Featured Attractions
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Featured Attractions
Arena Entertainment
The Arenas – at the heart of the shows!
Three main arenas are at the very heart of each show. First class entertainment is provided by some of the countryside's top sports names and organisations in the UK.
The Andy Singleton Arena is the biggest arena for performers who need space to showcase their skills. It plays host to some fabulous attractions and entertains all day long.
So much to see with some dare-devil stunts, fast and furious scurry racing, entertaining mounted games, cheeky sheepdog and duck displays, horses and hounds, bigger Birds of Prey, daring dog displays and even a grand natonal steeplechase.
The Countryside Arena is a more intimate area, perfect to watch and enjoy a wide range of country sports and skills with some top Countrymen and their animals.
The Falconry Village & Arena, with its fabulous array of native and exotic Birds of Prey. Majestic flying and free 'Have a Go' sessions for children included. Regular falconers are joined by special guest falconers at each event; Ben Long is the guest performer at Thame over Easter.
The arenas are interlinked and surrounded by a superb selection of country stalls, selling everything from country sports equipment, clothing and accessories to home and garden, crafts and food.
Along with the main arenas, there are supporting specialist arenas showing and demonstrating countryside favourites, including angling, Gundogs, Lurchers and lots more besides.
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The Main Arena will host a number of Falconry Display's throughout the Day. The Display's will vary and may include a number of different species from Hawks, Falcon's, Buzzards and Owl's to name a few.
Audience participation may be encouraged and is often welcomed to make the display a memorable one.
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Driving for success!
Come along and watch the Living Heritage Open Scurry and Trials Driving Championship in the Andy Singleton Arena. The championship will run throughout a series of Game and Country Fairs and will be Open to all BSTD / SDA / Osbournes Scurry Group and any other affiliated groups.
An impressive event that tests both rider and pony as they race the carriage through a SDA designed course against the clock.
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Click here to view shows featuring Living Heritage Open Scurry Driving Championship
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Games on horseback!
Mounted Games is a series of very fast races, exciting for participants and spectators alike, performed by young people on ponies in the main arena.
With national teams from around the UK competing against each other, why not come along and cheer for your local team.
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Click here to view shows featuring Mounted Games
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Let Cyril the Squirrel, along with his racing terriers, entertain you.
Cyril the Squirrel and his racing terriers has established itself as one of the leading terrier racing display teams in the country today. These great little dogs will have you in fits of laughter with their crazy antics. They race on the flat and over their purpose-built jumps, sometimes ridden by great little jockeys. Members of the audience are encouraged to take part with their own dogs too. Even the kids have a chance to participate and can race against one of these little terriers. Cyril the Squirrel provides great entertainment for all the family
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Whatever your event we have a display to suit.
Musical displays can consist of ridden Horses, elegant Ladies Carts or brewers style drays or a mixture of them all for various durations.
Practical Demonstrations and Displays are also an option with heavy horses drawing agricultural implements and trade vehicles, accompanied by a informative commentary and old time music.
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Click here to view shows featuring Waldburg Shires
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James Dylan's STUNTWORLD - International Motorcycle Stunt Show
James Dylan's Stuntworld, the most experienced Stunt Team in Great Britain has something different for 2012, a new style Stunt Show with the latest motorcycles and a remarkable buggy. Gone are the black burn marks left on the arena, the only thing we leave now is the lasting memory of witnessing the most amazing show in Britain.
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Click here to view shows featuring James Dylan's Stuntworld
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Tom's not sheepish. He has to duck and dive though!
Tom has been giving Sheepdog displays & demonstrations with sheep, geese and ducks at venues across the British Isles for more than 20 years. He appears at large country shows and small village fetes as well and his displays are informative and amusing, especially when the ducks misbehave. Children love to see the ducks misbehave!
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Click here to view shows featuring Tom Longton Sheepdogs
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Collies in control
An event with a difference! Try your hand at working a sheepdog. The dogs are under your control, so the experience of actually working one of these fantastic border collies will be one to remember.
The dogs usually help David on the farm with his flock of 500 breeding ewes and their lambs, but at the shows David works with you and his geese, showing you how to cleverly navigate around obstacles.
It really makes you think about the characteristics of the animals and shows you skill, commitment and the capability of a working dog.
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Click here to view shows featuring David Seamark Sheepdogs
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Works like a dream!
Trochry Gun Dogs are breeders & professional trainers of English Springer Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels & Labrador Retrievers.
Shown in a simulated shooting environment and demonstrating what is expected from a working gundog along with the high standards of training that need to be achieved. The displays also demonstrate some of the basic techniques used in early training which also apply to dogs as pets.
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Click here to view shows featuring Trochry Gun Dogs (A)
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Fly Casting Demonstrations with Tim Gaunt-Baker and the Salmon and Trout Association. Tim is a founder member of the Hardy Grays Academy of fly- fishing instructors.
Tim has over 40 years Fly-fishing experience fishing around the world for a wide range of species. “I caught my first trout on a fly at the tender age of 5 and I have been hooked ever since” he says when asked.
Tim will be demonstrating all the fly-casting techniques with both single-handed and double handed rods, talking about fishing casts that catch fish, tying flies, Talking about the right equipment to use for the quarry you intend to fish for.
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Click here to view shows featuring Fly Casting Demonstration (A)
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Extreme horses!
Horse boarding started on UK shores in 2008, hitting the country with force through the 2009 season. The sport combines the excitement of horse racing with the extreme nature of mountain boarding and guarantees an action -packed spectacle for contestants and spectators alike.
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Click here to view shows featuring Horse Boarding
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A Fishing Demonstration with Peter Johnson. An interactive display of casting techniques and accuarcy. The demonstration will include casting a rig into hoops set at different distances. A great chance for kids of all ages to "have a go" and compete against each other just for fun.
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Click here to view shows featuring Fishing with Peter Johnson
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The Axemen are in constant demand over the summer months to ententain crowds at shows and festivals with their axes and saws. Their enjoyment in demonstrating logging skills is apparent to all, whilst racing each other with specialist axes and saws.
The Axemen come from a large area, ranging from the Vale of Clwyd to the banks of Lake Tegid, Bala, with axemen from further afield joing them occasionally, including some from abroad.
Many of the axemen are familiar faces at the axe-racing competions at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells, but can also be seen at many events, both large and small, locally and further afield over the Borders.
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Click here to view shows featuring Lumberjacks Sports - The Clwyd Axemen
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