Please recommend Heavy Horse Shows and Country Shows in the NW/North Wales area

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I really want to get to as many heavy horse shows and country shows as i can before i move to Australia! I also am hoping the more i go to the higher my chances of meeting an Ardenne in real life!!

So if you have suggestions i would ber very gratefull :D

North West / North Wales area would be great but willing to travel!
 
Contact Heavy Horse World magazine at www.heavyhorseworld.co.uk, and ask to purchase their Spring, 2012 issue. It has the listings of all the heavy horse events for this year. You could also subscribe to the magazine. It is posted all over the world. I have a very dear friend in Victoria, Australia, who receives hers just like "real" people in other parts of the globe. Ardennes are not that common in the UK. I can't remember the last time I saw one at a show. Diana Zeuner, publisher/editor of the aforesaid magazine, will be the person to ask re: breeders/exhibitors of Ardennes.

Good luck.
 
I think (but could be wrong!) that Haigh Agricultural Show, and Great Eccleston have heavy horse classes, but not been to either for some time..
 
There were a few heavy horse classes at Cheshire Show a few years ago, I don't remember seeing an Ardennes though -I was too preoccupied drooling over the Suffolks!
 
Cheshire Show is the place, Poynton show has a class for heavys too, get yourself up to the Clydesdale place for a hack in Cumbria, it's only a couple of hours away and they have 2 Ardennes as well as all the Clydes and Shires.

There was a Shire and foal at Kelsall today (not competing obvs lol ;))

xx
 
Cheshire Show, Nantwich Show, WEstmorland, Leek Show, Ashbourne, Poynton.
I've never seen an Ardennes on the Ridden Heavy circuit other than at Westmorland show and I expect there to be at least one there this year, possibly 2. They normally do both inhand and ridden classes.
You might do better at Cheshire Ploughing Match if you're lucky.
 
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