Record entry for World Clydesdale Show which is set to take place in Aberdeen
Largest Single Breed Horse Show in the UK and Europe, The World Clydesdale Show 2022 has announced a record numbers of Clydesdale horses are participating in Aberdeen from October 20-23.
This tremendous show has seen a total of 313 horses registered and spectators coming from all over the world to see a total of 671 class entries, making it the largest single horse breed show in the UK and Europe in 2022.
The World Clydesdale Show 2022 has been arranged by a team of volunteers and with the support of a number of organisations is producing a four day long spectacle in the Aberdeen this October.
Among them is EventScotland, part of VisitScotland’s Events Directorate whose support of the World Clydesdale Show 2022 has enabled this team of volunteers to access television advertising as part of their marketing programme which led to a significant increase in spectators and followers of the show.
“We are raising the interest and profile not only of the show but of this amazing breed of horse," said Ailsa Clark, Chief Executive, World Clydesdale Show 2022.
"As an owner and breeder of Clydesdale Horses I have been overwhelmed by the support that we have received from EventScotland in the promotion of our show.
"We have reached audiences that we hadn’t imagined possible.”
Paul Bush OBE, VisitScotland Director of Events, said: “EventScotland is delighted to be supporting The World Clydesdale Show through our National Events Programme as part of an exciting portfolio of sporting and cultural events taking place across the country this year.
“Scotland is one of the best places in the world to experience events with our atmospheric crowds, iconic venues and picture-perfect backdrop providing the perfect stage, this exciting event that is coming to Europe for the first time.”
The World Clydesdale Show (WCS) has been running in the United States of America and Canada since 2007 but has never taken place outside of the continent until this year.
Tickets are available from https://www.pandjlive.com for the upcoming event.
The Clydesdale Horse is currently on the “vulnerable” list compiled by the Rare Breed Survival Trust meaning that there are fewer than 1500 breeding females in the UK, additionally they are considered to be on the “watch” status list by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy with less than 2500 horses registered annually in the USA.
