Wednesday at The Show
Wednesday 11 November is day one of the Canterbury A Show. Highlights are below:
Judging Highlights
9am on Beef & Cattle Breed Judging – The ANZ Lawn
2pm Grand Champion & Supreme Champions (Merino) – Alliance NZ Sheep Arena
2.00-3.00pm All Breeds Supreme Award (Horse) – ASB Arena
3.30pm Meat and Wool Cup (Sheep) – Alliance NZ Sheep Arena
4.30pm Mint Lamb Competition Taste Test Judging – Sheep Exhibitors Club
Entertainment Highlights
10.30, 1.30pm Endurocross Demos – The Village Green
11.30am Zilco Scurry NZ Racing
12.30pm Duck Herding with Donald Stuart – Eukanuba Dog Trials
1pm, 4pm Mae Valley – MORE FM Main Stage
1pm Machinery Parade – ASB Arena
1.15pm NZ Mounted Rifles Parade and Tent Pegging
3.15pm In Hand Horse and Pony Parade
The Village Green
A top line up of bands will grace the MORE FM Main Stage on Wednesday. New Zealand’s Country Music Male Artist of the
Year Cam Scott will be joined by X-Factor’s Mae Valley and popular local band SansTribe throughout the day.
EnduroCross
EnduroCross is new at the show this year. This exciting sport is a fusion between motocross and enduro in a series of
sprint races over man-made obstacles making for spectacular viewing! The EnduroCross team will also be holding
demonstrations on the Village Green.
Fun for the Kids
Children can check out the new and improved and much bigger Mike Greer Homes City Farmyard, catch all the awesome
entertainment from The Court Theatre and Captain Festus McBoyle on the Tip Top Family Lawn, get their faces painted, try
out the big Farm Machinery and so much more!
Zilco Scurry NZ Racing
Scurry racing is horses or ponies in carts, racing against the clock around a course of cones with balls balanced on
top. Knocking a ball off incurs a 2-sectond time penalty. The fastest after adding any penalties wins. Top level drivers
need to be highly skilled with both speed and accuracy being required to win. Scurry racing is fast, exciting and easy
to follow.
NZ Mounted Rifles
In the 100-year anniversary of our troops landing at Gallipoli, it’s very fitting that the Canterbury Mounted Rifles
will be holding demonstrations at The Show this year. Members of the Public will have the opportunity to wander through
“Camp Gallipoli” located at the Main Entrance. A special parade will also take place every day with horse and riders in
full military regalia. Riders will also demonstrate Tent Pegging. Tent Pegging is a fast=paced ancient cavalry sport and
definitely worth a watch!
ENDS