KatB
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Just looked at site, and yes counting chickens slightly, but any opinions on it?
Buckminster Park PN
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hotellie
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desperately wanted to go last year but oit was cancelled so really want to go this year!!! sorry that is no help!
KatB
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Yeah i know was rained off
Looks a nice (local!) course!!
Sneedy
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I was going to run there as my 1st PN last year and wouldn't have done if I'd heard bad things about it so it can't be tooooo bad!! I think I found some pic on eventriders.com or EWW???
Planning on going this year!
Planning on going this year!
KatB
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Cool, think will be our second or 3rd PN if we get that far... fingers crossed!
Thistle
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Never been but shall probably do JRN there.
LEC
Opinions are like bum holes, everyone has one.
I have walked round it - its nice. My OH sister owns it so have had a good mooch round!
Its fairly hilly round the parkland in places so would think you would need a fit horse. Straightforward water as well.
If Barbury was not on at the same time I would make the effort to go there and run in the novice.
Its fairly hilly round the parkland in places so would think you would need a fit horse. Straightforward water as well.
If Barbury was not on at the same time I would make the effort to go there and run in the novice.
HairyHatMan
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I've done it twice but not for 2-3 years. It was quite meaty but straightforward. I love the place personally.
I think if "plans" go to plan and we've done a PN by then, I'll definitely enter it with Shadow.
I think if "plans" go to plan and we've done a PN by then, I'll definitely enter it with Shadow.
sillygillyhorse
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Ages since I rode it but ground tends to be pretty good. Fences were up to height and width but rode well. Course starts at bottom of a hill climbs gently for about the first four fences then rises quite steeply, used to be a fence on the top then a 2 or 3 on the way back down an equally steep hill. Remember the steps to the skinny caused quite few glance offs, remainder of course straight forward from what I remember though could have changed considerably since I rode it. Do remember loads of room for dressage warm up but the sj was squashed into a small area and the fences were the ones with matchsticks for poles!
KatB
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Lol! Well we knock hem down no matter how thick they are
Hmm, definitely on my maybe list then...see how cow copes with PN first
HairyHatMan
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Ages since I rode it but ground tends to be pretty good. Fences were up to height and width but rode well. Course starts at bottom of a hill climbs gently for about the first four fences then rises quite steeply, used to be a fence on the top then a 2 or 3 on the way back down an equally steep hill. Remember the steps to the skinny caused quite few glance offs, remainder of course straight forward from what I remember though could have changed considerably since I rode it. Do remember loads of room for dressage warm up but the sj was squashed into a small area and the fences were the ones with matchsticks for poles!
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Think you must have done it the year I did! Everyone was getting run outs at that skinny and somehow we got over it. They changed it the year after to make it easier and we had a stop!
Ages since I rode it but ground tends to be pretty good. Fences were up to height and width but rode well. Course starts at bottom of a hill climbs gently for about the first four fences then rises quite steeply, used to be a fence on the top then a 2 or 3 on the way back down an equally steep hill. Remember the steps to the skinny caused quite few glance offs, remainder of course straight forward from what I remember though could have changed considerably since I rode it. Do remember loads of room for dressage warm up but the sj was squashed into a small area and the fences were the ones with matchsticks for poles!
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Think you must have done it the year I did! Everyone was getting run outs at that skinny and somehow we got over it. They changed it the year after to make it easier and we had a stop!