PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
THURSDAY, JUNE 22
8am: Showground opens.
8.30am: Horseshoeing and shoe-making contest begins, continuing all day.
9am: Judging of Highland, Blonde, Simmental, Limousin, Charolais and Aberdeen Angus cattle and Blackface, North Country Cheviot and Ryeland sheep.
9am: Shopping arcade opens to the public, handcrafts displays begin with an all-day demonstration of tapestry and weaving. Fleece competition in the NSA marquee.
9.30am: Angora goats judging, flower show and Food from Scotland exhibition open to the public. Logging demonstrations begin.
10am: Gatemaking and ornamental ironwork competitions judging.
10.30am: Horse logging demonstrations.
11.30am: Fleece competition open to public.
12 noon: Belted Galloway cattle, Oxford Down sheep and prime lamb (live) judging.
12.30pm: Half Bred sheep judging. Show jumping programme begins.
1pm: Clydesdale horse judging, sheep shearing demonstration.
2pm: Judging of Cheviot, commercial, Rouge de lOuest and Border Leicester sheep.
2.30pm: Commercial cattle, Salers, Hereford, Belgian Blue, Galloway and Beef Shorthorn cattle judging. Jacob sheep judging. Shearing demonstration.
5pm: Breed championship for heavy horses.
5.15pm: Overall hunter championship.
6pm: Heavy horse single turnouts.
FRIDAY, JUNE 23
8am: Showground opens.
8.15am: Highland, Mountain and Moorland pony judging and dairy goat judging.
8.30am: Horseshoeing and shoe-making competitions begin.
9am: Jersey, Dairy Shorthorn, Ayrshire, Holstein, Lincoln Red, Shetland cattle judging, and Bluefaced Leicester, Charolais, Lleyn and Texel sheep judging. Start of horse logging competition and handcrafts demonstration.
9.30am: Flower show opens to the public. Logging competition.
10am: Sheep shearing – blade competition.
10.30am: Forestry pole-climbing competition.
11am: Fleece and forestry awards presentation.
11.30am: Native beef teams competition. Horse logging competition.
12.15pm: Craft fair presentations.
12.30pm: Cheese and butter presentations.
2pm: Main ring parade of prize livestock. Scotch Mule, Shetland, Beltex, Berrichon du Cher and Wensleydale sheep judging.
2.30pm: Young Farmers sheep shearing final and presentation.
3pm: Showjumping in main arena. Dairy goat kids judging.
3.30pm: Scottish Hereford Breeders Association stock judging competition.
4.30pm: Heavy horse unicorn turnouts.
5.30pm: Sheep dog trials.
6.25pm: Heavy horse teams of four turnouts.
8.00pm: Stockmens concert.
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
8am: Showground opens.
8.15am: Donkey judging, riding ponies under-saddle, Welsh Mountain ponies and working ponies judging. Marks & Spencer Elite Beefbreeder championship.
8.30am: Horseshoeing and shoemaking events all day. Sheep shearing competition.
9am: Junior beef cattle inter-breed championship. Young Farmers stockman competition begins. Handcrafts demonstrations.
9.30am: Flower show opens to the public. Poultry judging.
10am: Heavy horse harness, grooming and decoration competition. Beef cattle inter-breed team judging.
11 am: Junior dairy cattle inter-breed championship. Handcrafts awards presentation. Wool handling competition. Logging competition.
11.15am: Dairy cattle progeny group competition. Judging for the Queens Cup for the best exhibit in the beef cattle classes. Overall beef cattle inter-breed judging.
11.30am: Dairy cattle inter-breed team competition.
12 noon: Dairy inter-breed championship, Sheep inter-breed championship.
12.45pm: JCB dancing digger demonstration.
1pm: Pole climbing competition.
2pm: Main ring parade of prize winning heavy horses, light horses, cattle and goats.
2.30pm: Show jumping. Sheep shearing competitions continue. Finals of the Young Farmers stockmanship competition.
3.15pm: JCB dancing diggers. Wool handling competition final.
3.45pm: Show jumping. Shearing finals.
4pm: Young Farmers tug o war competition.
5.30pm: Presentation of forestry prizes.
5.45pm: Heavy horse pairs turnouts.
SUNDAY, JUNE 25
8am: Showground opens.
8.30am: Showjumping. Horseshoeing events.
8.45am: Sheep shearing competition.
9.30am: Farm skills pentathlon begins.
10am: Interdenominational service. Showjumping. Logging competition.
11.15am: Heavy horse turnouts – teams of six and championship.
11.45am: Showjumping. Highland dancing competition.
12 noon: Overall sheep pairs inter-breed championship. Clydesdale young stockmans class.
12.05pm: Sheep dog trials. Sheep shearing competition.
1pm: JCB dancing diggers.
2pm: Final of Clydesdale young handlers competition. Final events of farm skills pentathlon.
3pm: Showjumping.
3.30pm: Sheep shearing – Scotland vs New Zealand.
4.30pm: Pony Club games.
5pm: Showjumping.
6.55pm: Massed bands – beating the retreat.