| Royal Welsh
Livestock entries for this year’s Royal Welsh Show
come flooding in
The entries for livestock classes have already been coming in thick and fast
for this year’s Royal Welsh which takes place at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells,
from July 24 – 27 2017.
ver 5,000 schedules were
packed by hand and posted to
potential exhibitors at the end
of last week, with entry forms
flooding back for the 1,500+
classes by return of post.
As always, the full schedule of classes and
special awards are attracting entries from far
and wide. Last year saw nearly 7,500 entries
coming from across Wales, the UK and the rest
of Europe, and it already looks like we will get
the same numbers again for this year’s show.
In a bid to keep the programme of classes
up-to-date and refreshed, there has once again,
been a number of additions to this year’s
schedule:
Exhibitor Bred championship
To acknowledge our exhibitors who breed,
rear and prepare their exhibits for the
commercial cattle section, we have introduced
an exhibitor bred championship this year.
Herdwick Sheep
In recognition of the increasing number of
Herdwick Sheep entries at the show, this year
the breed will have its own section.
Lincoln Red Cattle
This year we are delighted to stage a Lincoln
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Red Cattle section for the first time.
More pigs
Due to demand, we have introduced four
new separate classifications for pigs this year,
with sections for Gloucestershire Old Spot,
British Lop, Landrace and Berkshire pigs.
Back-to-back dairy goat show
Following the success of the introduction of
the Back-to-back dairy goat show last year, we
are continuing with the format for this year.
Heavy Horses
This year, we have introduced a Heavy Horse
Agricultural Vehicle class and opened up what
was the Shire horse in-harness class to all
heavy horse breeds.
Barren Mares
In light of the increasing number of barren
mares being entering into the Welsh Cob
Barren mare class over the past few years, we
have split the class in two; a 4-7 year olds class
and an 8 years and over class.
The schedule and entry forms are also
available online (www.rwas.wales) and the
closing date for entries is 26 April 2017.
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