DESPITE the recent outbreak of tuberculosis, local farmers were not put off in entering Ryedale Show and still flocked in their hundreds to submit entries in to the livestock categories.

With an expected 168 cattle entries and over 1,000 livestock entries in total, local farmers and those who had travelled from further afield were pleased with the turnout despite a slight dip in numbers due to the TB outbreak.

Graham Walker, of Huby, had brought his nine-year-old longhorn cow, Tetford Mistletoe, to show in a class against one other and said that he was pleased to be attending the show for another year.

He said: "There was only one other entry in our class this year and I think a lot of the farmers were put off because of the TB but we weren't being local.

"But we have entered the longhorn class since it began two years ago and we first came here in 2008. It's a good farmer’s show and a lot of farmers come so it gives you a good chance to meet other farmers as well.

"I like coming to Ryedale and it's always a good show for us."

Across the showground in the main ring, young handlers were getting into the show spirit, showing off preened cattle, groomed and shampooed right up until it was time to enter the ring.

13-year-old Alicia Lack, of Kirkbymoorside, was celebrating after winning first prize in the young handlers beef shorthorn class.

She said: "This was my first time showing at Ryedale and I really enjoyed it. It was a really good experience for my first time as a young handler."