Yikes - Just booked onto a Residential Weekend at SLM!!

[Maloo]

Well... after several years of inactivity with my own lovely horse, (due to daughters competition schedule plus studying for work related exams) I have given myself a kick up the butt and booked myself onto a residential weekend course at Stockland Lovell - has anyone been on one of these - are they any good?? (hope so - its too late to back out now!!)
I am now getting a serious case of the jitters...

. Its been years since we did anything - I think its going to be a shock to us both - anyone any suggestions on how to prepare for it??

 

[jrp204]

Oh, i thought you said S&M!!! thought it sounded interesting.

 

[EquestrianFairy]

How cool, how did you organise that?!

 

[Maloo]

jrp204 - !!!!!!!

Equestrian Fairy - its advertised on their website! Its dangerous having internet in the staff room at lunch time!!

 

[EquestrianFairy]

oh wow, i may look into that!!

 

[RachelB]

I have been three times to Stockland Lovell camps, not organised by them but by my old PC and then twice with my RC. I can honestly say it's the BEST fun EVER! It's a lovely place to go for a camp, facilities are really fab. Obviously as it's organised by SL it may be slightly different to the ones I went to but I imagine the general jist is the same. The instructors there are absolutely stellar as well - if it wasn't so far to go I'd be boxing my horses down for regular lessons with Helen Griffiths. Pepsi Kholer is the most inspirational jumping trainer I have met (and I wasn't even riding, I just walked round with some XC lessons!)
You will have a FAB time

 

[burtondog]

Have a great time, it looks lovely.

Only concern I have is that there's a lot of 'tea & cake' on the program - not sure I'd feel much like riding in between all that eating !!!

I'd love to do the September 5 day one if I could get the time off work.

 

[dollyrocks02]

Oh you lucky thing you will have a lovely time. As Silmarillion I went with a RC, so organisation might be slightly different, but the facilities are great and the food is fantastic, much tea and cake to be had - but hey all guilt free as you'll be doing sooo much riding!! Have fun

 

[RachelB]

Oh gosh I can't believe I didn't mention - the food is FANTASTIC, including the cake! Full English for breakfast, jacket potatoes and salad for lunch, tea and cakes at 4pm, and a nice big dinner later. Tea and coffee is always available which is fab too, we all ended up spending most of our time either riding or chatting over a cup of coffee in the kitchen! Apart from the first evening when I got quite drunk and ended up last to bed because I was talking to the local "mad horse woman" about the finer points of dressage

Ohhhhhh I am so jealous, I have to wait until APRIL until I can go again!

 

[Maloo]

Blimey - thanks for the feedback guys - me thinks I may need to join ponio on a diet before then if there is that much cake and good food on offer!!!!