Horses

Show Description

PATRON: His Majesty The King
PRESIDENT: Mr John Lee OBE DL
HONORARY SHOW DIRECTOR: S T R Stevens
SHOW MANAGER: Mrs L Moore

COMPETITION CO-ORDINATOR:
Miss Mercedes Pemberton-Finch
01392 353708
mercedes@dcshow.org


EQUINE PRIZE SCHEDULE


HORSES, PONIES, HEAVY HORSES & SCURRY DRIVING

ENTRY CLOSING DATE: TUESDAY 7th APRIL 2026

DEVON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
Westpoint - Clyst St Mary - Exeter - EX5 1DJ
A Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No 1927330


Registered Charity No 292897

The Devon County Show is a fundraising activity of the Devon County Agricultural Association to help support agriculture and the countryside. Charity Number: 292897


Provisional Programme of Judging
Please Note these are subject to change depending on entry numbers

Thursday 21st May Timetable
All timings are provisional and DCAA reserves the right to amend or cancel as necessary.

MAIN ARENA
Time Judging of/Event
07:00 Ridden Hunter Classes - Local, Lightweight, Small, Middleweight, Heavyweight & Champion Ridden, f/b Amateur Ridden Hunter, f/b Ladies Hunters.
12:00 Atkinson Action Horses Display
12:40 Parade of Hounds
12:55 Show Jumping - Class 1 Accumulator
f/b Show Jumping - Class 2 1.45m Open
15:40 Atkinson Action Horses Display
16:20 Heavy Horse Display
17:00 Vintage Tractor Display
17:40 YFC
18:30 Close

MATFORD ARABLE RING
Time Judging of/Events Ring Area
08:00 Arabs In Hand A
08:00 Ridden Hacks B
f/b Amateur Ridden Hacks B
09:30 Riding Horse Ridden B
f/b Amateur Riding Hose Ridden B
f/b Ridden Cobs B
f/b Maxi Cobs B
f/b Amateur Ridden Cobs B
f/b Amateur Championship B
09:30 Ridden Pure Bred Arabs A
f/b Ridden Anglo and Part Bred Arabs A
13:00 Four Year Old Hunters B
f/b Irish Draught Ridden B
n/b13:00 Ladies Show Horse A
n/b 2.30 Build Working Hunter Course
f/b Working Hunter
f/b Working Show Horse

NSR COMMUNICATIONS RING
Time Judging of/Event
08:00 Hunter Breeding
f/b Irish Draught Youngstock
nb 11:00 Light Horse Breeding
nb 12.30 Sports Horse Breeding
nb14:00 Veterans In Hand
f/b Veterans Ridden

Key: f/b followed by, n/b not before, A or B denotes a divided ring


Friday 22nd May Timetable
All timings are provisional and DCAA reserves the right to amend or cancel as necessary.

MAIN ARENA
Time Judging of/Event Ring Area
07:30* Geerings Print Ltd Dales, Fell, Highland (In Hand) C
f/b Connemara (In Hand)
f/b New Forest (In Hand)
07:30* Bonhay & Eagle Property Co Ltd Dartmoor Ponies In Hand A
08:00* Heavy Horses In Hand B
08:30* Rosettes Direct Exmoor Ponies In Hand D
10:00 Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry - Large
10:20 Atkinson Action Horses Display
11:00 Parade of Hounds
11.20 Show Jumping - Class 3 International Stairway
f/b Show Jumping - Class 4 1.30m Open
14.30 Atkinson Action Horses Display
15:10 Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry - Small
15:30 Judging of the Burke Trophy
16:00 Grand Livestock Parade
16.45 Heavy Horse Display
17.30 Inter Hunt Relay preceded by Horn Blowing & Turn Out in NSR Comms Ring
18:30 Close

MATFORD ARABLE RING
Time Judging of/Event Ring Area
08:00 Welsh Section C In Hand f/b Ridden A
f/b Welsh Section D In Hand f/b Ridden A
08:00 Skewbalds and Piebalds In Hand B
11:30 Connemara Ridden B
f/b New Forest Ridden B
11:30 Dales, Fell, Highland Ridden A
12.30 Dartmoor Ponies Ridden A
12.30 Exmoor Ponies Ridden B
n/b13:15 Ridden Heavy Horse
n/b 14:15 Skewbalds and Piebalds Ridden

