Dunmanway Agricultural Show presents the All-Ireland Young Show Person Competition.
Delivered by Horse Sport Ireland and funded under National Breeding Services by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine.
Aim of Class:
The Young Show Person Championship is open to exhibitors aged from 16 to 23 years. This is a key age to keep young people engaged in showing and in the general sport horse industry.
Class Eligibility Criteria:
The Young Show Person Championship is open to exhibitors aged from 16 to 23 years as of 1^st January 2024. Entrants are free to show any type of horse or pony, over one year old, provided they are registered in an approved studbook. The animal will not be judged. In the interest of safety, no colts will be allowed in this class.
Overall winners of this competition are not eligible to compete in the following year.
Format of Class:
This championship will be run on a direct entry system. Entrants will show their animal in hand and will be judged under the following criteria:

• Demonstrable understanding of safety when handling and showing horses
• Skill in showing their animal in hand (walk, trot up, stand for conformation assessment)
• Overall impression (including appropriate attire and turnout)

Competitors should be prepared to answer questions about their horse or pony and their general interest in showing and breeding.
All competitors will receive a commemorative rosette.