HORSES

With over 900 entries, the horse section in an immensely popular and successful part of the Monmouthshire Show with showing classes ranging from the impressive heavyweight hunters to mischievous Shetland ponies, from practical working hunters, including the elegant side saddle classes, to pretty children’s show ponies.
The traditional and ever popular Welsh Cobs continue to attract the crowds with the exciting and extravagant trotting display of the stallions in the main ring and the enthusiasm for coloured horses continues unabated. New classes include ones for homebred horses giving exhibitors the chance to display animals owned and bred by themselves.
As a qualifier for the Horse of the Year Show at the N.E.C. in October the Mountain and Moorland classes attract the best of all our native pony breeds. From the heavier Fell, Highland and Dales ponies to the pretty but no less hardy ponies from the welsh mountains, Dartmoor and the New Forest.

During the day, visitors will be entertained in the main ring by some of the countries top class show jumpers and able to enjoy the fun that accompanies the thrills and spills that is the scurry

DOGS

Run by its own committee, under the chairmanship of Dennis Simpson with secretary Mr David Oram, the Dog Show is one of the largest outdoor open dog shows at a one day agricultural show attracting over 1100 entries every year. The planning starts with judges from across the country being booked and the alterations in the schedule being decided upon before the timetables for all eight rings are worked out. A large marquee is available as shelter in the event of a wet or very hot day.
This efficiently organised event in an easy to access and beautiful location draws exhibitors from far and wide and the variety of other attractions that the Monmouthshire Show has to offer encourages dog owners to make this a family day out.
Nearly 200 different classes include the unusual Alaskan Malamute, a dog from the Arctic circle, and the very popular veteran classes for dogs seven years of age and over, with the breed winners all going forward to the Best in Show at the end of the day.
The small committee rely on a dedicated team of stewards to help on the day and extend their grateful thanks to these invaluable people.