HORSE AND PONY SECTION / CEFFYLAU A MERLOD
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Entries Close Thursday, 28th August 2025.

The Show Committee have agreed not to charge entry fees.
All competitors and any passengers will pay the full admission fee.
For full details and descriptions of each Class, please see the full
Llanfair Show Schedule, HERE

Anyone mounted on the show field MUST wear protective head gear, as must children 12 years and under showing in In-Hand classes, and all entrants in the Junior Whip Carriage Driving class.

Entries in the Welsh Section to be registered, or if foals, eligible for registration, in the Stud Book of the Welsh Pony & Cob Society. Stallions and colts of 2-years-old and over to be bitted and their handlers to be 14 years-of-age and over.

NUMBERS TO BE COLLECTED AT THE SHOW



Class Description Class Description
SHIRE / HEAVY HORSES
1 MARE with foal at foot 2 FOAL (Winner to go forward to Foal Championship)
3 BARREN MARE or GELDING, 4 years old or over
(will be split between mares and geldings if entries warrant)
4 GELDING or FILLY 2 or 3 years old
5 YEARLING - COLT, FILLY or GELDING 6 STALLION 2yrs old or over

DECORATED HEAVY HORSES
7 Best DECORATED HEAVY HORSE
(£50 Appearance Money)
8 Best HORSE in WORKING GEARS only

WELSH SECTION - WELSH PONIES OF COB TYPE (Section C)
9 YEARLING - COLT, GELDING or FILLY 10 FILLY or GELDING 2 or 3 years old
11 COLT 2 or 3 years old 12 MARE or GELDING 4 years old or over
13 FOAL (Winner to go forward to Foal Championship) 14 STALLION or COLT 4 years old or over

WELSH SECTION - WELSH COBS (Section D)
15 YEARLING - COLT, GELDING or FILLY 16 FILLY or GELDING 2 or 3 years old
17 COLT 2 or 3 years old 18 BARREN MARE or GELDING 4 years old or over
19 MARE 4 years old or over, with foal at foot 20 FOAL (Winner to go forward to Foal Championship)
21 STALLION 4 years old or over 

WELSH SECTION - WELSH PART-BRED
22 YEARLING - COLT, FILLY or GELDING 23 FILLY or GELDING 2 or 3 years old
24 COLT 2 years old and over 25 MARE or GELDING 4-years old and over
26 FOAL (Winner to go forward to Foal Championship) 27 STALLION 4 years old and over

WELSH SECTION - WELSH PONIES (Section B)
28 YEARLING - COLT, FILLY or GELDING 29 FILLY or GELDING 2 or 3 years old
30 COLT 2 or 3 years old 31 MARE or GELDING 4-years-old and over
32 FOAL (Winner to go forward to Foal Championship) 33 STALLION 4 years old and over

WELSH SECTION - WELSH MOUNTAIN PONIES (Section A)
34 YEARLING - COLT, FILLY or GELDING 35 FILLY or GELDING 2 or 3 years old
36 COLT 2 or 3 years old 37 BARREN MARE or GELDING 4 years old or over
38 MARE 4 years old or over, with foal at foot 39 FOAL (Winner to go forward to Foal Championship)
40 STALLION 4 years old and over 

WELSH SECTION - CHILDREN’S RIDING PONIES
Ponies in Classes 41 & 42 to be shown in snaffle bridles. The age of riders at 1st of January of current year.
NB - NO STALLIONS TO BE RIDDEN IN CHILDREN'S CLASSES
41 LEAD-REIN PONY 12hh or under, to be ridden by a child 7 years or under (rosettes to all competitors) 42 RIDING PONY not exceeding 12.2hh, to be ridden by a child 12 years or under
43 RIDING PONY exceeding 12.2hh and not exceeding 14.2hh, rider to be 16 years or under 

MIXED MOUNTAIN & MOORLAND
Ponies must be registered in their respective stud books. Children under 14 years may not show stallions.
Ridden ponies must be 4-years-old or over.
44 OPEN RIDDEN SMALL BREEDS stallion, mare or gelding (Dartmoor, Exmoor, Shetland, Welsh A & B) 45 OPEN RIDDEN LARGE BREEDS stallion, mare or gelding (Connemara, Dales, Fell, Highland, New Forest, Welsh C/D)
46 LEAD-REIN PONY 12hh or under to be ridden by a child 8 years old or under on 1st January (rosettes to all competitors).
Ponies to be shown in snaffle bridles
47 FIRST RIDDEN PONY 12.2hh or under to be ridden by a child 12 years old or under on 1st January (rosettes to all competitors)
Snaffle bridles. Cantering only allowed in individual shows
48 OPEN IN-HAND SMALL BREEDS (Excluding Welsh A/B) 49 OPEN IN-HAND LARGE BREEDS (Excluding Welsh C/D)

COLOURED/SPOTTED SECTION
50 HORSE OR PONY, 3 yrs old or under to be shown in hand
(Highest placed foal to go forward to Foal Championship)
51 HORSE OR PONY 4 yrs old or over to be shown in hand
52 PONY 14.2 or under to be shown under saddle 4 yrs or over 53 HORSE over 14.2 to be shown under saddle 4 yrs or over

RIDDEN HUNTERS/RIDING HORSES
54 RIDING HORSE or HUNTER-TYPE not exceeding 15.2hh 55 RIDING HORSE or HUNTER-TYPE over 15.2hh

WORKING HUNTERS
56 WORKING HUNTER not exceeding 14hh 57 WORKING HUNTER over 14hh and not exceeding 15hh
58 WORKING HUNTER exceeding 15hh 

CARRIAGE DRIVING
All horses and ponies entered in Driving Classes must be 4-years-old and over
59 PRIVATE DRIVING for Single, Pair or Tandem to be judged as a complete turnout and driven to a suitable vehicle (show wagons and commercials excluded 60 OPEN for any combination of animals and vehicles, to include Pleasure Driving turnouts

YOUNG HANDLER COMPETITION
61 13-16 years old 62 12 yrs old and under (all competitors to wear protective headgear)

MOUNTED FANCY DRESS
63 Children 16 years or under
Entries accepted on Show Day, up to 12 noon.
All competitors to wear protective headgear (including those who might be on foot if 12 years or under).
Prizes for all entrants sponsored (to total of £20) by Show Chairman
 

UNAFFILIATED SHOW JUMPING
64 PONIES 12.2 OR UNDER. Rider 12 yrs or under. (max 2’0”) 65 JUNIOR NOVICE Ponies not to have won show jumping class in 2024
66 JUNIOR OPEN
Junior Classes Ponies 14.2h or under. Rider 16 yrs or under.
Fences will not exceed 2’6”.
67 OPEN Fences: maximum 3’0”

 

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