The provisional timetable for the 2023 Northern Ireland Festival is now available.We have also opened the online entry system to allow competitors to spread the cost of entries over the months leading up to the show. NIF 2023 is scheduled to take place at Cavan Equestrian Centre from 28th to 30th April.Qualifying for the Northern […]

The 17th Northern Ireland Festival is scheduled to take place from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th April 2023 at Cavan Equestrian Centre.The provisional timetable and online entry system will be available soon. This will allow competitors to spread the cost of entries over the months leading up to the show.

All rings on Friday 22nd April at the Northern Ireland Festival have reached their capacity. No further entries will be taken for any classes scheduled for that day.

In an effort to make the collection of competition numbers as efficient as possible, we are today listing the near 600 animals currently registered for NIF 2022 together with their competition number. This number must be used for all classes. Please make a note of your horse / pony number and then go to the […]

Mrs Katherine Atkin-Bowdler will be replacing Mr Michael Cooper as judge at NIF 2022 given the latter can no longer attend.

NIF Working Hunter FinalsIf you have qualified for any of the NIF Working Hunter Finals, you can still enter at the show itself. There are no limits on the number of entries in these classes (401-415). As previous, entry fees for Festival finals only remain the same at the show. Class 306 – HOYS Qualifier […]

Class 21, the Open Racehorse to Riding Horse, will be a qualifier for Dublin Horse Show, which runs from 17th to 21st August 2022. The winner of this class will receive an invitation to compete at the prestigious five day show.

Northern Ireland Festival – 22nd to 24th April 2022 PLEASE ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME TO GET INTO THE SHOW-GROUNDS AS ROADS AROUND CAVAN ARE LIKELY TO BE VERY BUSY ALL WEEKEND – EVERY YEAR PEOPLE MISS CLASSES BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T ALLOW ENOUGH TIME 1). SHOW GROUNDS – open on Thursday 21st April from 1pm until 7.30pm […]