The 148th Driffield Show is taking place today
The agricultural show will see displays from working dogs and show horses as well as BMX riders and chainsaw jugglers.
Chief Exec Driffield Agricultural Society - David Tite - says it's an opportunity to bring the farming community to the fore.
The show will feature the East Riding’s own Atkinson Action Horses who will be the main attraction in the Main Ring.
Atkinson Action Horses have spent the past twenty years training horses and riders for both film and tv. With credits from Poldark, Victoria, Peaky Blinders, Emmerdale and All Creatures Great and Small and visitors to the show are being promised "an astounding display of tricks and stunts normally reserved for only tv and the big screen" and are advised to be prepared for "heart in your mouth demonstrations of astounding acrobatics."
The Show will also feature traditional displays by Heavy Horses and a main ring timetable that includes numerous horse and pony sections ranging from the Local Ridden Ponies to the Show Jumping Classes.
This year the Activity Arena will be featuring Dangerous Steve who is back at by popular demand. It’s non-stop, thrill-a-minute with Dangerous Steve’s Fire and Chainsaw juggling, Giant Unicycle, Ladder Balancing and Blindfold Motorcycle riding in a hilarious and dynamic act full of sensational stunts guaranteed to take your breath away! Steve is one of the most experienced outdoor attractions on the circuit - he started presenting his motorbike stunt show age six!
Starring alongside Steve and new to the Driffield Show this year are The BMX Show. Making their first appearance at the Show the BMX Show will have riders flying through the air performing breathtaking tricks and stunts.
David says there will be a lot to see at the 148th show including work from local school children.
There are not many opportunities to see the massive machinery that we usually only seen at a distance in the middle of a field ‘up close’. The team at the Driffield Show have changed that and visitors to the Show will not only get the chance to see the machinery in operation but to also speak to the people who operate them, find out what they do and how they do it!
David says the show attracts exhibitors and visitors from across the country
This year marks 170 years since the first Driffield show, in that time there have been 147 shows held.
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