The Cornish Concours Club Spring show

Name: The Cornish Concours Club Spring show
Start: 2026-04-26T09:30:00+01:00
Location: Cholwell Equestrian Centre inc Puzzletree stud

Schedule

Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 09:30 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Cholwell Equestrian Centre inc Puzzletree stud | Bridgwater, EN

THE CORNISH CONCOURS CLUB
Presents a
SPRNG CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE SHOW
To be held at
CHOLWELL EQUESTRIAN CENTRE
Dippertown Lewdown Okehampton Devon EX20 4PT
On SUNDAY 26th April, commencing at 9.30am
Pre entries £8 per class, entries on the day £10 per class
Pre-entries will be taken until midnight Friday 24th April 2026
Contact- Lisa Solheim on Facebook
The Cornish Concours Club
[email protected]
Showing Judge Miss L Solheim
Rosettes to 6th place in all classes, double points awarded to those taking part in this year’s points Challenge Cup.
CLASS 1. IN HAND NOVICE/NERVOUS AND FIRST TIMERS
Open to any combination who have not won 1st place in any in hand concours d’elegance class. Instructed class. HC entries welcome.
CLASS 2. JUNIOR IN HAND COSTUME
17 and under
CLASS 3. SENIOR IN HAND COSTUME
CLASS 4. RIDDEN NOVICE/NERVOUS & FIRST TIMERS
Walk only. Riders may be led/assisted. Open to any combination who have not won 1st place in any ridden concours d’elegance class. Instructed class. HC entries welcome.
CLASS 5. JUNIOR RIDDEN COMBINATION
17 and under, including lead rein & first ridden, class may be split.
CLASS 6. SENIOR RIDDEN COMBINATION
CLASS 7. SEASONAL COSTUME (WINTER/SPRNG)
a) in hand
b) ridden
CLASS 8. HOMEMADE COSTUME.
a) in hand
b) ridden
Either skirt or jacket to be homemade or significantly altered by the wearer or close family/friend (not to be a professional sewer)
CLASS 9. BEST MARE.
A in hand
B ridden
CLASS 10. BEST GELDING
A in hand
B ridden
CLASS 11. MOUNTAIN AND MOORLAND (including part bred) not open to those competing in class 12.
A in hand
B ridden
CLASS 12. ANY OTHER BREED (Not open to those competing in class 11)
A in hand
B ridden
IN HAND CHAMPIONSHIP
Open to all 1st place showing winners.
RIDDEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Open to all 1st place showing winners.
PRESENTATION OF SPECIAL AWARDS.
All competitors are encouraged to attend for these.
COSTUME
Period style dress, eg. Downton Abbey, Victorian/Edwardian style for ladies & gentlemen. No fancy dress, and no skin on show please ladies. Costume for ladies is different from traditional turnout, which is smart evening performance or hunting wear.
FORMAT
In hand walk only. Novice ridden walk only. All other classes to include walk and trot as well as an individual show. You may canter in your individual show if you wish. Competitors may ride astride or side saddle. Gentlemen are most welcome to compete. It would be useful if competitors could provide a short resume about their costume.
RESOURCES
Facebook pages that may be handy include CES Concours Extravaganza Shows UK and Concours d’elegance Society of Great Britain (CDSGB). There are lots of different forums which discuss costume and often new and pre-loved costumes and accessories can be sourced. For those who are handy with a sewing machine patterns and such like can be recommended online too.
RIDING HATS
Up to date riding hats must be worn by ALL competitors although these may be dressed/decorated to fit the theme of your costume. This is a condition of the venue.
INSURANCE
It is a condition of entry that all competitors are covered by adequate insurance. The organiser and venue take no responsibility for any incident or accident howsoever caused
GOOD HUMOUR & SPORTSMANSHIP
The not so nice bit-
The intention of these shows is to provide a sympathetic arena for people of all abilities to compete in. We do not tolerate poor sportsmanship or any kind of bullying. The judge’s decision is final.
Any complaint should be forwarded to the steward in writing for the attention of Lisa within 30 minutes of the event happening. Unfortunately we have had a couple of reports over the years we have been running and this system seems the fairest.
As a last resort we reserve the right to request people to leave the showground.