Judging the In-hand and riding classes in Blamoral with Claire Oakes, I thought the ten or so In-hand ponies to be very well produced, with some very nice, typey connemaras on display. The Ridden class was the first Ridden Connemara class to be held at Balmoral, and received an overwhelming response with the limit of thirty two places easily filled. Also a very, very strong class, with lots of very good, well turned-out, and again typey ponies. I can see, from the interest from the crowd, these classes growing in the future.