THE Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) announced back in December that the 2021 Balmoral Show would move from its usual May date for one year only and instead take place from Wednesday September 22nd to Saturday September 25th 2021.

While this week would have been show time, and it is disappointing for equestrians all around the country that they aren’t meeting at the show grounds this week, the RUAS reported this week that plans for the September show are progressing well.

Alan Crowe, RUAS Chief Executive, said: ‘After the disappointment of having to cancel last year’s show due to the Covid-19 pandemic and then having to postpone this year’s May show, we are pleased that plans for our September show are going well and we are hopeful of hosting Balmoral later in the year.”