ANYONE Been To Eland Lodge Hunter Trails?

[ElliePippa]

Just because, I'm entering the mad ginger one, but this is mine (and her) first hunter trial, and i've never even been to Eland Lodge

So...
Should I walk the course on the day or the day before?
And is it easy to remeber the course, ie do the fences for each class have different numbers?
Lol Thankyou SO much
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[Rosehip]

Hiya, Eland Lodge is just up the road from me, its lovely and you will have a great time!!
They dont like people on the course during an event, but the course is so lovely and open you could almost watch a couple of people go round and know the course.
Give them a call and see what they say, they are lovely and very aproachable there, and the shop is fabby!!!
Have a great time!!

 

[horseriderdeb]

My daughter when she does things like this walks the course the day before. She takes a pad and pencil with her and draws it out as she is going round. Then she learns it that night. They use different colour markers for the different abilities

Hope you have a great time

 

[MrsMozartletoe]

ditto lovely place. nice people. great coffee

 

[Pidgeon]

course is open the day before to walk usually after 2pm, different colours for the different classes and you can view the full course on their website http://87.237.62.35/events/crosscountry/Mini%20Fences.htm

 

[diggerbez]

its really nice, about 2 hours drive for me but one of my fave venues...PM glitterfuzz (i think thats how you spell it) as she works there....

 

[glitterfuzz]

Thanks for the link Pidgeon.....

saved me a job! All the fences are on the website (although I do need to add a couple more and ive been a bit lazy about it!)

If you tell me which class you are doing, I will email you a course map as I make them! Not been told exactly whats in each course this time, will be slightly different.

The Novice for the BHS finals includes the Intro fence 3 and also the Island. Another part of it has been palisaded so you dont have to jump up over a ditch and it will be flagged so that you can jump down over the other palisaded part if needed. The tumble down fence has also been turned round. As far as I know these will be in the October Hunter trials too.

Novice tiger trap will be missed out. Mini course may be the same as last time. Will update asap!

Also added a list of winter events to the website (click 2009 events on the home page) Includes arena eventing this winter