blakesmum
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Have you competed at Kingston, Half Moon and Moreton? If so what are they like as venues? Planning to branch out a bit more this season and would appreciate any input.
Anyone competing BD in Somerset/Dorset
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SpottedCat
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Not that this is of any real help, but I learnt to ride at Half Moon back in the days when it was a Riding School called Forest Lodge Equestrian Centre! It was very smart back then with a huge indoor school and a nice XC course plus a smaller not so great outdoor, but we are talking 15 years ago now!
I credit my stickability entirely to that place!
I credit my stickability entirely to that place!
Tempi
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Ive competed at all 3. I love Kingston Maurward, definately my favourite of the 3 - lovely big warmup and friendly outdoor test arena. The indoor can be spooky as the restaurant/marks boards etc are all on the open side of the arena and people generally arent quiet when theres someone doing a test!
Moreton i go to a lot aswell - warmup is a bit small for my liking around 60 x 20 which when you have 2 tests running is quite tight, but the test arenas are nice, its two 60 x 20 arenas side by side. Ive heard a rumour they are having an indoor built aswell.
Half Moon is nice, indoor is ok - last time i went the food was awful (thats a big thing with me
) and it was blowing a gale and the roof on the indoor sounded like it was going to come off
Not my favourite venue.
Moreton i go to a lot aswell - warmup is a bit small for my liking around 60 x 20 which when you have 2 tests running is quite tight, but the test arenas are nice, its two 60 x 20 arenas side by side. Ive heard a rumour they are having an indoor built aswell.
Half Moon is nice, indoor is ok - last time i went the food was awful (thats a big thing with me
SpottedCat
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Half Moon is nice, indoor is ok - last time i went the food was awful (thats a big thing with me
) and it was blowing a gale and the roof on the indoor sounded like it was going to come off
Not my favourite venue.
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Well that indoor must be 20 odd years old - I remember when the previous owners put it in!
Half Moon is nice, indoor is ok - last time i went the food was awful (thats a big thing with me
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Well that indoor must be 20 odd years old - I remember when the previous owners put it in!
Tempi
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i havent been for a couple of years, so it mightve been redone by now! But it was leaking aswell when i went
Santa_Claus
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*waves at Tina*
KM is luuuuuuuuvrely must say although not been there that recently. its an easy drive as well from you which always helps
KM is luuuuuuuuvrely must say although not been there that recently. its an easy drive as well from you which always helps
Shantor1
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I love Kingston Maurward (Dorset) and Equi-Sense (Somerset). Lovely venues, not spooky, don't leak, well organised and friendly, superb surfaces, good parking and food. What more can we ask for!
blakesmum
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*waves at Tina*
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*waves back*
Thanks for the input guys it's most apprecitated.
*waves at Tina*
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*waves back*
Thanks for the input guys it's most apprecitated.