NSR COMMUNICATIONS RING
Time Judging of/Event
08:00 Welsh Section A In Hand f/b Ridden
f/b Welsh Section B In Hand f/b Ridden
f/b Welsh Part Bred In Hand f/b Ridden
14:30 Welsh Ridden Championship

Key: f/b followed by, n/b not before, A/B/C/D denotes a divided ring

PHIL GREED ARENA
Time Judging of/Event
13:00 Heavy Horse in Show Harness
15:40 Heavy Horse Turn Out



Saturday 23rd May Timetable
All timings are provisional and DCAA reserves the right to amend or cancel as necessary.
MAIN ARENA
Time Judging of/Event
7:30 Show Jumping - Class 5 1.20m Local Open (Devon, Cornwall, Somerset & Dorset)
f/b Show Jumping - Class 6 Mini Major
f/b Show Jumping - Class 7 Area Trial
11:30 Bolddog Lings (Freestyle FMX Show)
12:10 Scurry Championship
12.40 Parade of Hounds
13.00 Atkinson Action Horses Display
13:40 Heavy Horse Display
14:20 Bolddog Lings (Freestyle FMX Show)
15:00 Grand Parade of Livestock
15:50 Atkinson Action Horses Display
16:30 Vintage Tractor and Steam
17:10 Pony Club Games
17:50 The City of Exeter Band & Pipers
18:00 Close of Show


MATFORD ARABLE RING
Time Judging of/Event Ring Area
08:00 Miniature Shetland Ponies In Hand B
08:00 Standard Shetland Ponies In Hand C
08:00 Pony and Show Hunter Ponies Breeding A
10:00 Show Hunter Ponies A
11:30 Former Racehorses In Hand C
11:30 Part Bred Pony A
n/b13:00 Supreme In Hand Championship Qualifier
n/b ROR Ridden
f/b Former Racehorse Challenge
f/b M&M Working Hunter Ponies

NSR COMMUNICATIONS RING
Time Judging of/Event
07:00 Miniature Horses
f/b HOYS Miniature Horses
11:00 Show Ponies
n/b 12:00 Intermediate Show Riding Type
n/b 12:30 Mountain & Moorland Leading Rein
f/b Mountain & Moorland First Ridden
f/b Mountain & Moorland Mini Championship
n/b 14:00 Shetland Ponies Ridden
n/b 14:45 Equine Young Handler
n/b 15:00 Children's Leading Rein Ponies
f/b Children's First Ridden Ponies
f/b Leading Rein Pony of Hunter Type

Key: f/b followed by, n/b not before, A/B/C/D denotes a divided ring



 
Breed Society Directory
The Association reserves the right to refuse any entry that is not registered to the appropriate Society for the classes entered. Any fees paid will be forfeited. All registration numbers must be stated on the entry form.

Arab Horse Society - www.arabhorsesociety.org

British Show Horse Association - www.britishshowhorse.org

British Showjumping - www.britishshowjumping.co.uk

British Show Pony Society - www.bsps.com

Dartmoor Pony Society - www.dartmoorponysociety.com

British Connemara Pony Society - www.britishconnemaras.co.uk

Exmoor Pony Society - www.exmoorponysociety.org.uk

National Pony Society - www.nationalponysociety.com

Retraining of Racehorses - www.ror.org.uk

Shetland Pony Stud Book Society - www.shetlandponystudbooksociety.co.uk

Shire Horse Society - www.shire-horse.org.uk

Sports Horse Breeding of Great Britain - www.sportshorsegb.co.uk

Welsh Pony & Cob Society - www.wpcs.uk.com

Veteran Horse Society - www.veteran-horse-society.co.uk

Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) – www.idhsgb.org.uk
 
Day Ticket and Qualifier Information

Sports Horse Breeding of Great Britain
Day Ticket is £45, this entitles competitors to compete at a maximum of two shows in the year at £45 per show. It covers owner and rider membership, together with horse registration for that show. If the class is a qualifying class for RIHS in order for the qualification to be valid, application for full owner/rider membership and horse registration must be received in the SHB(GB) office within 14 days.

