The Great Yorkshire Show – in pictures

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This year’s Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate has been planned under social distancing measures and extended to four days for the first time

Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Stewards watch as hunter class horses ride around the main arena

Stewards watch as hunter class horses ride around the main arena
Pigs are led around the judging arena

Pigs are led around the judging arena

  • A miniature Shetland pony waits to enter the show ring
A miniature Shetland pony waits to enter the show ring
  • Heavy horse pairs entertain the crowds
Heavy horse pairs entertain the crowds
  • Young pig handlers are given tuition on technique in the ring

 

Young pig handlers are given tuition on technique in the ring
  • Steward Paul Yates inspects a pigeon before judging starts
Steward Paul Yates inspects a pigeon before judging starts
  • Stable hands and owners rest with their horses
Stable hands and owners rest with their horses
  • A man blow-dries the back of his cow as he prepares her for showing
A man blow-dries the back of his cow as he prepares her for showing
A judge inspects a pig on the third day of the show
  • A sheep is brushed down
A sheep is brushed down
  • This year capacity has been limited to a maximum of 26,000 people a day to minimise crowding and ensure social distancing can be maintained throughout the site

    Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

This year capacity has been limited to a maximum of 26,000 people a day to minimise crowding and ensure social distancing can be maintained throughout the site
  • Atkinson Action horses entertain the crowds
Atkinson Action horses entertain the crowds
  • Young pig handlers get to grips with their charges
Young pig handlers get to grips with their charges
  • A show jumper warms up before competing
A show jumper warms up before competing
  • Pigs are led around the arena. The show, one of the country’s largest agricultural events, was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic

    Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Pigs are led around the arena. The show, one of the country’s largest agricultural events, was cancelled last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic
  • The mane of a Clydesdale horse is decorated with ribbons  
The mane of a Clydesdale horse is decorated with ribbons
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