Prize Fund: Champion: €500 & The TIHA Perpetual Challenge Trophy, Reserve: €250, 3rd: €150, 4th: €100
Aim of the Class: To identify potential brood mares for the Traditional Irish Horse herd, when crossed by a T.I.H. Stallion, suitable of breeding correct, athletic Traditionally bred horses with good movement and excellent conformation capable of excelling in various disciplines
Open to:
(1.) Previous Limerick Lady Qualifiers
(2.) Mares of traditional Irish breeding in foal or with a foal at foot that have been inspected by Horse Sport Ireland and achieved a minimum of Select Status
(3.) Thoroughbred mares in foal or with a foal at foot by: (a) Approved Irish Sport Horse Stallions provided that such stallions are of Thoroughbred/I.D. Cross (b) NA 1 Irish Sport Horse Stallions or similar classification. Animals must be approved and registered with a Society that maintains a breed for the Irish Sport Horse Breed, the Irish Draught Breed and the Connemara Breed. (c) Class 1 Connemara or Class 2 Connemara Pony Stallions (d) Class 1 Irish Draught Stallions or Class 2 Irish Draught Stallions registered and approved by a Society that maintains the afore mentioned. (4) Irish Draught Mares who have been registered in a Stud Book that maintains the Irish Draught Breed and achieved Class1 or RID Status, aged 3 years old and over, provided that they are in foal or have a foal at foot by (a) Approved Thoroughbred Stallions listed in the IHR that have reached minimum status (b) Approved Irish Sport Horse Stallions provided that such Sport Horse Stallions are of Thoroughbred/I.D. cross. (5) The progeny of mares from the T.I.H.A. Performance Mares Breeding Scheme that have a minimum of NA 1 status are also eligible to compete.