Balmoral Show day two: Young farmers' contests, motocross and championship sheep shearing
Day two of the Balmoral Show has arrived – and here is a quick breakdown of some of the day’s goings-on.
There is rain forecast during the morning at the farming festival, though it is meant to clear up and become sunnier as the day progresses.
There will be two sessions of freestyle motocross from the Bolddog Action Sports team: both in the main arena, one at 11.30am, and another at 1.45pm.
In addition to cattle displays throughout the day, the cattle rings will play host to the Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster football finals at 12.45pm, the clubs’ machinery-handling contest at 3.15pm, and their tug-of-war at 4.45pm.
Competition continues elsewhere throughout the day, in the shearing pavilion, with heats during the morning and afternoon culminating in the national shearing championiship final at 3.30pm.
Prize-wining pigs will be on parade at the pig and goat ring at 1.30pm, and horses will parade at the main arena at 4.30pm.
The day’s action ends at 5.30pm with an international showjumping spectacular in the main arena.
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