Main Ring - 8.30am
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Classes 1 - 4:
Entry fee: £15.00
Rosettes: to 6th place
Class 1: (Equifest / TSR) Open Ridden Small Hunters
Open Small Hunter, mare or gelding, 4 years old & over, exceeding 148cms but not exceeding 158cms. Riders any age.
The winner to receive the Blaston Show Challenge Cup.
Class 2: (Equifest / TSR) Open Intermediate Show Hunter Type
Open Intermediate Show Hunter Type, mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, exceeding 148cms but not exceeding 158cms. Riders not to have attained their 25th birthday before 1st January in the current year.
The winner to receive the Blaston Show Plaque.
Class 3: (Equifest / TSR) Open Ridden Hunters
Open Ridden Hunter, mare or gelding, 4 years old & over, exceeding 153cms. Riders any age. Classes may be divided as follows:
- Lightweight Hunter, mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, capable of carrying up to 12.7 stone.
- Middleweight Hunter, mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, capable of carrying 12.7 stone but not 14 stone.
- Heavyweight Hunter, mare or gelding, 4 years old and over capable of carrying over 14 stone.
Class 4: (Equifest / TSR) Open Ridden Show Hunter Ponies
Show Hunter Pony, mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, not exceeding 153cms. Riders not to have attained their 20th birthday before the 1st January in the current year. Classes may be divided as follows:
- Mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, not exceeding 122cms. Riders not to have attained their 12th birthday before 1st January in the current year.
- Mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, exceeding 122cms but not exceeding 133cms. Riders not to have attained their 14th birthday before 1st January in the current year
- Mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, exceeding 133cms but not exceeding 143cms. Riders not to have attained their 17th birthday before 1st January in the current year.
- Mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, exceeding 143cms but not exceeding 153cms. Riders not to have attained their 20th birthday before 1st January in the current year.
The winner to receive the Novery Kirnel Perpetual Challenge Shield
These Classes will be followed by a Show Hunter Championship.
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Ring 1 (Showing Ring) - Judging to commence at 8.30 a.m.
Classes 5 - 10:
Entry fee: £15.00
Rosettes: to 6th place
Class 4: Best Turned Out
Open to horses and ponies of any height and riders of any age and judged 100% on turnout.
The winner to receive the
Blaston Show Plaque.
Class 5: (Equifest / TSR) Open Mountain & Moorland Ridden incorporating Junior Ridden Mountain and Moorland
Open to Mountain & Moorland ponies registered with their respective Pure Bred Societies of Connemara, Dales, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Fell, Highland, New Forest, Shetland, Welsh A, B, C and D. Stallion, mare or gelding, 4 years old and over. Rider any age. This class may be divided as appropriate.
The winner to receive the Blaston Show Mountain and Moorland Cup
Class 6: (Equifest / TSR) Open Mountain & Moorland Lead Rein and First Ridden
For Lead Rein - Open to Mountain & Moorland ponies, registered with their respective Pure Bred Societies of Dartmoor, Exmoor, New Forest, Shetland and Welsh A or B. Mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, not exceeding 128cms. Riders not to have attained their 9 th birthday before 1st January in the current year. To be led by an attendant and shown in a Snaffle Bridle, the lead rein to be attached to the noseband only.
For First Ridden - Open to Mountain & Moorland ponies, registered with their respective Pure Bred Societies of Dartmoor, Exmoor, New Forest, Shetland, and Welsh A or B. Mare or gelding, 4 years old and over, not exceeding 128cms. Riders not to have attained their 12th birthday before 1st January in the current year. To be shown in any suitable bridle.
The winner to receive the Balleroy Cragsman Trophy.
Class 7: (Equifest / TSR) Open Ridden Piebald / Skewbald
Open ridden Piebald / Skewbald stallion, mare or gelding, 4 years old & over. Riders any age. The first three places will also qualify for the BSPA Championship subject to their show rules & conditions. Classes may be divided according to entries.
The winner to receive the Henry Tate Challenge Cup.
Class 8: (Equifest / TSR) Open Ridden Cobs and Open Maxi Cobs
For Open Ridden Cobs – Open to mare or gelding, 4 years old & over, exceeding 148cms but not exceeding 155cms. To be shown hogged and trimmed. Riders any age. Classes may be divided as follows:
- Open Lightweight Ridden Cob, mare or gelding, exceeding 148cms but not exceeding 155cms. To be shown hogged and trimmed. Riders any age.
- Open Heavyweight Ridden Cob, mare or gelding, exceeding 148cms but not exceeding 155cms. To be shown hogged and trimmed. Riders any age.
- For Open Maxi Cobs – Open to mare or gelding 4 years old and over, exceeding 155cms – to be judged as Cobs. To be shown hogged and trimmed. Riders any age.
The winner to receive the Members Trophy
Class 9: Ridden Ex-Racehorse (Not before 1pm)
Open to all thoroughbreds unraced and raced 4 years and over that have been ‘in training’ and are registered with Wetherbys.
Class to be judged on turnout, manners, way of going, performance and conformation.
The winner to receive the ‘John’ Trophy
Class 10: Ridden Veteran
Open to riders of any age and to horses over 15 years of age of any height.
The winner to receive the Falcon Hotel Challenge Cup
These Classes will be followed by a Show Horse Championship.