Episode 4: Watch one young handler prepare for the Great Yorkshire Show (VIDEO)

YOUNG handler Frances Griffiths will be looking to follow in the footsteps of her parents when she takes to the ring at this year's Great Yorkshire Show in the young handler classes. Follow her progress here.
By The Newsroom
Published 25th Feb 2010, 18:01 BST
Updated 4th Jul 2010, 11:03 BST

Frances, 17, shows Holstein dairy cattle and has already won a number of rosettes for her skills in the ring at local shows.

Tickets for this year's Great Yorkshire Show went on sale on March 1 and to whet the appetites ahead of the event the show's organisers the Yorkshire Agricultural Society are offering visitors the chance to get a behind the scenes look at what is involved in showing livestock.

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Through an online video series, viewers can watch as Frances starts her preparations to compete at the event which runs from Tuesday July 13 to Thursday July 15 at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate.

The cameras will chart Frances' progress, from selecting a potential prize winner from her family's herd at Gunthwaite Hall Farm, Penistone, to her actually entering the rings at the showground in front of a crowd of hundreds.

Frances said: "I really enjoy showing, it's great fun, particularly the social side. In fact the only down side is having to get up at 4am on a show morning which I'm not too keen on.

"I have shown before, some of my friends from non-farming backgrounds do not really get it but if they came along to the show they would have a great time - there is something for everyone."

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Her parents, Edward and Jenny Griffiths have plenty of rosettes to prove their enjoyment of showing Holstein cattle around the country. In addition Mr Griffiths has experience from both sides of the show fence as he is a respected national judge of Holstein cattle as well as being a member of the Great Yorkshire Show Cattle committee.

The online series follows the success of last year's Lamb's Tale series in which thousands of web browsers followed North Yorkshire farmer Mark Elliott and his prize winning Wensleydale lamb preparing for the 2009 show.

Some 125,000 visitors are expected at this year's show, which becomes the country's top agricultural show following the demise of the Royal Show in 2009.

Tickets can be purchased by ringing 01423 541222. To enter the competition Frances mentions in the video, click here.

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