Programme of Events 2012
This is a provisional programme. The Suffolk Agricultural Association reserves the right to alter the Programme times as necessary.
Day 1 - Thursday 7 June 2012 - Day 2 - Friday 8 June 2012
Day 1 - Thursday 7 June 2012
The Ipswich Building Society Grand Ring | |
8.30am | Show Jumping – The Speed Derby |
9.35am | The Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry (122cms) |
10.15am | Heavy Horse Turnouts – Teams |
11.00am | Show Jumping – The Two Star International Trial |
| 1.25pm | The Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry (148cms) |
2.00pm | Military Display |
2.45pm | Coaching |
3.45pm | Parade of Hounds |
4.00pm | Grand Parade |
4.45pm | Heavy Horse Turnouts – Pairs |
5.45pm | The Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry Final |
6.20pm | Show Jumping – The Ride & Drive |
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The President’s Ring | |
8.30am | Suffolk Horses |
1.15pm | Shetland Pony Grand National |
1.45pm | In-Hand Harness Horse |
2.30pm | Suffolk Gun Dogs |
3.15pm | Parade of Hounds |
3.30pm | Ridden Heavy Horse |
4.15pm | Shetland Pony Grand National |
4.45pm | Classical Ladies Side-Saddle & Side-Saddle Equitation |
6.00pm | Heavy Horse Obstacle Driving - Pairs |
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The Trinity Ring | |
8.00am | Ridden Hunters – Weight Classes |
10.00am | Ladies & Small Hunters |
11.30am | Private Driving |
2.15pm | Vintage Tractors |
3.00pm | Trade & Vintage Vehicles |
4.30pm | Pleasure Driving |
5.15pm | Show Jumping – The Horse & Hound Foxhunter First Round |
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The Ingleton Group Working Hunter Ring | |
7.30am | M&M Novice Working Hunter Ponies, followed by the M&M Working Hunter Ponies |
Not before 3.45pm | |
4.45pm | Novice Working Hunters |
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The Nacton Ring | |
7.30am | Ridden/Show Ponies |
10.45am | Show Hunter Ponies |
1.15pm | Breeding Ponies |
2.15pm | In-Hand Show Hunter Ponies |
| 3.00pm | Ridden Mountain & Moorland |
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The Levington Ring | |
7.30am | In-Hand Welsh (Sections A & B) |
10.00am | In-Hand Connemara & New Forest |
11.30am | In-Hand Welsh (Sections C & D) |
| 1.00pm | In-Hand Dartmoor & Exmoor |
3.00pm | In-Hand Mountain & Moorland Championship and Special Best In-Hand Pony |
4.15pm | Ridden Cleveland Bay |
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The Foxhall Ring | |
7.30am | In-Hand Dales, Fell & Highland |
8,45am | In-Hand Shetland |
10.15am | First Ridden Mountain & Moorland |
11.45am | Olympia Ridden Dartmoor, Exmoor & Shetland |
12.30pm | Olympia Ridden Connemara & New Forest |
1.30pm | Olympia Ridden Dales, Fell & Highland |
3.15pm | Olympia Ridden Welsh |
| 5.15pm | Olympia Ridden M&M Championship |
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The Bucklesham Ring | |
8.00am | Cattle Judging - Holstein (Ring 1); Red Poll (Ring 2); Commercial (Ring 3); Any Other Dairy Breed (Ring 4); British Simmental (Ring 5); South Devon (Ring 6); Jersey (Ring 7) |
10.15am | Cattle Judging - Any Other Pure Beef Breed (Ring 4); British Limousin (Ring 7) |
| 10.45am | Cattle Judging - Aberdeen Angus (Ring 7); |
11.00am | Cattle Judging - Hereford (Ring 6); British Limousin (Ring 7) |
11.15am | Cattle Judging - Longhorn (Ring 1) |
11.30am | Cattle Judging - Highland (Ring 5) |
Not before 1.45pm |
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Sheep Rings | |
8.30am | Suffolk; Hampshire Down; Texel; Southdown; Other Native Breeds; Norfolk Horn |
10.45am | Longwool |
11.00am | Continental Breeds; Charollais |
11.30am | Jacob |
12.15pm | Wensleydale |
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General | |
Horse Shoeing Competitions at intervals throughout the day | |
Suffolk Skills 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 – Commercial Pigs (followed by the Pig Auction); Model Gardens Competition |
10.00am | Judging – Dairy & Boer Goats; Inventive Farmer Competition & What’s New in Farming Equipment |
10.30am | Flower Show Opens |
11.30am | Judging – Commercial Sheep & Butchers’ Lambs |
2.15pm | Presentations of Long Service Awards; Presentation of Suffolk YFC Valuation Competition |
2.30pm | Judging – Pedigree Pigs |
6.30pm | Evening Entertainment |