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KENT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Patron: HRH The Duke of Kent KG President: The Lord Colgrain Chairman: Mr K Attwood OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF THE EIGHTY EIGHTH KENT COUNTY SHOW FRIDAY - SATURDAY - SUNDAY 7, 8, 9 JULY 2017 ENTRIES CLOSE Cattle, Sheep, Wool and Goats - Friday 19 May 2017 Horses and Ponies - Friday 19 May 2017 Show Jumping - Monday 23 June 2017 SHOWGROUND HOLDING NUMBER 20/059/8000 Please send your entries to the Features and Competitions Co-ordinator Kent County Agricultural Society Kent Showground Detling, Maidstone Kent ME14 3JF Tel: 01622 630975 www.kentshowground.co.uk This Schedule is issued subject to the Rules, Orders and Regulations of the Department for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs 1 GENERAL INDEX Page Index to Classes ..........................................................................................................................2 Members of Council ....................................................................................................................6 General Regulations ..................................................................................................................22 Protests .....................................................................................................................................24 Sponsors and Supporters .........................................................................................................28 Rings Programme ......................................................................................................................30 Index to Classes Page Page Cattle 39 Sheep & Wool 74 Supreme Champion Dairy ..........................43 Supreme Sheep Championship .................77 Supreme Champion Beef ...........................43 Interbreed Group of Four Championship ..77 Doubleday Trophy Cattle Interbreed Interbreed Group of Three Championship..78 Competition ................................................43 Best Presented Sheep Exhibitor ...............78 Beef Champion Pairs Competition .............44 Romney ......................................................79 Interbreed Junior Beef ................................44 Southdown .................................................80 Interbreed Junior Beef Championship .......45 Suffolk ........................................................81 Dairy Champion Pairs Competition ...........45 Jacob ..........................................................82 Beef Cattle Lines Trophy ............................46 Texel ...........................................................83 Dairy Cattle Lines Trophy ...........................46 British Down ...............................................84 Best Turned Out Stock Person ...................46 Hampshire Down ........................................85 British Blue .................................................47 Charollais ....................................................86 British Simmental .......................................48 Beltex .........................................................87 Hereford ......................................................49 Zwartbles ....................................................88 Highland .....................................................50 Any Other Pure Breed of Continental Origin 89 Limousin .....................................................51 Any Other Pure Breed of Native Origin ......90 Sussex ........................................................52 Commercial Pen of Three Lambs ...............91 Any Other Pure Bred Native Beef, Dual Pairs’ Competition ......................................91 Purpose or Rare Breed of Cattle ................53 Young Handlers’ Competition ....................92 Any Other Continental Beef, Dual Wool on the Hoof ........................................93 Purpose or Rare Breed of Cattle ................54 Wool ...........................................................93 Commercial Beef ........................................55 Beef Breeder Bull Competition ...................56 Dairy Goats 95 Beef Cow or Heifer with Calf Competition .57 Best Goat Exhibit .......................................98 Beef Young Handlers’ Competition ............58 Goat Young Handlers’ Competition..........100 Cattle Sweepstakes Native Beef ...............59 Cattle Sweepstakes Continental Beef ........59 Horses 101 Ayrshire .......................................................60 Shires ........................................................104 Dexter .........................................................62 Any Other Breed of Heavy Horse .............105 Dexter Local ..............................................63 Heavy Horse Turnouts ..............................106 Holstein ......................................................64 Best Shod Heavy Horse Competition ......108 Channel Island ............................................65 Ridden Heavy Horses ...............................109 Any Other Pure Bred Dairy Breed Private Driving .........................................110 of Cattle ......................................................68 Hackneys ..................................................112 Milk Recorded Cattle ..................................70 Senior Horses and Ponies ........................113 Exhibitor Bred Dairy Competition ...............71 Ridden Sport Horse ..................................114 Interbreed Junior Dairy Competition .........71 Ridden Hunters ........................................115 Dairy Young Handlers’ Competition ...........72 Side Saddle ..............................................117 Cattle Sweepstakes - Dairy ........................73 Working Hunters .......................................119 Jack Hales Memorial Trophy ......................73 Hunter Breeding .......................................121 2 Sport Horse Breeding ...............................122 Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Ridden Hacks ...........................................124 Scurry ......................................................167 In Hand Hack / Riding Horse ....................125 Riding Horses ...........................................127 Inter Hunt Team Relay Competition ......168 Ridden Cobs ............................................129 Coloured Horses ......................................131 Show Jumping ........................................170 Pure Bred Arabs .......................................132 Anglo-Arab and Part Bred Arab ...............134 Garden Life RoR Thoroughbred Show Series ..............136 Flower Show .............................................177 Miniature Horses ......................................137 Hanging Basket and Decorative Pot British Spotted Horses and Ponies ..........138 Competition ..............................................178 Children’s Riding Ponies ..........................139 Floral Arrangements .................................179 Show Hunter Ponies .................................142 Kent Federation of Horticultural Societies’ Ridden Part Bred Pony of the Year ..........144 Show ........................................................180 Working Hunter Ponies .............................145 Kent Bees and Honey Show ....................181 Show Pony Breeding ................................147 Mountain and Moorland Supreme In Hand National Cherry and Soft Fruit Show ....181 Championship ..........................................149 Dartmoor and Exmoor ..............................149 Kent Young Farmers’ Clubs ..................182 Welsh ........................................................151 Connemara ...............................................153 Poultry and Egg Show ............................184 Dales, Fell and Highland ...........................154 New Forest ...............................................156 Shoeing Competition .............................185 Shetlands .................................................157 Mountain & Moorland Leading Rein .........159 Heritage Vintage Vehicles ......................186 Mountain & Moorland First Ridden ..........160 The BSPS LeMieux Open Ridden Trade Stand Awards ...............................187 Championship ..........................................161 Mountain & Moorland Working Special Kent County Agricultural Society Hunter Pony National Championship .......163 Awards .....................................................188 Traditional Welsh Ridden ..........................164 Cuddy Supreme In-Hand Championship .165 3 4 PRESIDENTS AND DEPUTY PRESIDENTS PAST AND PRESENT 1923 The Right Honourable THE EARL OF DARNLEY, CA, JP, DL 1924-1925 R BRUCE WARD 1926 Capt J I H FRIEND, OBE, MC, JP, DL 1927 The Right Honourable LORD SACKVILLE, CBE, JP, DL 1928-1929 The Right Honourable THE EARL OF RADNOR, KG, KCVO 1930 The Right Honourable SIR PHILIP SASSOON, Bart, PC, MP 1931 Major G WHELER, MC 1932 Col The Right Honourable LORD CORNWALLIS CBE, JP, DL 1933 The Right Honourable LORD PLENDER, CBE, LLD, JP 1934-1935 R BRUCE WARD 1936-1937 W K WHIGHAM, JP 1938 The Right Honourable THE EARL OF RADNOR, KG, KCVO 1939 C TUFF, DL, JP, (Sir Charles Tuff) 1947-1981 The Right Honourable LORD CORNWALLIS, KCVO, KBE, MC 1947-1965 SIR EDWARD HARDY (Deputy President) 1966-1971 SIR LESLIE DOUBLEDAY JP (Deputy President) 1981-1982 IRENE LADY ASTOR OF HEVER 1983-1985