British Show Horse Association
Non members may purchase up to a maximum of two day tickets and two show tickets per exhibitor, per horse, per person, per season. A Day Ticket will allow entry into Novice, Amateur, Young Rider, Home Produced, Working, In Hand and Open affiliated classes only, but will not allow entry into RIHS or HOYS qualifying classes except TIHS Amateur Classes and RIHS Working Show Horse Class). A Show Ticket has the same criteria and covers all days of a Show running for longer that one day. Horse registered on a Day Ticket/show ticket do not require a JMB height certificate. Competitors can apply for a Day/show Ticket online or by downloading an application form from www.britishshowhorse.org.

Sports Horse Breeding of Great Britain £100 Premium
Brood Mare Premiums The Society offers Brood Mare Premiums at selected affiliated shows, but premiums will only be awarded if there are a minimum of three mares forward per class. The premium takes the form of a Service Voucher, the value of which is to be determined from time to time by the Society, awarded at the Judge's discretion to their selection from the monetary prize winners, to be used towards the cost of covering the mare by any SHB (GB) Graded Stallion or Life Approved Premium Stallion that is properly registered for the year of covering. The Service Voucher may be used in either of the two years following the year of that award. The owner must be, or become, a fully paid up member of SHB (GB) in order to be eligible for the award and the mare needs to be registered with SHB(GB). No mare shall take more than one award per year. NOTE: Grade I and II mares are eligible to be transferred into the SHB(GB) Stud Book.

The Langaller Farm Broodmare Premium Award
Rosette and £75 voucher will be awarded to the highest placed Broodmare in classes 712, 714, 728 and 746. Redeemable against any stud fee for a stallion standing at Langaller Farm during the current or following stud season. Only one award per mare per season. Where the winning mare has already won a voucher in the current year, the award goes to the next highest placed eligible mare.

THE B.S.P.S. THOR ATKINSON STEEL FABRICATIONS LTD CHALLENGE
For the Summer Championship Show ponies must NOT have qualified for the Horse of the Year Show in the current year, been placed 1st – 5th at HOYS in the previous year or been placed 1st – 5th at RIHS in the current or previous year in the relevant class, excluding Pretty Polly and Young Dragonara, or been placed 1st – 5th in the BSPS Heritage Supreme at LIHS in the previous year. If a pony qualifies for the Horse of the Year Show it will forfeit its qualification for the B.S.P.S. Challenge.

Data Protection Statements

Horse of Year Show Qualifiers
These classes are horse of the Year Show Qualifiers, all data given upon entry to these classes is provided to Grandstand Media Limited and stored on the Grandstand Entries System. For full policy details please visit www.grandstandentries.com or www.hoys.co.uk

Welsh Pony & Cob Society
Your personal data - Exhibitor you will need to provide the WPCS with certain personal information relating to you. Your privacy is extremely important to WPCS, so we want you to know exactly how we will use that personal information. Our full privacy notice setting out detailed information about matters such as what personal information we use, for what purpose we use it, what our legal basis for doing so is and who we share your personal information with, can be viewed at www.wpcs.uk.com. If you would prefer to see a hard copy of our privacy notice, please ask a member of WPCS staff to provide you with the same.

SHB(GB) AMATEUR RULES & DEFINITION.

• Engage in showing livery/production, buying, selling, dealing or hiring of horses in any commercial capacity, or owning/standing a stallion at stud, teaching or coaching, as means of deriving a source of income.

• Receive remuneration, whether it be monetary or goods in kind, for employment in the connection with horses in showing livery/production, teaching or coaching, (instruction at Pony Club and Riding Club excepted). This rule does not include the suppliers of ancillary services in equestrianism, such as farriers and vets, therapists or administrative office roles.

• Show a Horse owned or sponsored by a company or a commercial firm, or show a Horse for which his/her immediate family accepts showing livery production or training charges, from a person outside the immediate family concerned, in any showing classes, SHB(GB) or otherwise.

• Act as a Brand Ambassador, in any showing classes, SHB(GB) or otherwise

• A competitor is not eligible to compete in Amateur classes on an Exhibit, which has been ridden by a Professional Rider in ANY class, SHB(GB) or otherwise, with the exception of Working classes, Side Saddle classes, during the current year and the following year, up to and including the Royal International Horse Show.

