Balmoral Show 2024: A look around on Day 3: Belfast News Letter

Balmoral Show Day 4

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00:00 I'm with Janine Dunlop from Eglinton riding her Clydesdale horse.

00:06 What's the name of the horse Janine?

00:07 It's Donnyborough McClara.

00:08 And it is a mighty big horse.

00:10 Yes, she's 17 and 1 hands high.

00:12 17 and 1 hands high.

00:14 And is she hard to handle?

00:15 She's not. She's only a baby. She's learning the ropes but she's doing really well.

00:19 She's just a baby?

00:20 Yes.

00:21 Is she going to get much bigger?

00:22 She'll start to fall out I would say.

00:24 Right, okay.

00:25 She's already mighty big.

00:27 And tell me, what's so special about this breed for you Janine compared to other breeds?

00:31 We're coming from farming backgrounds. It's lovely to have Clydesdale still on the farm at home.

00:35 Yes.

00:36 And traditionally they were bred for farming but over the years now it's amazing what they can do and they have such a mighty step.

00:42 So they still have practical applications?

00:44 They do. You can still use them within the farm, yes.

00:46 And what practical ways would you have used it before?

00:49 Me personally, I don't do any farming with them but I just like the idea of having them on the farm.

00:55 Yes.

00:56 For our ancestors they would have had them on the farm.

00:58 They're a beautiful horse, aren't they?

01:00 Yes.

01:01 Thank you very much.

01:02 Thank you.

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