Although Diva is only 4 yrs old, she is 1.75m (5' 10") tall from the ground to her shoulders & she weighs about 816k (1,800lbs). In spite of her impressive size, Diva has a gentle nature & loves making new friends.   She was featured in the Herald Sun newspaper for the 2009 Royal Melbourne Show. She is well named because she loves posing for the camera.
Her real name is Valmont Moonrise Eclipse & she comes from a very well known family of champion Clydesdale horses. Actually her father is a bit of a playboy, but when his offspring is as beautiful as Diva, who can blame the ladies for seeking out his company!
Diva lives at Rye on the Mornington Peninsula - her reddish-brown & white colouring is known as blue-roan. She has beautiful white hairy legs & amazingly she has one big brown & one big blue eye.
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in Clydesdale horses in Oz.   The use of Clydesdales in brewery teams has greatly increased the public profile of this breed which meant a renewed interest at local shows.  
Clydesdales will be a feature of the 82^nd Red Hill Show & you can have a date to meet Diva & lots of her equally large & gorgeous friends at Red Hill on Sat, March 27^th 2010. There will also be a special display of antique harness & a beautifully re-conditioned carriage.
 

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THE RED HILL SHOW…..THERE’S NOTHING LIKE IT !

2004 MORNINGTON PENINSULA SHIRE COMMUNITY EVENT OF THE YEAR

It’s true … Agricultural Shows are the most popular form of family entertainment in Australia today, and here on the Mornington Peninsula we have one of the best. Every year thousands of people attend the Red Hill Show to enjoy a great family day and be part of this wonderful community celebration. The fourth weekend in March always brings the excitement and entertainment of the Show.

This will be the 82nd annual Red Hill Show (the only event of its kind on the Mornington Peninsula) and, as always, the entertainment, exhibitions, demonstrations and animals will be top class. In 2008, this Show  celebrated the fact that Agricultural and Horticultural Shows have been held on the Mornington Peninsula for 150 years. This is a fantastic achievement for our community and a specially produced history "A Show of our Own" will be available again with the historical display in the Pioneers Produce Pavilion.
 

When the Show began in 1922, local people exhibited apples, flowers and vegetables along with the best butter, cooking and preserves from home and farm kitchens. Show Day was declared a local holiday by the Shire of Flinders and a special train ran from Melbourne to bring spectators down to Red Hill, the journey taking over three hours.

Over the years, horses, sheep, cattle and alpacas were included in the Show – each new introduction indicating the changing face of farming on the Mornington Peninsula. More recently we have added wine, avocados, olives, berries and cheese to the list of produce coming from this most acclaimed agricultural and horticultural area, and some of the very best local produce will be available at the Show for tasting and buying.

The Red Hill Show Society is the proud host of the International Cool Climate Wine Show, now in its 11^th year and attracting approximately 700 entries. The wine show includes the fantastic Public Tasting on Wednesday, 19th May, and the Awards Presentation Dinner on Friday, 21st May. Click here for more information.

The animals at the Red Hill Show are always amazing. There will be beef cattle, stud and black and coloured sheep, aristocratic alpacas, pigs, poultry, and much smaller in size but every bit as competitive will be the rats and mice. There will be petting paddocks full of animals for young people to get to know.   Other Show Day demonstrations will include shearing, spinning, working dogs, woodwork, heritage machinery, craft and cake decorating.

 

There are lots of activities for children including free face painting.  You won’t want to miss the reptile display, and what would a Red Hill Show be without the “up-close” spectacle of the Grand Parade, the Dog High Scramble or the Ferret Racing? The all-day woodchop program will include the sensational tree-felling, 3 man relay and Hot Chainsaw races.

There is so much more to see and experience.
The Weekly Times (April 7^th, 2004) reports
“The Red Hill Show is always one of the state’s busiest and best run”
but come and see for yourself.