Ireland Irish Game Fair Shanes Castle 29Th & 30Th June

[AlbertJ 569]

Interest is really building up in the Combined Ballywalter & Shanes Castle event planned for Shanes Castle, Antrim on the 29th & 30th June. We already have more stands booked in than last year with five large pavilions booked solid a great Gunmakers Row and a fantastic Fine Food Festival and are now really sifting the applications we are getting every day.

 

 

We have great prizes in place for our gundogs, angling, shooting and terriers, whippets and lurchers. Interest in the Master McGrath racing and the 26th All Ireland Terrier & Lurcher Championships has been very high thoughout Ireland and the Uk with some serious competition expected.

 

We have three arenas operating - the Main Arena ; the Living History Arena and a REAL Field Sports Arena where the public can get up close and personal with our attractions instead of watching them from a distance. This is a long enough arena to take the range of events but narrow enough for experts to demonstrate and field questions from the audience on the main sports and possibly even have members of the audience enter the arena for a 'one to one' participation.

 

We would like to feature lurchers in this arena as I think a display of lurcher obedience would go down well - be delighted to hear from two or three guys who could demonstrate various aspects of lurcher obedience. If interested please get back to me.

 

WE ARE OFFERING A TWO DAY CONCESSION FOR TERRIER, LURCHER AND WHIPPET OWNERS with a TWO FOR ONE TICKET OFFER. THIS MUST BE BOOKED THROUGH ME BY THE END OF MAY. mail : irishgamefair@btinternet.com

Edited May 9, 2013 by AlbertJ

[AlbertJ 569]

What no OBEDIENT working lurchers? We hear stacks of comments about how good people's working lurchers are - are there no obedient ones. We have been asked several times about a competition for them AND if we can get enough to do a demo on the smaller 'countrysports ring' we will put up prizes. Suggest simple : sit, stay, jump, retrieve and we could probably get Keith Mathews - the dog guru' to judge it. Alternatively we could have it a little bit informal by Keith working with a few people on a demo of lurcher skills. Come on now it would be great publicity for lurchers.

[Themaverick 110]

that would be a great idea ...

[appleblossom 703]

A brilliant idea Albert, Come on all Lurcher men and women up and down the country., Get your dogs into the obedience ring and be proud of them. After all they work hard for you in the hunting season.Now they deserve their day.Some lovely Workng Lurchers out there in the Country and give them their moment of glory at Shanes Castle.

[littlefish 602]

Fantastic idea Albert................is anyone going to rise to the challenge.....?

[Bri 81]

Super idea Albertj !

Surprised no one has been in touch. A great opportunity for lurchers taking centre stage at the biggest show in the country.

 

 

Bri

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Great idea...I saw Lurcher obedience trials a few years ago and it was very good.

[AlbertJ 569]

First volunteer has emailed me - so the challenge has started. Retrieve will be dummy or ball - jump over a low net fence. As with all arena demos the objective is to let the public see dogs succeed not fail.