HHO admin
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H&H wants to know your top venues for cross-country schooling for our new microsite, produced in association with Subaru.
Is there a place that you think is perfect for young horses starting their cross-country career? And where do you take an older horse at a start of the season for a refresher?
Is there somewhere that's particularly useful for training water/ditches? And can you recommend somewhere to take children for a 'safe' taster of solid fences?
Please add your top venues to this thread, and include what you particularly like about them. We are looking for courses all over Britain and Ireland. The most popular courses will be featured on our new microsite at
www.horseandhound.co.uk/crosscountrycourses/
HHO Admin
Edited by HHO admin (11/09/2008 13:50)
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pISHed_elf_lover
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Reged: 15/02/2008
Posts: 3420
Loc: Vale of Glamorgan
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Hilltop XC Course - Ledbury
Such a fantastic choice of fences , suitable for everyone !! 
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ernikins
addict
Reged: 18/09/2005
Posts: 513
Loc: Kent
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Lodge Farm at Matfield!!! Always lovely ground, well maintained fences - great selection from baby to bigger!!!!
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cassie_r
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Reged: 26/02/2008
Posts: 483
Loc: Berkshire
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Eland Lodge - don't live near there anymore so might have changed a bit but it was very very good. Had a good variety of fences and a good range in height. Had a very good water complex with a slope down, different size steps in different amount of steps in and a jump or slope out. There was normally pretty good going as well.
Rosehill (Berks, i think) - A bit of everything but mostly smaller fences. Very good for taking young horses to.
Snowball Farm - Good fences but better to go when they have their course set up for schooling the day after a comp because alot of the fences aren't permenant (sp). However they are very good for somewhere to take children for a 'safe' taster of solid fences because they start small, and most of their smaller fences are quite inviting.
Pachesham(sp) - Good course, good variety, good ground, good height range. Water could be better I think.
Tweseldown - Good everything but not many very small fences (could be a good or bad thing depending on what you want).
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crackersluvrat
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Reged: 12/06/2008
Posts: 216
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Hoods at Grange-de-Lings, its fantastic!
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ChristmasMouse
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 19/08/2005
Posts: 20579
Loc: Co. Tipperary, Ireland
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Annaharvey Farm in Tullamore, Co. Offaly - They have an excellent course with fences up to CNC*** height. There are about 130 fences spread over about 200 acres, with an excellent variety of fences to suit both young and experienced horses.
Flowerhill Equestrian Centre in Killimor, Co. Galway - They also have an excellent course with roughly 190 fences up to CNC* height.
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JodieS
journeyman
Reged: 18/02/2008
Posts: 57
Loc: Basingstoke, Hampshire
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Hoplands (Hampshire) big variety of rustic fences. A lot of variety in the water complex. Showjumps there to use also as well as gallops.
Boomerang (Berkshire) Lots of jumps to school over, very bright jumps which are moved around from time to time to change to options. Many complexes and skinnys to train over.
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The_Henmeister
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 14/01/2006
Posts: 5453
Loc: In a barn....
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Aylesford (UK Chasers 20) - Massive choice of fences, at least three options at each fence, fantastic water complex, steps, drops, sunken roads, skinnies etc etc!
Also lovely school with show jumps available.
Only downside is its a bit spread out, but lots of hills and long enough to go round purely to hack!
Newton and Field Farm at Wymeswold are all good too, lots of options and good waters, also better venues for having trainer with you.
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SilverSkye
old hand
Reged: 10/07/2005
Posts: 849
Loc: Nottingham - United Kingdom
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Anither vote for Aylesford is a fantastic course with a huge selection that suits all from little people on ponies to eventers. The water complex is massive with lots of options and i have and would happily take a young horse learning or an experienced horse as a warm up before an event.
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kerilli
Reged: 01/04/2002
Posts: 8034
Loc: South Lincs
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Grange de Lings, everything from teeny-tiny to testing enough for an experienced horse and rider. Full set of showjumps too, with water tray etc.
