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