The South Downs Show at Queen Elizabeth Country Park

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South Downs Show returns for another year at the Queen Elizabeth Country Park.

A show for all the family with farm animals such as sheep, amazing arena acts such as Adams Axemen and Stallions of Substance, wood fair with crafts and machinery, sheepdog trials, children’s activities, gun dogs, pet dog show, birds of prey, local food, air rifles, and more.

Arena shows include:

Stallions of Substance
The Murray sisters perform dazzling equine Displays and Demonstrations for audiences nationwide. Sisters Siobhan and Anne Marie exhibit extraordinary horsemanship skills on stallions which they have ridden since infancy.
Sweep's Sheepdog Show

Sheepdogs have worked beside farmers on the South Downs for centuries.  Terena Plowright will demonstrate the dedication and focus of the collie with the help of her young chum Sweep.  Sweep will show you the commands used by the majority of shepherds and you can see the geese reacting to his movements.

Homested Dog Agility Team 
This wonderful group of talented people and dogs will show you how much fun agility is and how much dogs need their brains to work.  Raising money for charity, this team is dedicated to the welfare of dogs and bringing out the fun loving nature within.

Hampshire Wood Fair will return as a a huge section of this show.  Wood is one of the most exciting raw materials we have and the many different aspects of its use will be put on display at the Hampshire Wood Fair.
Crafts, machinery, axe men, coppice workers, information about managing a woodland, grants, and so much more.Have a go at some of the crafts and see how to create interesting items from wood.