INSPECTIONS

Just four weeks to go!  

The closing dates for the Summer Mare Inspections are:

Irish Draught and ID Sport Horse/Part-bred mares: 15 June 2026

Hornby Premium broodmare inspections: 15 July 2026

The inspections will be held at venues around the country, subject to there being sufficient applicants by 15 June.  

The location of the venues depends on all of you – don’t wait until after the closing date, as a decision about viability will be made on that date and if you leave it, it may be too late.

If there are insufficient applications by 15 June to warrant viable venues, we will offer ONLY Pickering Grange on Friday 4 September 2026, the day before the National Championship Show.

Amnesty mares: If your ID mare has one or more uninspected parents, please be aware that, as far as we know, this is the last year of the current Irish Inspection Amnesty.

Inspection dates (subject to applications):

South and Wales: 1 – 4 September.  

North of England: 8 and 9 September.

Scotland: Date to be confirmed.

Forms and guidance notes are on the website-  https://idhsgb.org.uk/horses/inspections/

Hornby Premium inspections: Class 1 and RID mares (including any achieving Class 1 during the inspection day) which have their own foal at foot by a Class 1 or RID GB stallion are eligible to be inspected for a possible Hornby Premium at:

• Any grading venue                                          Wessex Horse Show
• North West ID and Hunter Show                    National Championship Show. 

Please contact us to ask any questions – we are always happy to help.

Heather Chaplin on behalf of the Inspection Management Team – 18 May 2026

Tel. 01823 601625 (before 6 p.m. please). 

The Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) organises inspections every year for horses in the following categories: 

• Irish Draught stallions and mares which are eligible for Class 1 on inspection
• Irish Draught Sport Horses and other ID Part-bred stallions with a minimum of 25% documented Irish Draught breeding
• Traditionally-bred Irish Draught Sport Horse mares which are eligible for Supplementary Grade-Up on inspection
• Hornby Premium inspections for Class 1 and RID mares with their own foal at foot by a Class 1 or RID stallion.   

The Irish Inspection Amnesty is running from March 2024 to December 2026. This allows the progeny of uninspected (Class 4) parents to come forward for inspection in these years only.  

Our next inspection event for both stallions and mares will be our Combined Inspection on Wednesday 23 April 2025 at Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell near Warwick. This venue also offers athleticism assessments for mares for a possible Bronze Merit in Showjumping. The closing date for stallions and mares for this Spring inspection is 15 February 2025. 

Mare inspections will also be held on various dates throughout the summer and autumn in Scotland, Wales and England. All venues are run subject to the number of applicants, so early application really helps our team with forward planning. 

The closing date for summer and autumn mare inspections is 15 July 2025. 

For more information: 

Application forms and guidance notes can be downloaded from this website. For all inspection-related enquiries, please email inspections@idhsgb.org.uk

Please keep an eye on this page and on Facebook for venue updates.

Inspection Management Team, November 2024

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