The Irish Draught Horse Society NI and The Iveagh Fox Hounds Dog Show Saturday 31st May 2025.

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The Irish Draught Horse Society NI and The Iveagh Fox Hounds Dog Show  Saturday 31^st May 2025.

Outside Banbridge in the shadow of the beautiful and now world famous Mountains of Mourne lies Churchview Boarding Kennels on the Waringsford Road. With a backdrop of spectacular scenery this was the perfect venue for The Irish Draught Horse Society NI and The Iveagh Fox Hounds Dog Show last Saturday 31^st May 2025. And what a show that was.

As the summer season of the thrills and spills of our dog shows commence, for a first time dog show this show took off and continued all day without a hitch. From early morning, cars and trailers arrived from North and South of the border with families and dogs in tow.

Saturdays show was run with impeccable organisation. This was twinned with the show rings being full of Lurchers, Terriers, Whippets, Hounds and also a class on the day for Strong dogs.

Paul Boyd was there with his stand filled with all essentials for the Country Sports fraternity. There was also teas and cake stand with some lovely goodies on offer. We were blessed with good weather, with a slight cooling breeze and the odd spit of rain.

Time passes so quickly when you are having fun, and very soon it was show time.

Here are the showing results, hope I have got them right.

SHOWING RESULTS

OVERALL CHAMPION PET

ELLIE ANNA MAGILL WITH HARLEY

RESERVE

MIRIAM PUSZTAINE WITH BELLA

CHILDRENS HANDLING CLASS

1/ MIRIAM PUSZTAINE WITH BELLA

2/SHEA  WITH LOCA

3/ JAKE MAGINN WITH FLY

OVERALL CHAMPION PUP

SHANE GILMARTIN WITH TEXAS

 LURCHERS

 **OVERALL CHAMPION LURCHER

 SHANE MAGINN WITH TANGO

 RESERVE

SHANE BURNS WITH BUSTER

TERRIERS

**OVERALL CHAMPION TERRIER

AMY AGNEW WITH TOMMY

RESERVE

KYLE QUINN WITH STAR

WHIPPETS

**OVERALL CHAMPION WHIPPET

SUSAN McCANN WITH MISS MONEY PENNY

RESERVE

JOHN SHAW WITH BLUE

**OVERALL CHAMPION STRONG DOG

ANDY SPENCE/FRANKY CORRIGAN WITH TROOPER

HOUNDS

OVERALL CHAMPION HOUND

**LOUTH FOXHOUNDS WITH CHARGER

***OVERALL CHAMPION AND BEST IN SHOW***

LOUTH FOXHOUNDS WITH CHARGER

RESERVE

SHANE MAGILL WITH TANGO

Congratulations to all above winners

And Finally, The task of judging is not easy at anytime, but you all carried out your remits on the day with efficiency and professionalism. 

The Judges were:

Whippets : Margaret Mc Stay 

Lurchers  : Collie Murtagh

Terriers    : Mark Chapman   

Strong Dogs : Mark Chapman

Hounds      :   Paddy Considine

Pets           :  Jonathan Mulligan

And Finally, Finally, what can I say about these country sports women and men that  George Barrett/Belinda Furness, Margaret Thompson and your brilliant back up team of country Sports men and women that will praise them all enough for the magnificent dog show they  produced on Saturday. 

George/Belinda/Margaret and your back up team your show was well organised, and very evident that a lot of hard work was carried out behind the scenes to make this show such a success and most enjoyable day for everybody.  

Irish Draught Show Society NI and Iveagh Foxhunt team, you made us all so welcome,we  all enjoyed your show and look forward to more of the same in 2026.

To we meet again God Bless.

Margaret Mc Stay