BERKELEY HUNT AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY SHOW RULES

• 1. If any statement in an entry shall be found to be incorrect, such an entry shall be

  cancelled. If any statement shall be proved to the satisfaction of the committee to be

  false to the knowledge of the exhibitor, he shall be disqualified from continuing to be a

  member of the society and shall forfeit all prize money to which otherwise be entitled.

  2. As the non-exhibition of Animals entered for the show causes unnecessary

  preparations and expense and disarranges the Show Yard, Exhibitors, in default of

  sending stock after entry shall pay a fine of £5 to the funds of the society for each stall

  or pen of stock omitted to be filled unless satisfactory reasons to be given to the

  committee.

  3. All disputes shall be settled by the livestock committee and their decision shall be

  final.

  4. No animal shall be permitted to be decorated in the Show Yard with medals, rosettes

  or marks of any previous award, nor shall any notices of previous prizes be exhibited

  until after the judges have awarded the prizes. All animals shall, if applicable be made

  by the judges, be submitted to the veterinary surgeon of the society for their opinion.

  5. The only method of entry is with completed entry form to be emailed or posted to

  Miss H Wooldridge by Monday 15 th June 2026.

  6. All entries must be in the place of the show before 9 am and shall remain until 4

  pm. The show yard will be open to receive stock from 7 am.

  7. The livestock will be considered and treated as being in the sole charge and custody

  of the exhibitors during the whole of the show and every exhibitor or his

  representative must be in charge of the same and be subject to the orders of the

  stewards of the respective departments. The committee will not be responsible for or

  in respect of any loss, damage or injury arising from an accident or any other cause.

  8. In the unfortunate event of an animal dying or being destroyed on the showground,

  the owner/exhibitor is responsible for the cost of the disposal and agrees to indemnify

  the society in respect of that cost.

  9. Exhibitors or their representatives must be in attendance with their animals at the

  stated time of parade and shall then follow the instructions of the stewards.

  10. ALL CATTLE must be double-tied and in the care of experienced handlers on the

  showground. It is a condition of entry that children and young people must only

  handle animals where they have the strength and experience to cope with

  foreseeable problems.

  11. No individual animal may be entered in more than one class, apart from young

  handlers and Fancy-Dress Classes.

  12. Berkeley Show licensee declare that the show held at CPH No. 14/005/8000 at

  the Castle Meadow Showground on 28 th June 2026 is EXEMPT from the Pre-

  movement Testing requirement for movements of cattle from annually (or more

  frequently) tested premises, movements of cattle from the LRA of England,

  from Scotland or from the Low TB Area of Wales to a show in Wales and is also

  EXEMPT from the Post-movement Testing requirements of cattle moving

  to/from shows across the boundaries of the LRA of England or of the Low TB

  Area of Wales. This has been registered with DEFRA on a TB180 declaration

  form.

  13. Exhibitors must adhere to DEFRA regulations in force at the time of the show.

  Full details are available on the DEFRA website or local Animal Health Office.

  14. BIOSECURITY – All livestock vehicles must arrive having been cleaned and

  disinfected before leaving home. Special attention should be given to vehicle

  wheel arches and footwells. Please ensure that before leaving the showground

  vehicles are clean and disinfected and that all contaminated clothing is

  changed (or safely disposed of if disposable). Please remember ‘BE SEEN TO

  BE CLEAN’.

  HEALTH & SAFETY

  The committee has taken every reasonable precaution to ensure

  the health, safety and welfare of those attending the show.

  Members of the public and competitors are equally responsible

  for ensuring that they do not put others at risk and that they

  cooperate with the organisers in compliance with health and

  safety legislation. In the interest of security, please ensure

  livestock and trailers are left secure when unattended.

  PLEASE ENSURE all passports / movement licenses etc are

  taken to the Livestock Secretary tent at the entrance of the

  stock yard on arrival and BEFORE UNLOADING.

  SHOW SITE CPH No. 14/005/8000

  SHOW CLASSES – CATTLE

  Judging starts 10am

  ENTRY FEES

  Entry Fee - £5 per class

  Young Handlers Classes - free

  PRIZE MONEY

  Classes 1-18

  1 st £15 2 nd £10 3 rd £5

  Young Handlers Classes 19 & 20

  Rosettes to be awarded to all

  The cattle classes may be amalgamated if other

  sections have less than 6 cattle entered, this

  will be at the Livestock Chief Stewards

  discretion.