• (The above Rule does not apply, if the Horse has been Professionally Produced and ONLY ridden by a Showing Professional, during the current season, or if the horse has subsequently been sold and re-registered under new Ownership).

• If you ride/compete equines on a regular basis, which you do not stable at home, your Amateur status will be reviewed by the Board/Council, i.e., if you ride/compete multiple equines or ride regularly for one or more owners, you could be deemed professional.

• At any time whilst on the showground where an Exhibit is competing in Amateur classes, Showing Professionals, including Professional Show Grooms, are not allowed to ride, to work-in (in any form), teach or coach the rider/horse, compete, or enter the Ring to groom/strip the Horse, on the day it is competing in amateur Classes. At a stay-away show, this Rule is extended to also include the day before it is competing; horses may be lunged by the professional on the day before competition in this circumstance.



RIHS BSHA AMATEUR QUALIFYING CLASSES
Amateur Hack, Amateur Cob, Amateur Riding Horse and Amateur Maxi Cob classes are qualifiers for the Amateur Championships at The Royal International Horse Show. The highest placed unqualified horse in each section in each class in the Hack, Cob and Riding Horse classes will qualify for the RIHS Amateur final, with the two highest placed unqualified horses qualifying in the Maxi Cob class. The BSHA offer a Champion rosette to be awarded in the separate Amateur Championship. Please refer to rule 6 A-C in the 2026 BSHA Rulebook. The Amateur qualifying classes may be entered on a day/Show ticket, but appropriate membership and horse registration must be applied for within 14 days of the qualifier in order to confirm qualification. Competitors qualifying at this show for the Longines Royal International Horse must submit their entries ONLINE at:
www.hickstead.co.uk/entries-results-schooling/longines-fei-jumping-nations_cup-of-great-britain-at-the-longines-royal-international-horse-show/


Eligibility Criteria for Irish Draught Classes
This show is affiliated to the Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) and as such horses entered into the Irish Draught Breeding and Ridden Irish Draught classes must be eligible under the below criteria in order to enter those classes:-
• All horses must be registered with or overstamped by the IDHS (GB) and in the correct ownership
• NEW: Owners of Pure bred Irish Draughts and Irish Draught Sport Horses/Part bred) must now be full members of the IDHS (GB) to compete
• Irish Draught Sport Horses/Part bred are horses that have a minimum of 25% proven Irish Draught breeding
• Ridden horses must be 153cm (15hh) or over
• In hand breeding classes
o MARES with foals at foot, 3 years and over must be inspected and classified as Class 1 (or RID), Class 2 or Supplementary Grade Up (or AID)
o Youngstock must be the progeny of a Graded Mare (Class 1, Class 2, RID (GB), AID or Supplementary Grade Up Register) and be by a Class 1, 2 or RID (GB) stallion on the Irish Draught Breed Register.
o Pure bred ID and ID Sport Horse / Part bred, 3 year old colts must be un-inspected
o All 1, 2 & 3 year old colts must be bitted and shown by experienced handlers over 18 years of age
• All pure-bred Irish Draught Stallions
o must be inspected and overstamped by the IDHS (GB) and be Class 1, 2 or RID (GB).
o Stallions must display a red, white and blue ribbon in their tails and be shown by experienced rider/handlers over 18 years of age

QUALIFIER INFORMATION:

• The Finals of all IDHS (GB) qualifiers will be held at the IDHS (GB) National Championship Show on 5th & 6th September 2026 at Pickering Grange Equestrian, Pickering Grange Farm, Ellistown, Terrance Road, Coalville, LE67 1EZ.
• All owners of qualified horses will be contacted by a member of the IDHS (GB) Show Affiliation Team
• Horses can only qualify for a specific Final once, regardless of the type or number of classes won, placed in or entered

Please note that exhibits entering classes 702 – 707, 709 – 711 & 755 - 760 need not be registered with or a member of the Irish Draught Horse Society (GB) to qualify but must be on the IDHS (GB) Register by the time of the Championship, which will be held at the IDHS (GB) National Championship Show in September.



