Which Equestrian College is the best?

IMO Brackenhurst College as I am doing my uni course there but know many people who are doing their college courses there. Brilliant facilities, instructors, tutors, and range of horses.
I went to view Myerscough at an open day and they didn't sell their course to me at all I was rather disappointed with them but I can't comment how their run their courses but they have nice horses and facilities.
 
Thanks guys. Any views on Bishop Burton?
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bishop burton have just updated all of there facilities to top standard and have biggest indoor arena, really good XC course and the tutors are great and really xperienced and knowledgable etc
 
Hartpury I think has the title of the "best equestrian college," and having had a look around there a few times in the past - I would say I agree!

I mean, theres a restaurant in between two schools
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What more could you want?? Food - and horses .
 
I went to Shuttleworth in Beds. Its much smaller than any of the others mentioned here but i did 2 yrs nd in horse management. Because its a much smaller college there was only 8 on my course which can only be viewed as a benefit i think. I enjoyed being there, they have good facilities and choose nice horses.
 
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^ this really interests me at Hartpury.


ETA: Does anyone know if its difficult to get a place at equestrian colleges?? Or can you usually get in if you fit the requirements.

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They will take anyone with a pulse. They all pretend to have entry requirements such as 4 or 5 GCSE's and a minimum level of riding skill (hence the riding assessments) but in reality turning away students would lose them fees.
Of course, this is just my opinion, and I am sure many people will disagree...
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Shilasdair I feel I must agree - I went to Lincs as a mature student having been told needed to be able to do walk/trot/canter & jump up to min. 2'9" for a AI & business studies course.

Horror when 1 girl fell off in walk & another 2 in trot in the indoor school - then they all said they'd done very little riding !! I left as was not paying £3K+ as instructors spent all their time teaching these 3 to do the most basic bits & they werren't paying as still "school age" !!
 
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Shilasdair I feel I must agree - I went to Lincs as a mature student having been told needed to be able to do walk/trot/canter & jump up to min. 2'9" for a AI & business studies course.

Horror when 1 girl fell off in walk & another 2 in trot in the indoor school - then they all said they'd done very little riding !! I left as was not paying £3K+ as instructors spent all their time teaching these 3 to do the most basic bits & they werren't paying as still "school age" !!

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I appreciate your point, but the students would be fully funded (so would be paying) if they started the AI course before they were 19yrs old.
Hence why the college would take them, regardless of their inability to ride.
It's also true that FDs, NCs, NDs etc are 'unfailable' as there is no upward limit to the number of 'assessment opportunities' a college can allow. And of course, when Ofsted rates them on success as being retention x achievement, colleges have to pass them.
Or so I've heard
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