WITH just three weeks to go before the hugely popular Kilmacanogue and District Horse Show on Saturday, July 27th next, the value of the Co Wicklow show to charity over the last five decades cannot be overestimated with €500,000 raised over the last 46 years.

The damp August day in 1972 did nothing to spoil the wonderful atmosphere at the first Kilmacanogue Horse Show. Right from the outset, the ethos of the show was all about volunteering and giving as much as possible to charity.