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Programme of Events
Suffolk Show 2008
This is a provisional programme. The Suffolk Agricultural Association reserves the right to alter the Programme times as necessary.
Day 1 - Wednesday 28 May 2008 - Day 2 - Thursday 29 May 2008
Day 1 - Wednesday 28 May 2008
Grand Ring - Kindly sponsored by Colchester Institute |
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8.30am | Show Jumping - The Speed Derby |
9.45am | The Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry (122cms) |
10.25am | The Equimax Metropolitan Police Activity Ride |
10.55am | Heavy Horse Turnouts - Pairs |
11.55am | The Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry (148cms) |
12.35pm | Show Jumping - The Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Grand Prix |
2.10pm | Heavy Horse Turnouts - Teams |
2.50pm | Coaching |
4.00pm | Parade of Hounds |
4.15pm | Grand Parade - Kindly sponsored by J M Finn & Co |
5.00pm | The Equimax Metropolitan Police Activity Ride |
5.30pm | Show Jumping - The Turners Hyundai Ride & Drive |
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President's Ring - Kindly sponsored by Hutton Construction Limited |
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8.30am | Suffolk Horses |
12.30pm | Birds of Prey |
1.00pm | Jive Pony |
1.30pm | Cyril the Squirrel & His Racing Terriers |
2.00pm | X-Treme Trials Motocross Team |
2.30pm | Parade of Hounds |
2.45pm | Jive Pony |
3.15pm | Classical Ladies Side Saddle & Concours D'Elegance |
4.00pm | Pleasure Driving |
4.45pm | Heavy Horse Obstacle Driving - Pairs |
5.15pm | Cyril the Squirrel & His Racing Terriers |
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Acorus Light Horse Ring |
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7.30am | Ridden Hunters |
9.45am | Ladies & Small Hunters |
11.15am | Private Driving |
1.45pm | Trade & Vintage Vehicle Turnouts |
3.00pm | Working Hunters |
4.45pm | Show Jumping - The Horse & Hound Foxhunter First Round |
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Ring 7 |
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8.00am | In-Hand Shetland |
9.45am | Ridden Ponies |
12.45pm | Show Hunter Ponies |
3.45pm | Ridden Exmoor (Class 205) |
4.15pm | First Ridden Dartmoor, Exmoor & Shetland (Class 206) |
4.45pm | Ridden Dartmoor & Shetland (Class 207) |
5.15pm | Ridden Mountain & Moorland Championship |
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Ring 8 |
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7.30am | In-Hand Welsh (Sections A, B, C & D) |
12.30pm | In-Hand Mountain & Moorland Championship & Special - Best In-Hand Pony |
1.45pm | Ridden Welsh (Classes 210-212) |
4.15pm | Ridden Dales, Fell & Highland (Class 208) |
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Ring 9 |
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Ring A |
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8.00am | Breeding Ponies |
9.45am | In-Hand Hunter Ponies |
10.45am | In-Hand Connemara & New Forest |
Ring B |
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8.00am | In-Hand Dales, Fell & Highland |
10.00am | In-Hand Dartmoor & Exmoor |
11.45am | Riding Horses |
1.45pm | Ridden Connemara & New Forest (Class 209) |
3.30pm | Thoroughbred Ridden Show Horse |
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Cattle Rings |
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8.30am | Holstein (Ring 1); Commercial (Ring 1a); Longhorn (Ring 2); Any Other Pure Dairy Breeds (Ring 3); Aberdeen Angus (Ring 4); Guernsey (Ring 5); British Simmental (Ring 5a); Red Poll (Ring 6) |
10.45am | Dexter (Ring 1a); South Devon (Ring 2); British Charolais (Ring 3); Limousin (Ring 4); Highland (Ring 5); Hereford (Ring 6) |
11.30am | Any Other Pure Beef Breed (Ring 5a) |
12noon | Rare & Minority Breeds |
Sheep Rings |
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8.30am | Suffolk; Hampshire Down; Texel; Southdown; Other Native Breeds; Norfolk Horn |
10.45am | Bleu du Maine |
11.00am | Charollais; Longwool |
11.30am | Jacob; Whitefaced Woodland |
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Countryside Ring |
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Pakefield Ferrets; Adams Axemen; David Seamark Sheep Dog Demonstration; Suffolk Gun Dogs; Parade of Hounds |
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General |
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| Horse Shoeing Competitions at intervals throughout the day |
6.45am | Judging - Dairy Goats (Udder Inspection) |
7.00am | Judging - Flower Arrangement Classes |
8.00am | Judging - Flower Show Trade Exhibits |
8.30am | Judging - Tradestands |
9.00am | Judging - Pedigree Pigs |
10.00am | Judging - Dairy Goats; Commercial Sheep & Butchers' Lambs; Inventive Farmer Competition & What's New in Farming Equipment |
10/30am | Flower Show Opens |
1.00pm | Stockmen's Competition |
2.10pm | Presentations of Long Service Awards; Presentation of Suffolk YFC Valuation Competition |
2.30pm | Judging - Commercial Pigs |
4.15pm | (approx) Pig Auction - Farminanglia |
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Bandstands - Ipswich Hospital Band, Ipswich Over 50's Brass Band & Ipswich Caribbean Steel Band |
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