Irish Horse Board Young Breeders Competition 2007

Following the success of the Irish Horse Board Young Breeders Competition in 2006, the IHB is delighted to announce the details of the Young Breeders Competition 2007. This year’s competition will be held at Gurteen College, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary on Tuesday the 31st of July.

Competitors will be divided into two age groups in accordance with the age categories eligible to qualify for the World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses Young Breeders Competition 2008:

• Persons born between the 1st January 1989 and the 31st December 1992 (i.e. aged between 16 and 19 in 2008)
• Persons born between the 1st January 1983 and the 31st December 1988 (i.e. aged between 20 and 25 in 2008)

The competition will consist of five different sections:
(i) Theory
(ii) Presenting a horse in hand
(iii) Judging the gaits of loose horses
(iv) Judging loose jumping
(v) Ranking three mares on conformation.

The highest placed six competitors will be chosen from each age category and will receive coaching during the following months from which the final selection will be made for the teams travelling to the WBFSH Young Breeders Competition in 2008 to represent the Irish Sport Horse Studbook.

The Irish Horse Board hopes that the Young Breeders Competition will encourage young people to get involved in the judging and showing of horses and would like to thank Teagasc for their assistance with this competition.

The closing date for applications is the 20th July 2007. For further information or for an application form please visit the Irish Horse Board Website (www.irishsporthorse.com) or contact Ms. Emma Ponsonby on (01) 5053584.