THE Thame show has been chosen to stage qualifying rounds of the prestigous Horse of the Year show, and the London International Horse Show.
The Oxfordshire County & Thame Show, to give it its full title, will be held on Septemer 18, and competitors winning one of the top three places in this year’s Show Jumping class will automatically qualify for a position in the grade C final at The Horse of the Year Show, to be held in October at the Birmingham NEC.
The pony securing the Championship place in the Mountain and Moorland In Hand classes will qualify for the National finals at The London International Horse Show at Olympia in December.
The horse classes staged at this 153 year-old one day event are amongst the highest standard of any County show and encompass every discipline from show jumping to mare and foal classes. The opportunity for competitors to qualify for either of these esteemed national championships is certain to attract an even greater number of entrants.
The Annual Oxfordshire & Thame County Show regularly welcomes up to 20,000 visitors. Appealing to all ages, the Show offers ‘best of breed’ classes for cattle, sheep, donkeys, dogs, rabbits, pigeons and cage birds and creates an arena for vegetable and flower growers, flower arrangers, craftspeople and adult and junior domestic gods and goddesses to showcase their talents.
Starring in the main ring this year will be The Royal Artillery Motorcycle Display Team ? The Flying Gunners – who will be staging hair raising white knuckle displays of speed and daredevil precision throughout the day.
Dressed in their Kilts and Sporrans, the Pipes and Drums 1066 (Hastings) Marching Band will be piping authentic Highland tunes and airs for the entertainment of visitors.
As well as the main ring events, the show will be offering a wealth of stimulating attractions such as the “tricky tykes” terrier racing team, mountain bike stunt riding, the welsh axemen, sheepdog, falconry and gundog displays, old and new agricultural machinery, horse and vintage tractor ploughing competitions, classic cars, and a premier status dog show with up to 1000 top quality dogs of all shapes and sizes competing.
The Food Hall will be flooded with fantastic aromas of produce from around the country with a special section devoted to the Oxford Food Group for you to sample on site or take home with you. Craftspeople from across the South East will be staging demonstrations, offering advice and selling beautiful gifts and keepsakes in the Craft Tent. A New indoor shopping village and a wide range of specialist trade stands will be catering for every retail requirement.
Advance tickets are now on sale: adults
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