Has anyone here been XC schooling at Milton Keynes Eventing Centre??

[olop]

Can you tell me if they have the steeplechase fences up all year round or are they only there on competition days??

Thanks!

 

[PaddyMonty]

If you mean the actual steeplechase course (as used in 3DE) then from memory it is only used during comps. Rest of time it is roped off.

 

[olop]

Yeah that is what I meant sorry
Oh thats a shame, am thinking of taking the boy & have never done anything like that before so wanted to give it a blast.

Thanks for the info

 

[PaddyMonty]

To be honest the steeplechase fences are so small it really is a non-event when you come to do it in the 3DE. Only slight issue is getting the correct line from start box. To many people follow a straight line which gives the horse a natural run out. If you hang left on exit of start box then you get a good line to the first. After that its easy.

 

[kerilli]

If you don't mind travelling a little further, ring Rushton and see if they still have their 'chase fences, iirc there used to be 3 just the other side of the river bridge, decent size, super to have a cruise over.
rushtoncrosscountrycourse.co.uk

it used to be my local xc course so i went a lot, haven't been for years but it was always a good course to have lots of fun over, really educational, nothing trappy or nasty.

 

[popsdosh]

Certainly closer for you Waresley park has allweather gallops and brush fences .I think its £10 to use the gallops
http://waresleypark.co.uk/price-list/
If you combined it with using the CC fences you just pay for the CCand can use the gallops as well for your £20 when you consider whats available there its great value

 

[Carefreegirl]

They have few small steeplechase fences in the bottom field but prob only 2' 6 max.

 

[olop]

To be honest the steeplechase fences are so small it really is a non-event when you come to do it in the 3DE. Only slight issue is getting the correct line from start box. To many people follow a straight line which gives the horse a natural run out. If you hang left on exit of start box then you get a good line to the first. After that its easy.

Ok thanks for this, we are only jumping upto a metre at the moment anyway so not looking to do the full size steeplechase fences at the moment I'm not actually looking to do the 3DE, we SJ but thought I would take him somewhere like this to do something different thanks for the info though!

If you don't mind travelling a little further, ring Rushton and see if they still have their 'chase fences, iirc there used to be 3 just the other side of the river bridge, decent size, super to have a cruise over.
rushtoncrosscountrycourse.co.uk

it used to be my local xc course so i went a lot, haven't been for years but it was always a good course to have lots of fun over, really educational, nothing trappy or nasty.

Thanks for the suggestion, it says they charge £14 an hour to use this course which I thought was quite expensive, thanks for the link though.

They have few small steeplechase fences in the bottom field but prob only 2' 6 max.

That's good to know, thank you

 

[olop]

Certainly closer for you Waresley park has allweather gallops and brush fences .I think its £10 to use the gallops
http://waresleypark.co.uk/price-list/
If you combined it with using the CC fences you just pay for the CCand can use the gallops as well for your £20 when you consider whats available there its great value

For some reason I couldnt mutiquote your post sorry
Thanks for the link, this course looks very nice and is slightly nearer too, thank you