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Cattle and Sheep Schedule Saturday 3rd September 2011 CATTLE AND SHEEP SCHEDULE Cattle and Sheep SCHEDULE OF CLASSES & PRIZES Sheep including Rare Breeds entries close Wednesday 13 July Beef Cattle, including Poll Herefords entries close Saturday 16 July Dairy and Dual Purpose Cattle entries close Wednesday 3 August ENTER ON-LINE at www.moretonshow.co.uk All on line entrants will go into a free prize draw to win a FAMILY TICKET for next year’s show Moreton-in-Marsh Show A real country show from the heart of the Cotswolds MORETON-IN-MARSH AND DISTRICT THE AGRICULTURAL AND HORSE SHOW SOCIETY A Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in England No. 2397134 WHITE HOUSE SURGERY Registered Charity No. 900122. General Medical Practice President Mr Simon Keswick Dr Paul Lutter MARSH AN Dr Christopher Morton IN- D N- D O IS T T Dr Louise Davis E R R I C O T Dr Nicola Moerdyk M A Y G T R E I I C U C HIGH STREET, MORETON-IN-MARSH L O T S U R W A O 01608 650317 (Enquiries) L A SH ND RSE 01608 650988 (Appointments) HO 01608 650071 (Fax) CATTLE AND SHEEP Branch Surgery GREENWAY ROAD, BLOCKLEY Secretary & Treasurer 01386 700289 EMMA HEATHCOTE-JAMES & CLARE FOSTER www.whitehousesurgery.co.uk Showground Manager supplying Medical Support to Moreton Show PETER TAYLOR Administrators GILL BANNING and LIZ DAY MORETON SHOW OFFICE Oxford Street, Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos., GL56 0NA Tel. 01608 651908 Fax. 01608 651878 email: [email protected] ENTRIES CLOSE 2011 Sheep, including Rare Breeds Wednesday 13 July Beef Cattle, including Poll Herefords Saturday 16 July Dairy and Dual Purpose Cattle Wednesday 3 August Enter on-line at www.moretonshow.co.uk where this schedule may also be downloaded. Only Pairs Relay Challenge, Mounted Fancy Dress, Dog Show and Terrier Racing entries are accepted on Show Day ---- no parking or admission fees refunded The Society is most grateful to the Lord Dulverton and Mr. & Mrs. S. Righton for their kind co-operation in permitting the use of the showground and car park. THE SHIRE HORSE EMBLEM used by the Society was kindly donated by the late Rt.Hon. Lord Dulverton, C.B.E., T.D., D.L. Cover Photograph: Copyright © 2008 Joseph Trice-Rolph 3 INDEX General Showing Rules and Conditions...........................................................................................6 Cattle: Judges .........................................................................................................................................................8 MANN Special Regulations for Cattle… .......................................................................................................…8 National Poll Hereford Show ..........................................................................................................…11 Young Handler Competition............................................................................................................…12 Inter-Breed Dairy & Dual Purpose Championship .....................................................................13 COTTAGE Pure Bred Dairy Breeds ....................................................................................................................…14 Dexters ...................................................................................................................................................…14 Inter-Breed Beef Championship .....................................................................................................…15 SURGERY British Simmentals..................................................................................................................................15 British Charolais .....................................................................................................................................16 Please South Devons .......................................................................................................................................…17 Longhorns ................................................................................................................................................17 check Aberdeen Angus.................................................................................................................................…18 Index Any other pure bred beef breeds .................................................................................................…18 Commercial Beef ..............................................................................................................................…19 Mann Cottage Surgery Sheep: Oxford Street, Moreton in Marsh, Judges and Timetable .........................................................................................................................20 Special Regulations...............................................................................................................................21 Gloucestershire. GL56 0LA Continental Breeds................................................................................................................................22 Native Breeds.........................................................................................................................................23 Telephone: 01608 650764 (24 Hours) Rare & Minority Breeds .......................................................................................................................25 Crossbreed & Butchers Lambs...........................................................................................................32 Young Handler Competition ..............................................................................................................33 Fleece Competition...............................................................................................................................33 The CPH Number of the Showground is: 14/155/8000 BRITISH WOOL IMPORTANT CHANGES TO CLASSES FOR 2011 Changes of Conditions: New: 17.1 No livestock vehicle of any kind - returning to collect animals - will be admitted to the PRICES Showground from the public highway until after 5pm and after the Grand Parade without AT authority signed by the Secretary. The road outside showground is NO WAITING and vehicles will be moved on by the police. Sheep Section – Scrapie registered discontinued. Classes renumbered under sections Continental, 25 YEAR Native and Rare & Minority. ON-LINE ENTRY The Society operates an on-line entry system at www.moretonshow.co.uk and you are HIGH asked to use it if you possibly can. The advantages to the exhibitor are: Contact the Board on 01274 683024 • Discounted entry fees • Immediate email acknowledgement of entries and payment; • Ability to change or withdraw entries or classes up to the on-line closing date; • No stamps, envelopes or chasing the post – enter at any time of day or night; • Latest possible closing of entries. PATRON: HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES • And it is easier, quicker, cheaper and more accurate britishwool.org.uk Thank you 4 5 GENERAL SHOWING RULES AND CONDITIONS 8. SAFETY:- The Organisers of this Show have taken reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety The use of sub-headings as well as emboldened type in these rules is for ease of reference only and does not affect of everyone present. For these measures to be effective, everyone must take reasonable precautions to the interpretation of the rules. avoid and prevent accidents occurring and must obey the instructions of the Organisers and all Officials and 1. ENTRIES:- Stewards. It is a condition of entry that exhibitors conform to the requirements of the Society's Safety Policy 1.1 RULES - Every exhibitor making entries for the show shall be deemed to have agreed to abide by these Rules and of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and for ensuring that safe working practices are followed by and it is on this understanding only those entries are accepted. themselves, their employees, Agents and Contractors. (See also Cattle Regulation on Cattle Handling). 1.2 ENTRIES:- All entries must be made on the Society’s on-line entry system www.moretonshow.co.uk before 9. UNRULY ANIMALS:- All animals must be controlled to the satisfaction of the Stewards who shall have the dates specified in the Schedule, or on the requisite forms if on paper, accompanied by the necessary power to exclude from the Showground any vicious or unruly animals. Animals with a previous record of entry fees and subscriptions if not already paid. unruly behaviour should not be brought to the Showground. 1.3 CLOSE OF ENTRIES:- on-line entries may be closed at any time after the published date – please check 10. LIABILITY:- The Council will not be responsible for any error which may appear in the Catalogue or for website. No paper entries will be accepted after the first post on the closing date specified. any entry being made in the wrong class, nor will the Council be held responsible for exhibits not arriving in 1.4 RIGHT OF REFUSAL:- The Council reserves the right to refuse any entry. time to be judged. The Council do not hold themselves responsible for any loss, injury or damage to any 1.5 WITHDRAWAL OF CLASSES:- Except where British Show Jumping Rule 76.14 applies, in the event that persons or exhibit at the Show, and it shall be a condition of entry that exhibitors hold the Society blameless there are less than six entries in any class at the date of closing, such class may be withdrawn, in which case and indemnify it against legal proceedings there from. the entrants will be advised and their entry fees returned. Rule 76.14 may be applied where there are fewer
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