General Show Grants 2024

Show Turnout Grant – Horses must be forward at shows, not just entered.

The Suffolk Horse Society offers a grant of £75 per horse to members entering turnouts and forward at the qualifying shows listed below:

Essex Heavy Horse and Country Show, Royal Norfolk Show, Suffolk Show, Tendring Hundred Show, Woodbridge Horse Show, London Harness Horse Parade, Devon County Show, New Forest & Hampshire Country Show, Royal Berkshire Show, Royal Cornwall Show, Orsett Show, Nottinghamshire County Show, Royal Three Counties Show, Lincolnshire Show, Derbyshire Show and Royal Highland Show.

To claim this grant all you must fill in an application form and submit it to the office by 1st October 2024. Grants are paid upon receipt of the form.

Harness Class Grant
The Suffolk Horse Society offers a grant of £30 per horse to members entering and forward at either a Decorated Harness or a Working Harness Class at the relevant qualifying shows listed below.

Implement Class Grant
The Suffolk Horse Society offers a grant of £30 per horse to members entering and forward at a class using agricultural implements at the relevant qualifying shows listed below:

Essex Heavy Horse and Country Show, Hadleigh Show, Nottinghamshire County Show, Royal Norfolk Show, Suffolk Show, South Suffolk Show, Framlingham Show, Tendring Hundred Show, Woodbridge Horse Show, London Harness Horse Parade, Devon County Show, New Forest & Hampshire Country Show, Royal Berkshire Show, Royal Cornwall Show, The Orsett Show & The Three Counties Show, Lincolnshire & Derbyshire & Royal Highlands Show.

To claim this grant, please complete an application form and submit it to the office by 1st October 2024. Grants are paid upon receipt of the form.

Please note – Only one grant paid per horse per show. You are only eligible to claim the grant for the Implement Class if no other class has been entered and forward at the same show.

Stallion – Breed Promotion Recognition Award
£50 for each UK registered, licensed, stallion competing in a class at EACH of the following affiliated shows: Woodbridge Show – Suffolk Show – Royal Norfolk Show.

Conditions:
1. Only 1 grant per show per stallion.
2. Stallion to be licensed for use in the breeding season of the Show.

Stallion – Breed Promotion – Show Travel Grant
£1.00 per mile outbound, excluding the first 50 miles, for each UK registered, licenced Suffolk stallion competing in a class at EACH of the following affiliated shows, Woodbridge Show, Suffolk Show or Royal Norfolk Show.

Conditions:
1. Only one grant payable per stallion per year.
2. Owners wishing to claim a stallion breed promotion recognition award travel grant must write to the Society specifying
the name and date of the show and the distance travelled. Claims must be received by 1st October 2024 at the latest.
3. Stallion to be licensed for use in the Breeding Season of the Show.

HOYS Championship:
A ridden or driven Suffolk horse that qualifies for the HOYS Championship in 2024 will be entitled to a grant of £100. Please note: the grant will be awarded to the owner of the qualifying horse.

Young Handlers Championships:
Horses brought forward only for the Young Handler Championships will each receive £40 from the Suffolk Horse Society.

Several members have missed out on their grants in previous years due to not submitting their application. Please don’t miss out this year!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS IS OCTOBER 1ST 2024

Please download an application form from the website or contact the SHS office for one to be posted to you.