Final to be held at Bannow & Rathangan Show on Thursday, 10th July 2025.
Sponsored by Bannow & Rathangan Show Society, Galway Irish Crystal & Belleek China. Prize Fund €6,000.
Delivered by Horse Sport Ireland and funded under National Breeding Services by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Rules and Conditions
The competition is open to animals registered in a World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses(WBFSH) studbook or a Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine(DAFM) approved studbook with recorded breeding. Two animals may be selected to qualify for the Final if the judges and the ISA agree the standard is high enough. Exhibitors to both the qualifier and final must have the animal's passport available for inspection prior to entry to the Judging Ring. Failure to comply with this rule will lead to immediate disqualification. Passports and microchips should be read by a veterinary surgeon at the final. Animals qulified for final are not elibible to enter any other class at the show where the final is held. The Qualifying Exhibitor must fill out their own Qualifying Card at each Qualifying Show.
These rules should be read in conjunction with the ISA Rules.
Additional Prizes at the Final: €150 + Trophy for Best Filly, €150 + Trophy for the combination of 'Best turned out horse' and 'Most suitably dressed handler'. Breeder of winning animal to receive a Galway Irish Crystal or Belleek China.
Entry Fee to Final €30.
No entries permitted on day of event.