A display of girl power is set for the main ring at this year’s Royal Cornwall Show as the first female winner of TV’s famous sheepdog show One Man and His Dog is attending the 2016 event.

In the male dominated world of sheep dog handling Katy Cropper is unique. In fact, when it comes to sheep dog trials, she’s one of Britain’s most successful competitors.

Katy was the first woman to win the BBC’s iconic sheep dog trial show and will be heading to the Wadebridge showground to showcase her self-taught talents along with her hard working collies.

Henrietta, her 13-year-old daughter, will also be on hand to help her mother entertain the main crowds. She became the youngest ever competitor on One Man and His Dog last year.

Katy and Henrietta intend to make the most of their time in the area whilst performing at Cornwall’s biggest annual event.

’We are having an evening at Rick Stein’s in Padstow and visiting our pal Jethro,’ enthuses Katy. ’We are hoping to be able to do some surfing as well!’

The Royal Cornwall Show takes place at the showground, near Wadebridge on June 9, 10 and 11. Tickets, memberships and reserved grandstand seats are on sale now online at www.royalcornwall.co.uk.