The Worshipful Company of Farriers Best Shod Horse Awards

A competition sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Farriers, for the Best Shod Horse/Pony in the relevant classes.
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 the position of the clips.
Normal shoes and showing plates are equally acceptable, providing 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 brass plaque to the overall winner
• A brass plaque to the Registered Farrier responsible for its feet and shoeing.
THE OVERALL WINNER WILL GO FORWARD FOR THE NATIONAL BEST SHOD COMPETITION.
The 2026 Best Shod Judge is Mr. Nigel Perrott Dip WCF (Hons)


THE WEST OF ENGLAND
HEAVY HORSE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026
Kindly sponsored by:
All 4 Wood Tree Services (In-Hand and Harness), SDP Farriery (Ridden)
To be held on SUNDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 2026 at the Turnpike Showground, Shaftesbury, Dorset
CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSES:
HEAVY HORSE CHAMPION IN-HAND, HEAVY HORSE CHAMPION IN SHOW/DECORATED HARNESS,
RIDDEN HEAVY HORSE
RULES OF QUALIFICATION:
1. In-Hand Qualifiers must be from Recognised Heavy Horse Breeds of any age; Stallions, Colts, Mares, Fillies and Geldings. Harness and Ridden Qualifiers are open to horses 4 years old and over.
2. (a) The In-Hand Qualifier must be the Show Champion of the day. If the Champion is already qualified at a previous Qualifier Show then the Qualifier position can go down the line to 4th place, at the Judge’s discretion. If the top 4 horses have already qualified then no Qualifier can be awarded.
(b) The Show Harness and/or Decorated Harness Qualifier must be the highest placed on the day, down to 4th position at the Judge’s discretion.
(c) The Ridden Qualifier must be the highest placed on the day down to 3rd place if the winning horse has already qualified
3. The Ridden Championship will follow the Rules of the British Ridden Heavy Horse Society. Horses must be 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.
A Ride Judge will ride all exhibits forward at the Championship Final. If an exhibitor declines the Judge’s ride the horse will not be placed.
At shows where there is no Ride Judge, a stand/individual show will be required. Riders will be required to give a short individual or set show at walk, trot and canter lasting approximately 2 minutes. Change of rein and lengthened strides in trot and canter must be shown. Rein back, (optional) stand still and obedience to the leg must also be demonstrated.
Horse should leave the ring at a walk.
Entries will not be asked to jump.
If there is both a ride and confirmation judge a marking system will be used; split as follows:
Ride/manners marks to be awarded out of a possible 50.
Confirmation/type assessment to be awarded marks out of a possible 50.
When judging classes using the mark system horses should be stripped for the Confirmation Judge.
Where there is equality of marks the ride mark takes precedence, however if a tie remains the Ride Judge’s decision is final.
4. If a Qualifier is subsequently unable to attend the Championships on 13th September at the Turnpike Showground (between Shaftesbury and Gillingham in North Dorset) then the Championship Secretary must be notified no later than 8th September 2026. The Qualification can then be passed to the next eligible horse.
Each horse that qualifies will receive a Qualifier rosette.
AWARDS AT CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
EACH CHAMPION: £150 Prize Money, Sash and Rosette
EACH RESERVE CHAMPION: £100 Prize Money, Sash and Rosette.
THE REMAINING FINALISTS ATTENDING CHAMPIONSHIP: Travel grant and Rosette
If exhibitors have any queries, please contact the West of England Heavy Horse Championship Secretary, Erica Macey-Bracken at The School House, Cranborne Middle School, Damerham Road, Cranborne, Dorset BH21 5RP. Mobile: 07958 921089 Email: wessexheavyhorsesociety@gmail.com
SPECIAL NOTE
Horses qualifying for the Championship and others from the same stables may enter and take part in the Wessex Heavy Horse Society`s Annual Show on the same day. Schedules are available from the Championship Secretary at the address above. Overnight/day stabling will be available at the Show.


Stables

Stables are available from Wednesday 20th May priced per stable as follows:
Light Horse and Showjumping stables
1 Night - £70.00
2 Nights - £105.00
3 Nights - £120.00

Heavy Horse Stables
1 Night - £90
2 Nights - £105
3 Nights - £120

Straw Will Be Provided.