The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced the judges for this year’s Royal Highland Show, taking place 22-25 June 2023.
Travelling from around the world, these judges will be tasked with judging Scotland’s biggest and best display of livestock & equine.
OVERALL
Overall Young Handlers
Mr John Dykes & Mrs Kate Dykes, West Linton, Peebleshire
BEEF CATTLE
Beef Native Breeds Inter Breed Team Championship
Mr Colin Davidson, Sandwick, Orkney.
Beef Breeder Competition & Junior Beef Inter Breed Championship
Mr Hamish Goldie, Ruthwell, Dumfries & Galloway.
Beef Inter Breed Team Competition and Overall Beef Inter-Breed Championship
Mr Keith Redpath, Heiton, Kelso, Roxburghshire.
Beef Inter-Breed Pairs Competition
Mr William McAllister, Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
Young Handlers
Mrs Lynwen Emslie, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.
Beef Shorthorn
Mrs Jane Landers, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire
Aberdeen Angus
Mr Dallas Allan, Alnwick, Northumberland
Galloway
Mr John McIlwraith Jnr, Puslinch, Ontario, Canada.
Belted Galloway
Mr Peter Hunter Blair, Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway
Highland
Mr Robert Phillip, Skipton, North Yorkshire
Hereford
Mrs Carolyn Fletcher, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
Lincoln Red
Mr John Elliot, Earlston, Scottish Borders.
British Charolais
Mr Arwel Owen, Foel, Welshpool, Powys.
British Simmental
Mr Simon Key, Loddon, Norwich, Norfolk.
British Limousin
Mr Michael Cursiter, Arwick, Evie, Orkney.
British Blonde
Mr Neil Brown, Hackleton, Northampton.
British Blue
Mr Phillip Halhead, Cockerham, Lancaster, Lancashire.
Salers
Mr Donald Gilder, Winchcombe, Cheltenham
Commercial Cattle
Mr Stewart Bett, Kippen, Stirlingshire.
DAIRY CATTLE
Overall Dairy Interbreed
Mr Hugh Kennedy, Tarbolton, Ayrshire
Ayrshire
Mr Ian McLean, Bushmills, Co Antrim.
Holstein
Mr David Hodgson, Carlisle, Cumbria.
Dairy Shorthorn
Mr Dan Stamper, Dalston, Cumbria.
Red and White, Jersey & Dairy Any Other Breed
Mr Robert Fleming, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Annan
Dairy Calf and Showmanship
Mr Andrew Kennedy, Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
SHEEP
Overall Sheep Inter Breed Championship
Mr Ian Hunter, Crieff, Perthshire.
Overall Sheep Pairs Inter-Breed Championship
Mr Keith Brooke, Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway
Sheep Young Handler
Mrs Hannah Jackson, Annan, Dumfries & Galloway.
Blackface
Mr John MacPherson, Dalmally, Argyll.
Suffolk
Mr Pat Greaney, Usk, Monmoutshire.
Lleyn
Mr Roger Wells, Cardigan, Ceredigion.
Ryeland
TBC
Commercial Sheep
Mr Jimmy Taylor, Muthill, Crieff, Perthshire.
Border Leicester
Mr Clark Stewart, Cupar, Fife.
British Berrichon
Mr Adrian Bowen, St Clears, Carmarthenshire.
Jacob
Mr Robert Price, Churchstoke, Powys.
North Country Cheviot
Mr J Mackay, Wick, Caithness.
North Country Cheviot Hill
Mr Hugh Wilson, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway.
Cheviot
Mr George Irving, Yarrow, Selkirkshire.
Texel
Mr Flor Ryan, Prosperous, Co. Kildare, Ireland.
Hampshire Down
Mr H Middleditch, Sudbury, Suffolk.
Swaledale
Mr Malcolm Allison, Reeth, Richmond, North Yorkshire.
Bluefaced Leicester – Traditional Type
Mr Frank Johnson, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham.
Bluefaced Leicester – Crossing Type
Mr James Cunningham, Biggar, Lanarkshire
Charollais
Mr Arwyn Thomas, Whitland, Carmarthenshire
Hebridean
Mr Jeffrey Moore, Gruline, Isle of Mull, Argyll.
North of England Mules
Mr James Herdman, Alnwick, Northumberland.
British Rouge
Mr John Gate, Lostock Green, Northwich, Cheshire.
Beltex
Mrs Mary Dunlop, Biggar, Lanarkshire.
Zwartbles
Mr Kevin Robinson, Upper Magna, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Scotch Mule
Mr David Gray, Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire.
Bleu Du Maine
Mr Brian Buchan Snr, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.
Shetland
Mrs Suzanne Meikle, Kirkliston, West Lothian.
Blue Texel
Mr Rhys Francis, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire.
Dutch Spotted
Mr Allen Short, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Valais Blacknose
Mr Chris Slee, Bideford, Devon.
