Banga Clydesdales of Canora have returned from a show in Manitoba with another haul of ribbons.
鈥淲e had a good show in Virden,鈥� said Linda Banga. 鈥淲e won first place brood mare with 鈥楤anga鈥檚 Keeva鈥�, first place yeld mare with 鈥楤anga鈥檚 Reba鈥� and first place yearling with 鈥楤anga鈥檚 Bela鈥�.鈥�
With the trio of mares winning red ribbons as a group it鈥檚 no surprise they kept on winning.
鈥淲e also won Best Three animals on the ground,鈥� said Banga.
鈥楻eba鈥� went onto to be Grand Champion Mare and then she competed against a Percheron gelding and a Belgian stallion and was named supreme horse of the event.
鈥淟ast year at Virden 鈥楻eba鈥� was supreme, so to defend her title was pretty special,鈥� said Banga.
鈥淭he supreme horse on the ground is a special award sponsored by the Brown Families, with Bertha Brown presenting the Ken Brown Memorial trophy. I was very honoured to accept the award from Mrs. Brown because as a kid I grew up watching Browns show their Percherons and I always appreciated their commitment to bringing out the best horses while remaining kind and humble.鈥�
Virden is an all breeds show where which means that the Belgians, Percherons and Clydesdales compete against each other. It is the meeting grounds where the top Percherons, Belgians and Clydesdales in Manitoba come to compete.
