Dene Farm, Nether Wallop? xc course?

[elliegirl12]

anyone been? whats the ground and jumps like? was thinking about going there but dont want to waste my time if its not very good

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

I went a couple of times to educate (or not!) an ex racehorse. The fences are small, there's a little water complex and thats about all I can remember. I quite liked it, it served it's purpose as a nice unassuming place to school.

 

[RachelB]

Jumps are ok, not a HUGE range but a fair few set out round a course. The water is under trees, tiny, dark and murky.
The ground is either ROCK solid or knee deep in mud IME

Oh, and if you come off (like I did at the third fence...) and your horse buggers off, expect to run very fast for miles and miles chasing your horse's tail as they don't do fencing! I have never again run three miles across country quite that quick

 

[elliegirl12]

they hold comps there well winchester riding club has one in june up there and the jumps are up to 3ft3? quite open then i gather

lol is there quite a big car park or is it like as small as you like?
thankyou for your replies

 

[Mavis Cluttergusset]

Just shows how long it is since I went, I could have sworn the fences were 2'6 max

The car park was a nearby field (when there was a competition on) and when we went to school, we parked in the large farmyard. Plenty of space on both counts.

 

[elliegirl12]

hehe nope says on the WRC schedule that the jumps are up to 3ft3 lol

.... maybe they have put in new jumps or something hehe ....

okay thanks

 

[RachelB]

They have put new (bigger) jumps up in recent years... I've probably not been for six years (but then I did fall off at the third fence so I didn't get to see much of the course!)

 

[Madam_max]

Me again! They do have bigger jumps there as well as some matchsticks! It's nice enough and yes the parking is in a field, but big.

 

[elliegirl12]

Hehe okay thankyou

i think i may have been persuaded to give it a go up there isnt exspensive for the entry fee so probs just go hehe thanks

 

[Sprout]

They have put in some bigger jumps, and a new water complex, there are steps and a steep hill.

There is plenty of parking.

I took my daughter there for a schooling session a couple of weeks ago, we had the course to oursleves which was brilliant, but even then the ground was pretty hard.

Tenantry at Rockbourne is a good schooling course too.

 

[elliegirl12]

i suppose the ground will be a problem on the day .... does it get slippery if it rained on the day before? then dry the next day or i suppose sounds like the type of place its either boggy or hard

 

[Sprout]

They are mostly on clay there, so it doe get slippery when wet, but dries out quickly.