THE ORSETT HORTICULTURAL & AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY ORSETT SHOWGROUND, RECTORY ROAD, ORSETT, ESSEX RM16 3JN Vice President’s privileges for £50 you & a guest will become entitled to the following: q Access to the Vice President’s Enclosure q Licensed Bar q Catering facilities including:- Morning coffee Lunch – served from 12 noon (must be booked in advance) Afternoon tea Ringside seating for the Grand Ring and the Main Ring q Vice Presidents Car Park on grass within a short distance of the Vice Presidents Enclosure The rates for Passes are as follows: Vice Presidents’ Privileges (2 badges) £50.00 Junior Vice President (16 and under) £10.00 Vice Presidents passes DO NOT allow entry to the horse collecting ring. Ordinary tickets may be purchased in advance at a concessionary price of Adults £13.00 (£14.00 at the gate) and Children under 16 free Concession £11.00 (£12.00 at the gate) provided application is made before the 18th August 2018 Membership of the Society (giving voting membership and a copy of the Statutory Accounts) may be obtained by an annual subscription of £1 provided application is made at the same time as Vice Presidents Privileges or an Ordinary Adult Pass is purchased. Application for Vice President’s Privileges and passes should be made to: Mr.T. Asplin, Charvells, Thorndon Park, Brentwood, Essex CM13 3RU or by an application form which can be downloaded from the Orsett Show website www.orsettshow.co.uk : Schedules for other sections of the show can be obtained from the General Secretary at P.O. Box 1954, Stanford-Le-Hope SS17 1AQ – or maybe downloaded from the website www.orsettshow.co.uk President Chairman Mr Jeremy Finnis Mr R T Asplin HORSE COMMITTEE Committee Vice-Chairman Mrs P Moore Mrs P Astell-Wood Mr R T Asplin Mrs B Satterley Honarary Secretary/Entries Secretary Mrs C Lazell Mrs P Moore 1 Mansted Close Lower Dunton Road Nr Brentwood CM13 3SX Honarary General Secretary Tel: 01268 416549 Mrs G Clark Mobile: 07702 425464 (General Enquiries) Email: [email protected] PO Box 1954 Stanford le Hope SS17 1AQ Honorary Veterinary Surgeons Tel: 07947 125472 Messrs Paton & Lee Hoo Hall Equine Surgery Photographer Oak Road Mr R Weller-Poley Rivenhall www.rwpphoto.com Witham Tel: 01376 513369 SOCIETIES AFFILIATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS NB. You do not have to be a member to compete in Equifest or TSR classes N.B. Limited stabling is available for heavy horses on a first come first served basis. No bedding provided. ORSETT CHAMPIONSHIP This Show is affiliated to the Orsett Horticultural & Agricultural Show, with the championship final taking place at the Orsett Showground on the 1st September 2018. All competitors must reside in Essex to compete at this championship. The three highest placed exhibits not already qualified in each class will qualify. If 1st, 2nd and 3rd have qualified then qualification passes down to no lower than 5th place. No membership fee is required. Qualifying cards to be collected from the show where qualified. A qualifying card for each class being entered, for the final, must be sent with the entry fee to the Orsett Show before the closing date 18th August 2018. HACKNEY HORSE SOCIETY Classes 8, 10, 12 & 14 are affiliated to the Hackney Horse Society. All horses/ponies must be registered in the studbook of the UK Hackney Horse Society or of a recognised Hackney Society Abroad and all exhibitors must be members of the Hackney Horse Society. Minimum age of driver in open and novice classes will be 14 years at date of show. Please note Ruling for Novice Hackneys: To be eligible for a novice class the exhibit may not have been a Novice Champion at an Annual Breeds Show or Novice Hackney Horse or Pony of the Year. An animal can only be a Novice for three seasons from the start of their first show (Not consecutive seasons) THE SHIRE HORSE SOCIETY The Shire Horse Society is pleased to award to any Affiliated Society, a Spoon and Rosette for the Best Mare or Filly and a Spoon and Rosette for the Best Stallion at their Annual Show. Conditions of the Award are as follows:- (These conditions must be printed in the Schedule unless covered by the Society’s own General Conditions or reference should be made to these, i.e. indicate that the offer of Spoons and Rosettes is subject to the Shire Horse Society Special Conditions of Offer). 1. A Spoon and a Rosette for the Best Mare or Filly and a Spoon and Rosette for the Best Stallion (providing there is a separate class(es) for Stallions) exhibited in the Shire classes. 2. The winner of the Special Prize must be a member of the Shire Horse Society. 