Europe's Oldest Horse Fair - Video

[Barra]

Hi everyone with a passion for horses,
Here's a link to a cool YouTube video of our great Ballinasloe Horse Show.
Upto 100,000 people visit this equestrian show each October, it's the biggest of it's kind in Europe for well over two hundred years.
The video features many interviews with people at the show and captures all the event areas such as show arena, competitions, bareback jumping, lunging arena, haggling old style on the green, sulky racing, donkey derby and so on.
As a cultural event its significance is probably very under-rated but videos like this one - made by an Irish film-maker - will surely help people to recognise this spectacular annual Irish event.
Hope you enjoy this YouTube vid, it really captures the event.
See the video here Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEXjlJOJGJY

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[KrujaaLass]

Great video.Especially the boy jumping the wall bareback.

 

[Barra]

Thanks Cassie,
The boy jumping the wall was the youngest to have done it there, 14 years of age, his first time doing that, quite an achievement and I'm sure he will break future records in years to come.
Another older rider made well over 2 metre jump bareback later that day.
Really glad you enjoyed the video clip, thanks for commenting!

 

[Colleen_Miss_Tom]

Thanks for that Barra , Go every year, saying that didnt get last year lol . But intend to go this year, Need to book my b&amp;b now though

Brilliant video

I bought my first saddle at this fair