The richest Clydesdale Show in the Southern Hemisphere is returning, showcasing the working horse's that built the nation in true Scottish style.
The two day program will be held on June 12 and 13 at the Boonah Showgrounds and will feature a carriage and harness classes, ploughing demonstrations, working dog displays, whip plaiting and plenty of bagpipes.
The award winning event is a tribute Scottish descendants who moved to the Boonah region and brought their beloved Clydesdales, the event includes the Pipe and Drum Bands, Calling of the Clans, the Clydesdale and Clan Class and traditional Scottish caber tossing.
The 2021 event will boast the biggest prize pool for Stud Clydesdale Classes in Australia with the Supreme Champion Clydesdale Exhibit taking home a $5000 cash prize and Junior Champion Clydesdale Exhibit $1000 cash prize.
The Boonah region's Clydesdale heritage is unique, and began around the 1840s. When the Australian Clydesdale numbers began to decline in the 1960s, Pat and Col Ehrich and their families were instrumental in maintaining the breed when it almost disappeared. The hairy legged horse is still listed as 'vulnerable' internationally.
Coronavirus forced the would-be annual event to cancel its 2020 celebration, event organiser and Clydesdale ambassador Terry Goodear said the pause has given community even more reason to celebrate.
"People want to get back out again, this might be our most well-attended event yet. All of the competitors are the same, we all want to get out there," he said.
This event launched in 2013, and has become a Boonah favourite since. Mr Goodear has worked with the "lanky" horses for more than 50 years and said the event gives people from all over to reconnect with history.
"To fill up a little country town like Boonah with crowds to see these beautiful horses is great. We'll have everything from blacksmiths, woodshops and billyboiling to give an authentic glimpse of a time gone by," he said.
The $6000 prize pool is designed to bring together the Clydesdale community from across the country.
"We're getting horses from far and wide. There will be horses from Sydney and there's talk with some Victorians that are looking at coming up. It's a costly exercise moving these big horses so it means a lot," Mr Goodear said.