“A wonderful cross-country site, interesting and beautifully maintained, with so many different types of fences – a far cry from a collection of boring roll-tops”
Lucinda Green, six-times Badminton winner
Lodge Farm Cross-Country Course offers more than 90 fences from 60cm to 1.10m including ditches, corners, arrowheads, skinnies, steps, lots of combinations plus two water complexes. The terrain is principally flat, but there is good use made of the natural features.
Set in 40 acres of well-maintained grassland it is ideal for schooling young horses, for a quick pre-event practice over a course of fences or for a training session with your instructor.
All fences have prepared take-offs and landings and the excellent viewing makes our course popular with instructors and parents.
Top riders who visit us on a regular basis include Francis Whittington, Will Furlong, Felicity Collins, Tom Crisp and Camilla Kruger.
We are open Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, plus some extra days during school holidays, from the beginning of March until the end of October. Easy parking and good access from the M25 and A21.
Action pictures courtesy of Louisa Day https://louisadayphotography.co.uk.
Louisa is available to photograph private and group sessions at Lodge Farm.
Recent News:
This year’s hot, dry summer has raised important questions:
When is it too hot to compete?
How can we train when the ground is so hard?
Should we be trying to keep our horses fit at all?
The answers, of course, depend on individual circumstances.
However, cross-country schooling does not have to mean galloping over hard ground. You can achieve plenty without putting unnecessary strain on your horse’s legs.
If you are considering a schooling session, keep these points in mind…
📸 Louisa Day Photography
#ridelodgefarm #crosscountrytraining #lodgefarmcrosscountrycourse #eventing
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When is it too hot to compete?
How can we train when the ground is so hard?
Should we be trying to keep our horses fit at all?
The answers, of course, depend on individual circumstances.
However, cross-country schooling does not have to mean galloping over hard ground. You can achieve plenty without putting unnecessary strain on your horse’s legs.
If you are considering a schooling session, keep these points in mind…
📸 Louisa Day Photography
#ridelodgefarm #crosscountrytraining #lodgefarmcrosscountrycourse #eventing
🐴 Rising eventing star @archie_humfrey_eventing is a regular face at Lodge Farm XC, and we loved watching him guide his exciting 5yo, ‘Spike’, around the horse’s very first event at the Friends of Freddie Horse Trials here on Sunday 🐴
Archie says: “Lodge Farm is an outstanding XC schooling venue for both youngsters and more experienced horses. The fantastic grass cover, excellent ground conditions and meticulous fence maintenance mean I can school my horses with complete confidence throughout the year – even in this hot, dry weather. You’d be hard pushed to find a course with better going in this weather.”
🚜 Thanks to constant mowing and thick covering of grass, our ground retains that all-important cushioning even when other places are bare and parched.
📆 To book your session click on link in bio.
📸 @pdg_event_photography
#lodgefarmxc #ridelodgefarm #testimonialtuesday #eventing
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Archie says: “Lodge Farm is an outstanding XC schooling venue for both youngsters and more experienced horses. The fantastic grass cover, excellent ground conditions and meticulous fence maintenance mean I can school my horses with complete confidence throughout the year – even in this hot, dry weather. You’d be hard pushed to find a course with better going in this weather.”
🚜 Thanks to constant mowing and thick covering of grass, our ground retains that all-important cushioning even when other places are bare and parched.
📆 To book your session click on link in bio.
📸 @pdg_event_photography
#lodgefarmxc #ridelodgefarm #testimonialtuesday #eventing
🐴 Do come and support @rothervalleyrc – this ODE is always super friendly and fantastically organised with encouraging courses and well prepared ground.
📮 Closing date for entries extended to 5 July. Get entering!
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#lodgefarmxc #onedayevent #ridingclubs #friendlyeventing
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📮 Closing date for entries extended to 5 July. Get entering!
@pdg_event_photography
#lodgefarmxc #onedayevent #ridingclubs #friendlyeventing