Training breaks with own horses (eventers) - any ideas where to go?

[viola]

Does anybody know of a decent eventing yard (good facilities etc) within 1-2 hours of SE London/Kent where you can take your (Intro/PN) horses for a week intensive training and possibly work/exercise horses on the yard to lower the costs?
It doesn't have to be any Name in particular; just someone with good BE record, decent flatwork (sorry, I am just a classical riding snob and can't learn from someone with their legs/hands all over the place

) and ideally good at show-jumping (horsey lacking a bit there!).

Any ideas welcomed

 

[Bossanova]

May be worth trying Sam Griffiths at Hoplands, he seems to always be on the lookout for people to help exercise and the facilities there are fab. He's apparently a very good trainer though I dont know how classical he is!!

 

[tigers_eye]

Might be worth giving Gill Watson a ring, she's at Quainton Stud now. You won't be able to go during the J/YR training weeks, but outside of that she'd probably be able to take you. And just ask if there's anything you can do to lower costs - could be that they've a week where someone's booked holiday and they're needing someone.

 

[viola]

Thank you! will have a look.

The reason I would like someone with good,correct flatwork is that I love the dressage phase, am committed to correct, horse-friendly training and wouldn't like any gang-ho approach to it

 

[viola]

Thanks! We want to go sometime in the summer I think (would go with a friend and her horses).

 

[carthorse]

Nigel Taylor at Aston -le-walls

 

[seabiscuit]

I would second Sam Griffiths. Fantastic trainer and really nice guy. Only had lessons on him for jumping though not flatwork. And hoplands is a fab centre for you to spend a weekend there.

www.hoplandsec.com

 

[AandK]

i third him,

i have had a flat lesson with him and found i very useful.. i have also seen him ride on the flat and he is a very sympathetic rider..

 

[lifeslemons]

I would suggest Gill Watson too!

 

[wizoz]

Sorry, I wouldn't recommend Sam Griffiths for his flatwork,

jumping yes.

 

[viola]

Thanks everyone! I think we will look closer into Hoplands while investigating other places too of course

Might do my dressage practise on my own if we can improve the SJ!