Fleece
David Swinton
GOATS
Dairy Goats, Kids, Milking & Boer Goats
Mr Nick Parr, Guildford, Surrey
The Scottish Dairy Goat Show
Dr Hilary Matthews, Norfolk
Heavy Horse Section
Clydesdale Female
Mr Tom Clark, Muirton Stud, Madderty, Crieff
Clydesdale Male
Mrs C Halliday, Lockerbie, Dumfries & Galloway
Clydesdale Young Handlers & Young Stockmen
Mr Kevin Wilson, Blackford, Perthshire
Ridden Clydesdales
Mr Kevin Wilson, Blackford, Perthshire Conformation
Ms Morag Snow, Leven, Fife Ride
Harness Grooming & Decoration
Mr Mike Horler, Bath, Somerset
Heavy Horse Turnouts
Mr James Kuepfer, Canada
Highland Pony Male
Mrs Jean Ralston, Methven, Perthshire
Highland Pony Female
Mr Dochy Ormiston, Ballater, Aberdeenshire
Highland Ponies Under Saddle
Mrs Gillian McMurray, Lockerbie Conformation
Miss Kirstin McMurray, Lockerbie Ride
Working Native Harness
Mr Eric Starke, Kirriemuir, Angus
Shetland Pony
Mrs Vivien Hampton, LLawhaden, Pembrokeshire
Miniature Shetland Pony
Miss Abigail Hampton, LLawhaden, Pembrokeshire
Shetland Pony Young Handlers
Mr J W Wilson, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
The Sanderson Trophy
Mrs Beth Sibbald, Dollar, Clackmannanshire
Light Horse Section
Hunters In Hand
Mrs Marie-Claire Nimmo, Winchburgh West Lothian
Hunter Under Saddle Weights and Smalls
Ms Vivienne Appell, London Conformation
Miss Kathleen Barley, Boroughbridge, Yorkshire Ride
Working Hunter Ladies Side Saddle Horse
Mrs Lucy Killingbeck, Gloucs. Conformation
Mrs Louise Daly, Ledbury, Herefordshire Ride
Sports Horses (In Hand)
Miss Bridget Millington, Caerphilly, Wales
Retraining of Racehorses (Final)
Mrs Amanda Bowlby, Wantage, Oxfordshire Conformation
Mr Michael Bowlby, Wantage, Oxfordshire Ride
Coloured Horses and Ponies In Hand
Mrs M MacLennan, Croy, Inverness
Welsh Mountain Ponies (Section A)
Mrs Sandy Goodwin, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire
Welsh Ponies (Section B)
Mrs Lorraine Partridge, Cwmbran, Gwent
Welsh Ponies of Cob Type (Section C)
Mrs L Clynes-Thomas, Bacup, Lancashire
Welsh Cobs (Section D)
Mr Dafydd L Morris, Aberystwyth
Part Bred Welsh
Mrs Marie-Claire Nimmo, Winchburgh, West Lothian
Mountain and Moorland In Hand
Mrs Madge Taylor, Selby, North Yorkshire
Connemara Ponies In Hand
Mrs Kay Gibb, Kingswells, Aberdeen
Overall Mountain & Moorland In Hand
Mr Erik MacKechnie-Guire, Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire
St John’s Wells
Mrs Marie-Claire Nimmo, Winchburgh, West Lothian
Supreme In Hand
Ms Vivienne Appell, London
Pony Breeding
Mrs Lorayne Ahmet, Sevenoaks, Kent
Arabs & Part Bred Arab in Hand & Under Saddle
Mrs Kirsty Nelson, Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Riding Horses, Cobs
Miss Bridget Millington, Caerphilly, Wales Conformation
Mrs Emily Whalley, Crawley, Sussex Ride
Mountain and Moorland Working Hunter Ponies
Mrs Carolyn Whiteley, Braintree, Essex Conformation
Mrs Lorayne Ahmet, Sevenoaks, Kent Jump
Side Saddle
Miss Bridget Millington, Caerphilly, Wales
Intermediate Show Hunter
Ms Liz Dun, Carnwath, Lanarkshire Conformation
Mrs Angela Calvert, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Ride
Show Hunter Ponies , Lead Rein and First Ridden Pony of Show Hunter Type
Mrs Joanne Griffin, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Conformation
Mrs Angela Calvert, Doncaster, South Yorkshire Ride
Intermediate Show Riding Type
Mrs Dawn Christie, Shangton, Leicestershire Ride
Mr Jerome Harforth, Yarm, North Yorkshire Conformation
Show Ponies
Mrs Dawn Christie, Shangton, Leicestershire Ride
Mr Jerome Harforth, Yarm, North Yorkshire Conformation
Lead Rein & First Ridden Show Ponies
Ms Liz Dun, Carnwath, Lanarkshire Conformation
Mrs Dawn Christie, Shangton, Leicestershire Ride
M&M Lead Rein and First Ridden Ponies
Mr Stephen Howard, York, Yorkshire Conformation
Mr Erik MacKechnie-Guire, Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire Ride
Junior M & M Ridden
Mrs Carolyn Whiteley, Braintree, Essex Conformation
Mrs Lorayne Ahmet, Sevenoaks, Kent Ride
Donkeys
Mrs Helen Singleton-Bell, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Working Hunter Ponies
Mrs Anne Leaver, Chorley, Lancashire Conformation
Ms Vivienne Appell, London Jump
Part-Bred Ridden
Mrs Morean Hamilton, Kilmarnock, North Ayrshire Conformation
Mrs Liz Dun, Carnwath, Lanarkshire
Mountain and Moorland Ponies Under Saddle
Large Breeds Mr Jerome Harforth, Middlesborough, North Yorkshire Conformation
Large Breeds Mrs L Clynes-Thomas, Bacup, Lancashire Ride
Small Breeds Mrs Nicola Shuttleworth, Northallerton, North Yorkshire Conformation
Small Breeds Mr Erik MacKechnie-Guire, Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire Ride
Coloured Horses and Ponies Under Saddle
Mrs Dawn Christie, Shangton, Leicestershire Conformation
Mrs Penny Hollings, Northallerton, Yorkshire Ride
Private Driving
Mr Mark Fuller, Norfolk.