Cardiff Horse Show, also the Cardiff and South Wales Horse Show or Royal Horse Show was an annual horse show held in May in Cardiff, south Wales in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It attracted farmers from all across Glamorganshire, and was held at Sophia Gardens.
The show was hugely popular, with 16,000 people attending over two days in 1896.
The competition consisted of various exhibits with entrants competing to be best in class. In 1985 there were 51 categories consisting of 11 for harness horses, 10 for hunters, 9 for trotting and jumps, 7 for brood mares, 6 for cart and colliery horses, 5 for hacks, and 3 for hackneys.
References
- The British year-book of agriculture and agricultural who's who 1908-09. Vinton & Co. 1908. p. 466.
- Royal Agricultural Society of England (1939). Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Royal Agricultural Society of England. p. 79.
- Live stock journal. Vinton & Co. 1932. p. 147.
- Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes. Vinton. 1898. p. 313.
- National Library of Wales (1912). Bibliotheca celtica. The Library. p. 48.
- "CARDIFF HORSE SHOW - South Wales Daily News". David Duncan and Sons. 4 September 1896. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- "HORSESHOW - South Wales Echo". Jones & Son. 19 June 1895. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- "CARDIFF HORSE SHOW - Weekly Mail". Henry Mackenzie Thomas. 12 September 1908. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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