Canadian National Draft Horse Show this weekend

The great draft horses will strut their stuff this weekend, July 30 and 31, at the third annual Canadian National Draft Horse Show.

The show begins with halter classes at 9 a.m. on Saturday followed by hitch classes at 1:15 p.m., after the opening ceremonies. The schedule is the same on Sunday.

The Essa Canadian National Draft Horse Exhibition has been created in order to promote and showcase the three draft horse breeds in Ontario, Belgian, Clydesdale, and Percherons. The event is held at the Essa-Agri-plex, 7505 10th Line of Essa Township, Thornton.

Admission costs $10 per car.

For a full schedule of classes, visit essaagriplex.ca.