Saturday, 06 September 2025

What’s on, where and when — full timetable of showground events

Main ring — the Invesco Perpetual ring

8.30am Class 101, B & C Handicap National Qualifier

10.15am Class 102,
Henley and District Agricultural Association Challenge Stakes

11.30am Class 103,
Henley Farm & Country Show Area Trial

1.15pm Military band

2pm Display of farming equipment by local farmers

2.45pm Grand parade of vehicles featuring class winners

3.15pm Grand parade of animals featuring class winners

3.45pm Light trade driving demonstration

4.30pm Parade of the Kimblewick Hunt

5pm Band and the lowering of the flag

Ring 2 — the Shanly Foundation ring

9am Unaffiliated jumping

1pm Driving classes

3pm Henley Farm and Country Show Driving Championship

3.45pm Chase me Charlie

Ring 3 — the Waltham Place ring
Ring 3 A

8.30am Showing classes to include cobs, foreign and rare breeds, veterans, riding/Pony Club

To follow

Clear round jumping, teeny weeny and tidgy widgy jumping

Hunters working and ridden and working hunter pony

CH03 Henley Farm & Country Show Hunter Championship

Ring 3 B

9am Mountain and moorland and coloured in hand, lead rein and first ridden pony

1pm Mountain and moorland and coloured ridden

Mountain and moorland and coloured championships

Heavy horses

11am Gelding four years or older

To follow

Mare four years or over

Young stock open to a yearling, two- or three-year-old

In hand championship

Young handlers

Turnout for a single or pair, trade or agricultural

2.15pm Ridden heavy horses

Concours d’elegance classes

2.40pm Ladies hunter — side saddle, in hand, novice, astride and produce costume

The Village

10.30am Gamegoer working dog demonstration

11.10am Richard Savory’s Sheep Show

11.50am Falconry display team

12.30pm Sheepdog and duck display

1.10pm Richard Savory’s Sheep Show

1.50pm Falconry display team

2pm Gamegoer working dog demonstration

3.10pm Richard Savory’s Sheep Show

3.50pm Sheepdog and duck display

Cattle ring one

9.30am Hereford classes

Native breed classes

Dexter classes

Cattle ring 2

9.30am Commercial beef

Beef calf

Continental breeds

Beef pairs

Beef championship

Young handlers

Sheep ring

Native breeds

9.30am Ram born in 2022 or older

Ram lamb born in 2023

Ewe born in 2022 or older

Ewe lamb born in 2023

Group of three

Wool on the hoof

Commercial classes

Commercial ram

Commercial ewe

Pen of four butcher’s lambs

Young handler, aged 6-12

Young handler, aged 13-18

Classic cars and vintage tractors

11am Judging of classic cars and vintage tractors

2.45pm Grand parade of vehicles in the main ring and presentation of prizes

The Village

11.30am Companion dog show open for entries

1pm Companion dog show judging commences

Ferret racing, ferris wheel, helter skelter, carousel, swing boats, chairoplanes,
children’s rides, archery, axe throwing and detectorists

• The Henley and District Agricultural Association reserves the right to alter the above timetable and cannot be held responsible for changes or cancellations to any of the events listed above.

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