rhs horse.qxd - Royal Highland Show

Cancellation of Stalls
12. Where a stall reservation in the Beef Cattle,
Dairy Cattle or Heavy Horse Classes is cancelled
in writing before 13th May the Stall fee will be
refunded, after deduction of a £5
administration fee. In the case of Sheep this is
combined with the entry fee and this later
cancellation date applies.
Rejecting Entries
13. The Board of Directors reserves the right to
refuse any entries it may think fit to exclude, or
to cancel any entry made, or to prohibit the
exhibition of any entry, or to cancel any Prize or
Prizes awarded to any animal in respect of which
a valid protest has been lodged or which is
found to have been ineligible to compete.
Animal Health
14.1. Details of the relevant Animal Health
Regulations are contained in this Prize List.
14.2. Animals suffering from any form of
infectious or contagious disease - including
ringworm or other form of infectious or
contagious skin ailment - must not be brought
to the Show.
14.3. The Stewards have the power to require
that any animal showing any such symptoms be
examined by the Official Veterinary Surgeons,
and, if found to be so infected shall be isolated
or excluded from the Showground. All cattle
showing any signs of ringworm shall, at the
discretion of the Official Veterinary Surgeons or
Chief Steward, be removed from the
Showground and the production of a Veterinary
Certificate relating to treatment shall not
exempt any animal from this ruling.
14.4. The Chief Steward in consultation with the
Official Veterinary Surgeons shall have authority
to prohibit the access of persons and animals to
certain areas which will be clearly signposted.
14.5. During judging of a class the decision of
the judge with regard to soundness is final.
14.6. All livestock susceptible to Blue Tongue
coming to the Show must comply with current
legislation and regulations.
out-with the Society’s reasonable control, the
Society will refund in full all entry fees, stalling or
stabling fees, caravan site bookings, hay bale
tickets, parking permit costs and any pre-bought
extra tickets. Exhibitors should note that there
will be no refund of any Society Membership
fees including joining fees and annual or other
subscriptions.
15.2. If any section(s) of the Show is or are
cancelled by the Society as a result of any
circumstances whether within or outwith the
Society’s reasonable control, the Society will (a)
in respect of the cancelled section(s) refund the
entry fees and stalling or stabling fees, and (b)
unless the Exhibitor has also entered for a
section which is not cancelled, refund any
caravan site bookings, hay bale tickets, parking
permit costs and pre-bought extra tickets.
Exhibitors should note that there will be no
refund of any Society Membership Fees
including joining fees and annual or other
subscriptions.
Breed Section
15.3. In the event of the entries in any section of
Sheep, Goats and Horses being less in number
than an average of five per class or the entries in
any section of Cattle being less in number than
an average of four per class, and the number of
different Exhibitors in the section being less than
three, the classes will be cancelled. Nevertheless,
two or more classes may be combined if by so
doing the viability of the section is ensured. In
reaching any decision in the cattle sections, the
number of stalls booked for the breed in
question will also be taken into consideration.
15.4. If in any year a Breed has failed to meet the
conditions contained in 15.3 and the section has
in consequence been cancelled, classes will be
offered for the subsequent year. However, if
numbers in that subsequent year do not meet
the criteria the Board of Directors will not
consider an application for the provision of
classes until after two succeeding Shows.
Cancellation
The Show
15.1. If the Show is cancelled by the Society as a
result of any circumstances whether within or
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