  CATTLE

  Gloucester

  Class 1 Cow or Heifer born in 2023 or before

  Class 2 Heifer born in 2024

  Class 3 Heifer born in 2025

  Class 4 Bull (any age)

  Gloucester Championship

  Any Dairy Breed

  Class 5 Maiden or in-calf Heifer

  Class 6 Cow or Heifer in milk or dry

  Dairy Championship

  Hereford

  Class 7 Cow or Heifer born in 2023 or before

  Class 8 Heifer born in 2024

  Class 9 Heifer born in 2025

  Class 10 Bull (any age)

  Hereford Championship

  Any other Native (Not Gloucester & Hereford)

  Class 11 Cow or Heifer (over 30 months)

  Class 12 Heifer (under 30 months)

  Class 13 Bull (any age)

  Native Championship

  Any other Continental

  Class 14 Cow or Heifer (over 30 months)

  Class 15 Heifer (under 30 months)

  Class 16 Bull (any age)

  Continental Championship

  SUPREME CATTLE CHAMPIONSHIP

  To be competed for by the champions from the above

  sections

  Champion and Reserve Rosettes

  Butchers Cattle

  Class 17 Show potential Steer or Heifer under 1 year

  Class 18 Prime Steer or Heifer

  Cattle Young Handlers

  Open to any young person (age on day of show). Handler to

  be judged on ability, appearance and knowledge.

  Competitors to lead an animal suitable for their age and

  ability.

  All entries will receive a rosette.

  Class 19 Age 11 and under

  Class 20 Age 12 – 17 years

  SHOW CLASSES – SHEEP

  Judging starts 10.00 am

  ENTRY FEES

  Entry Fee - £5 per Class

  Young Handlers Classes - Free

  FANCY DRESS CLASSES - £2.50 per entry

  PRIZE MONEY

  Classes 21 - 39

  1 st £15 2 nd £10 3 rd £5

  Sheep Young Handlers - Classes 40 & 41

  Fancy Dress - Classes 42 & 43

  Rosettes to be awarded to all

  MAEDI VISNA (MV) ACCREDITED SCHEME

  It is most important that exhibitors make quite clear on their entry

  forms, by ticking the correct box whether they are MV accredited;

  i.e. a fully accredited MV accredited sheep must be accompanied by

  a MV/CAE HSR Certificate. This is very necessary to enable us to

  provide the correct penning and show facility. Members of this

  scheme will be aware of the regulations regarding coming into

  contact with non- accredited sheep and the quarantine regulations

  thereafter.

  Pure Bred Sheep Native (Please state breed)

  Class 21 Ram (yearling or older)

  Class 22 Ram Lamb

  Class 23 Ewe (older)

  Class 24 Ewe Shearling

  Class 25 Ewe Lamb

  Native Championship

  Rare and Minority Breeds (Please state breed)

  Class 26 Ram (yearling or older)

  Class 27 Ram Lamb

  Class 28 Ewe (older)

  Class 29 Ewe Shearling

  Class 30 Ewe Lamb

  Champion Rare/Minority Championship

  Pure Bred Sheep Continental (Please state breed)

  Class 31 Ram (yearling or older)

  Class 32 Ram Lamb

  Class 33 Ewe (older)

  Class 34 Ewe Shearling

  Class 35 Ewe Lamb

  Champion Continental Championship

  If any individual breed has a good number of exhibits in any set

  class, the class may be divided, this will be at the Livestock Chief

  Stewards discretion.

  Cotswold Sheep Classes

  Class 36 Ram (yearling or older)

  Class 37 Ram Lamb

  Class 38 Ewe / Shearling

  Class 39 Ewe Lamb

  Cotswold Sheep Championship

  The Cotswolds section will be amalgamated within the rare/minority

  breeds section if less than 4 exhibitors (bringing at least 8 sheep)

  are exhibited on show day.

  SUPREME SHEEP CHAMPIONSHIP

  To be competed for by the champions from all sheep sections

  Sheep Young Handler

  Open to any young person (age on day of show). Handler to

  be judged on ability, appearance and knowledge.

  Competitors to lead an animal suitable for their age and

  ability.

  Class 40 8 years and under

  Class 41 9-15 years

  Fancy Dress Classes

  To include 1 sheep and 1 person per entry, both to be in

  fancy dress.

  To take place at approximately 2.00pm on show day.

  Sheep will need to be halter led but do not need to be

  pure/pedigree or to have been shown in any other class.

  Class 42 Adult (over 18 years old)

  Class 43 Child (Please state age)