The Blue Chip & IDHS(GB) £2,000 Challenge

The Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) is proud to announce that the Challenge will continue in 2009 under the same rules as previous years.

 Clare Blaskey told the Society: ”The Blue Chip and IDHS(GB) £2,000 Challenge has proved a great attraction to breed enthusiasts and we have been thrilled at the number of entries, but we would love to see more cobs forward in 2009. It’s a fantastic series that gives true amateurs the best chance of beating the professionals, as to date, only one professional has ever won the title.”

To enter the Blue Chip and IDHS(GB) £2,000 Challenge, horses must be pure or part-bred Irish Draught and registered, or eligible for registration, on the Irish Draught or Irish Draught Sport Horse Registers. To be eligible horses must have proven evidence of a minimum of 25% Irish Draught breeding and all qualifiers must be registered with the IDHS(GB) by the time of the Championship, which will be held at the Society’s 2009 Annual Breed Show at Lincoln. Qualifiers are taken from the highest placed horses competing in Lightweight, Middleweight or Heavyweight Ridden Hunter, Working Hunter and Small Hunter Classes at affiliated SHB(GB) Shows, in Ridden Irish Draught or Irish Draught Sport Horse Classes at affiliated IDHS(GB) Shows and in Ridden and Working Cob Classes at affiliated BSHA Shows.

 

See the 2007 photos in the Media Galleries

A full list of shows holding Qualifiers (when available) can be found here

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