Eland Lodge - have only been there for event, not to school, but a lovely venue with 3 different waters, steep hill, lots of variety, beautifully built fences.
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igglepiggle
Reged: 29/10/2004
Posts: 551
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Leyland Court near Bristol is excellent as a XC schooling venue. Chedworth near Cheltenham is great and really compact. Milton Keynes has also got a good variety of fences and I'd second Hilltop near Ledbury.
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Lucretia_BahHumbug
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 07/01/2008
Posts: 2634
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boomerang probably my favourite. going fab, loads different fences and russ (hardy) will do best to accomodate anyparticular problems you might wantto sort out if you ask him by moving the portables.
also can use the showjump facilities whch are rather good as well if you need to.
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THE_carthorse
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 24/01/2007
Posts: 7273
Loc: west mids
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Another vote for Aylesford near Melton Mowbray
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Jul
enthusiast
Reged: 04/07/2007
Posts: 390
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Berwick Farm (used to be Stanford Rivers BE) near Ongar, Essex. They have lots of little fences for beginners as well as quite a few bigger ones. Two waters - one little one with ramp and little steps and a bigger one with ramp and big steps in.
They also have a few open ditches, a couple of small coffins and other bank/steps to practise over.
Not so good for very big fences though, I'd say it's useful up to about pre-novice/novice level although they do have a few big scary ones!
Also Hill House in Beds (Carlton BE) have quite a good variety of fences to play with. Lots of steps, a few ditches, small water with steps/ramps in and out. Coffin, trakehner and lovely gallops.
Both are £20 for a schooling session I think.
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dingle12
Reged: 22/01/2005
Posts: 1420
Loc: south yorkshire
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Boomerang for me plus Russ is very laid back and helpful !!!
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madhossy
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 03/07/2006
Posts: 2607
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Another vote for Lodge Farm in Matfield.
Always well prepared going. A good selection of small, medium and larger XC fences and if you know the carpenter (as I do!!) you can make special requests!!!
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SillyMare
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 04/01/2006
Posts: 2181
Loc: Northampton
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Can't believe nobody has said Aston-Le-Walls yet. Fantastic schooling course - best if horses have already done a bit.
For absolute baby horses I like Milton Keynes (for variety of fences and nice big water) and Carlton (for ditches).
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RachelFerd
Reged: 24/04/2005
Posts: 786
Loc: London
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Coombelands in W Sussex was a lovely place to introduce my youngster to XC - the course is very inviting, with a good selection of ditches, banks and combinations. The water has several options. All fences are to BE standard - at Training, Intro and Pre Novice.
Tweseldown is great for the more experienced horse or rider, as there is less selection of small fences. The water complex is excellent with a huge variety of options, and the fact that it is open nearly all the year is a big bonus.
Leyland Court near Bristol has a big range of fences, and is particularly good for introducing children to XC, as they have plenty of technical fences at smaller heights. There is a schooling field with lots of fences in the same area with all weather take offs and landings. Everything is well built, and they will move portables for you if you want to recreate a specific problem. They also have a BSJA standard derby jumping arena.
Stockland Lovell is another good one - I can't think of much they don't have! There are 2 fantastic water complexes, a sunken road, several bank complexes, coffins, corners, arrowheads, owl holes, trakehners... all at a variety of heights from mini 2ft to BE intermediate.
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toto
Reged: 31/10/2003
Posts: 5692
Loc: Moray
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Balquholly near Turriff (Aberdeenshire)
http://www.balquhollycrosscountry.co.uk/
From 2'6 to 3'6 with everything you need. The water is fantastic and its really compact. There really isn't anywhere else up here anymore.
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BroadfordQueen
Carpal \'Tunnel
Reged: 07/01/2006
Posts: 13086
Loc: worcestershire!
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Lincomb equestrian centre is absolutely amazing. Something for everyone, absolutely LOADS of jumps! Proberbly most suitable for people jumping 2"6ft+ as there are only a few smaller jumps. There really is everything here.
http://www.crosscountrycourse.co.uk/
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