THE temperature kept changing at the recent Balmoral Show but the rain held off most of the time. Unfortunately, it decided to start falling late on the Friday morning just as the Clydesdales were coming forward to be judged.

Sadly, there has been a drop in the number of entries in these classes in recent years with the cost of entry invariably being put forward as the cause. For all that, the show’s title sponsor, Ulster Bank, is committed to supporting these classes and some stalwarts keep returning year on year.