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The 2014 Sydney Royal Easter Show

 

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales hosts The Sydney Royal Easter Show every year since 1823.  Each year, this event touts close to 30,000 entries across 40 competitions and over 5,000 competition classes, all scrambling for a chance to win a prestigious Sydney Royal ribbon.  This show offers the largest agricultural prize pool in Australia with more than $750,000 awarded in prize money and over 15,000 trophies, certificates and medals awarded.

 

 

April 10th through the 23rd is when the competitions begin, which includes an enormous array of human skill, talent and accomplishment.  Judging, awarding and applauding the tastiest of edibles, the finest alpacas, the best show jumpers, the most skilled wood choppers, the ultimate rural achiever, cake decorators, finest wines, cheeses, coffees, and the list goes on and on and on.

 

 

The Royal hosts competitions that are world championships enabling the best of the best to compete determining the ultimate champions for 2014.  By continuing these annual competitions, the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales helps maintain a level of agricultural excellence as well as promotes a forward movement in its rural communities towards healthy and prosperous futures for generations to come.

 

Eaglesfield Percherons is pleased and honored for the opportunity to graciously accept the invitation made by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales.  Brian will be judging draft horses at this incredible event in less than 60 days.  Thank you, Bruce Roy, for spotlighting this memorable occasion for us in this month's issue of Saddle Up.



Gentle Giants $100,000 Invitational Competition - Are You Ready to Rumble?

In anticipation for this weekend's RFD-TV's Gentle Giants $100,000 Invitational Competition being  held in Mesquite, Texas, we share with you one of our favorite videos of the North American Six Horse Hitch Classic Series.  This fast-paced slide-show features six horse hitches in competition over the past two years.  Photojournalist J. Ann Brodland has captured this sport's intensity, and its people -- some of whom have been walking in the footsteps of generations before them -- proudly carrying on and paving the way for generations to come.

We hope that you enjoy!