “I will be looking for horses who are correctly put together and move freely. Manners are very important as well. The icing on the cake is a horse that has star quality.”

Lastly, the Hunters will be judged by Angus rider Loraine Young, who said: “I look for a sound horse with good conformation, quality and free light movement.”

How to enter

Details on how to enter are on the show’s website at www.scottishagriculturalshow.co.uk

Each submission requires a video to be filmed and uploaded on to YouTube – full details of how to do this are on our website – and a £5 donation via JustGiving in support of RHET.

Entries are open until midnight on Sunday, June 27.

Other judges have been confirmed for the sheep, goat and cattle classes.