The county's largest agricultural show returns to Dorchester today.
Around 55,000 people are expected to head through the gates at Dorset County Show.
Here's the timings of all the competitions taking place across the weekend.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
MAIN RING
08.00 Large M & M in Hand
Small M & M in Hand
Welsh Pony in Hand
Coloured Pony in Hand
10.30 Scurry Racing
11.30 Vintage Tractor Display
12.00 Joseph’s Amazing Camels
12.30 Cattistock Hunt – Meet the Hounds
13.00 Stick or Twist Stakes
14.00 Coaching Marathon
14.30 Grand Parade
15.30 Coaching Marathon Returns
16.00 Scurry Racing 17.00 Joseph’s Amazing Camels
17.30 Team Jumping Competition
RING TWO
08.00 Working Hunter Pony
Competition Pony Ridden
M & M Pony Ridden
M & M Pony Working
RING THREE
08.00 Veteran Pony Ridden
BSPS Ridden Ponies
Part Bred Arabs Ridden
Coloured Pony Ridden
Part Bred Welsh Ridden
Supreme Champion Pony
RING FOUR
08.00 Riding Pony Breeding
Show Hunter Pony Breeding
Part Bred Arab
Veteran Pony in Hand Competition
Pony in Hand
13.00 Unaffiliated Local Classes
LIVESTOCK
CATTLE RINGS
09.00 Commercial Beef, British Continental Pure Beef Breeds, Young Handler - Dairy
09.30 Holstein and British Friesian, Any Other Dairy Breed, British Blue, Any Pure Native Beef Breed, Devon
10.00 Hereford, Dexter
10.30 South Devon, Lowline, Belted Galloway
12.00 Dairy Champion followed by Beef Champion
SHEEP RINGS
09.00 Charollais, Dorset Horn & Poll Dorset, Greyface Dartmoor, Hampshire Down, Any Other Pure Breed, Primitives, Shetland, Coloured Ryeland, Carcasses
10.30 Any Cross Breed, Local Dorset Horn & Poll Dorset
11.00 Lleyn, Any Other Continental, Suffolk, Any Other Rare Breeds, Dorset Down, Texel, Ryeland, Portland, Jacob, Valais Blacknose
12.00 Young Handler and Novice
13.00 Group of Three Championship
GOAT RING
06.30 Full Udder Inspection
07.30 Milking Competition - to be completed by
08.00 10.00 Inspection classes - all goats
18.00 Milking competition - to be completed by
PIG RINGS
10.00 All Pigs
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
MAIN RING
07.30 Ridden Hunters
10.00 Retrained Racehorses
11.30 Coaching Display
12.00 Joseph’s Amazing Camels
12.30 Scurry Racing
13.30 Six Bar Jumping
14.30 Vintage Tractor Display
15.00 Grand Parade
16.00 Private Driving
17.00 Joseph’s Amazing Camels
17.30 South Dorset Hunt – Meet the Hounds
RING TWO
08.00 Local Retrained Racehorse Ridden
Hacks, Cobs & Riding Horses Ridden
Sport Horse Ridden
Novice ROR Ridden
Amateur ROR Ridden
ROR Challenge
Working Hunters
Local Working Hunters
Riding Club Horse
RING THREE
08.00 Sports Horse in Hand
Foreign Breeds Ridden
Local Ridden
Hunters Side Saddle
Irish Draught Ridden
Coloured Horse Ridden
Side Saddle Costume
Supreme Champion Horse
RING FOUR
08.00 Arab Horses in Hand
Racehorses in Hand
Veteran Horses in Hand
Hacks and Riding Horses in Hand
Coloured Horse in Hand
Foreign Breeds in Hand
Arab Horses Ridden
Veteran Horses Ridden
HEAVY HORSE RING
09.30 Classes start
CATTLE RINGS
09.00 Young Handler - Beef
09.30 Rare & Minority Breeds, Longhorn
10.00 Beef Pairs
SHEEP RINGS
08.30 Wool on the Hoof
09.30 Any Other Breed Groups & Pairs, Commercial Groups & Pairs
11.30 Championships
12.00 Children’s Novelty Classes
GOAT RING
10.30 Pairs, Junior Handler and Fancy Dress
PIG RINGS
10.30 Pairs, Junior Handler and Overall Champion
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