You Lovely Eventing Lot...

[chester1234]

P is doing his first Novice at Winkburn. Have looked at the pictures on EWW, and there's nothing there I'm thinking will cause a serious problem. He can do the height, but his little irish brain might get a bit addled with skinnys [will be doing practise] and angles [ditto].

So, to the point. Presuming we have a good run at Winkburn [ no more than 8 SJ and 20 XC] where should I go for my next Novice? Bearing in mind it's only his second. Burnham Market looks good, although I'm thinking the ground looks like it gets v deep? There's then Keysoe, Oasby & Holdenby. Obviously funds for 3 horses won't allow me to do all of them, but two, maybe three. But which would be the best to follow on from Winkburn?

Let the debate begin

 

[Thistle]

The weather at Burnham in the spring was atrocious, I have never know it deep there before.

 

[kerilli]

are you sure Holdenby does a N? i thought it was just PN now.

 

[chester1234]

Thistle - are you saying it wasn't deep or was?! I'm confused, or maybe I'm just a numpty! The EWW photos make the take offs look v poached is all!
K - Some reason read OPN as N

I'm so not with it today.

 

[Thistle]

was deep in spring (think torrential rain, lorries towed in!) but generally ok verging on hard every other time i've been there.

 

[chester1234]

Towed IN? Good lord! Oh that's good to hear, and the track itself?

 

[SillyMare]

Oasby is a nice course.

 

[Lolo]

(eldest daughter talking, not actual member...)

I live down the road from Burnham Market and love it there- the course is friendly and inviting, although often up to height.
It's not as easy as places like Blackwater, but still very good. And if you were towed in at BM, you've met my Dad!! The stabling gets a but deep due to the torrential rain in spring, and the burst water pipe, but the going is usually is nice and 'easy'.

 

[ajn1610]

I got round Oasby OK and that means it must be nice!

 

[Horsemad12]

Burnham Market is up to height but lovely.

Keysoe is quite easy but with the odd fence that seems much bigger / harder than the rest. Perhaps OK for someone just upgraded as the easy fences give you a breather but on an experinced horse I found it hard to get a rythmn. SJ on a surface and usually up to height and I have seen it cause problems.

Oasby nice, and usually good ground even if it is wet.

Good luck at Winkburn I did my first ever novice there a few years ago!

 

[KatB]

Oasby is lovely, was umming over it for our first Novice. May be doing the PN at Burnham Market,

 

[sw123]

I'd go to Burnham and Oasby - thats the plan for my 5yo novice wise!!

Winkburns novice is fine, i always think its a bit rubbish in that the fences aren't beautiful or particularly spectacular but it does the job as a run, the ground should be ok this year too