3. Entries cannot be accepted at Affiliated Shows in classes for Shires or Heavy Horses from any person who has been either suspended or removed from membership of the Shire Horse Society, or has been excluded from exhibiting for prizes at Shows, Sales or Exhibitions, or from taking part in any Show organised by the Shire Horse Society. 4. No animal to be eligible to take more than one Silver Spoon during any one year. The Shire Horse Society Spring Show being excepted. 5. THE WINNING ANIMAL MUST BE REGISTERED OR ELIGIBLE FOR REGISTRATION IN THE STUD BOOK OR GRADE B REGISTER. 6. The Judge invited to officiate must be on the Society’s Official Panel and has the right to withhold the award of the Silver Spoon and Rosette if an exhibit does not show sufficient merit. 7. The Council reserves the right in offering Spoons, to award them only to persons approved by the Shire Horse Society SUFFOLK HORSE SOCIETY This show is affiliated to the Suffolk Horse Society (SHS) and class 69 is a qualifier for championship points for annually awarded trophies and for the Supreme SUFFOLK championship. All entries for the In Hand classes must be registered in or eligible in the Pedigree Section of the UK Suffolk Stud book. A: entries must state their SHS registration number and full pedigree name including prefix or affix. All foals must be eligible for registration in the Pedigree Section of the UK Suffolk Stud book. Both the sire and dam must be registered and entered in the pedigree section of the UK Suffolk Stud book. All stallions must be eligible for registration in the Pedigree Section of the UK Suffolk Stud book. All entries must state their SHS registration number, stallion licence number and full pedigree name including prefix or affix. Discretionary entry to a stallion class maybe allowed in classes where licence is pending but not yet issued. BRITISH RIDDEN HEAVY HORSE SOCIETY Open to horses 4 years old and over that are registered in the main British stud books of the Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk or Percheron Society at the time of qualification and must be entered in the name and ownership they are registered in. Riders of Stallions must be 16 years or over. The highest placed registered Shire, Clydesdale, Suffolk or Percheron in an affiliated ridden heavy horse class to qualify for the BRHHS Championship, Qualification to go down no lower than third place. Qualifiers are entitled to compete in the final of the Ridden Heavy Horse Championship to be held at Equifest on the weekend August 2019. No entry fee. Subject to the rules & conditions - summary attached. Please see our website for rules downloads www.britishriddenheavyhorsesociety.co.uk THE BRITISH DRIVING SOCIETY Classes 7, 13, 17 & 18 are affiliated to The British Driving Society. Please see the BDS website. Classes 7, 13, 17 & 18 are qualifiers for the 2018 Osborne Refrigerators BDS National Championships. The highest placed turnout owned and driven by a member of the British Driving Society and eligible for the following Type-Section/s disregarding those already qualified down to 6th place in the class will qualify for the 2018 Semi-Finals at Driving Addington. The Championship will immediately follow the Semi-Finals. a) - Single hackney-type - over 13.2hh (Class 13) b) - Single hackney-type - 13.2hh & under (Class 13) g) - Single purebred registered Welsh ponies Sections A,B,C (Class 13) j) - Two wheel Light Trade (Class 17) k) - Four wheel Light Trade (Class 18) l) - Single or tandem turnout driven to a two wheel exercise vehicle (Class 7) THE SIDE SADDLE ASSOCIATION Classes 36 & 37 are run under SSA Rules defined in the current Members Handbook. Please go to SSA website http://www.sidesaddleassociation.co.uk WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF FARRIERS A competition sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Farriers, for the Best Shod horse/pony in the: Heavy Horse Section Class(es) 68 – 72, 74. The judge will examine each horse/pony before or during the line-up for preliminary judging, taking into consideration: (a) The condition of the feet (b) The making (or preparation) and fitting of the shoes (c) The nailing and position of clips Normal shoes and showing plates are equally acceptable, provided they are suitable for the horse/pony. The Worshipful Company of Farriers will award: • a Rosette and an Inscribed Card to the winner in each Class • a Plaque to the overall winner • a Plaque for the Registered Farrier responsible for its feet and shoeing. Judge Mr A J Devereux - Surrey EQUIFEST – Qualifying Classes 4 - 6, 29, 31, 32, 50, 57 - 67 This Show is affiliated to the Equifest Showing Show, taking place at the East of England Showground on the August 2019. The two highest exhibits not already qualified in each affiliated class will qualify. TSR Showing Finals - This show is a qualifier for the 2018 TSR Showing Finals.