Camps at Comphurst; Scroll down for details.
CAMP 1; 18th-20th May
CAMP 2; 3rd-5th June
CAMP 1 18th-20th May; Cost; £260
Book in at https://www.equineaffairs.com/eventdetails.aspx?id=343337
This camp is targetted at people who want to, or who are, competing at heights varying from 80cm to 1.10m.
We want to offer you a chance to get to grips with all aspects of eventing with training from qualified professionals with an emphasis on how to get the best out of you and your horse/pony.
Training will be as bespoke as possible, focussing on your goals and what you want to achieve. So, typically, training sessions can focus on improving technique, building on confidence for horse and rider, finding out what the dressage judge is looking for, tackling skinnies and corners, going clear in the show jumping.
Proposed outline
Day 1; arrive, settle in.
Ride a dressage test that is judged by a BD judge. Work on aspects of the test/way of going in an arena set up with boards with a BD Coach, then ride the test again. If you'd prefer, train instead of test riding. Individual session.
Show jumping session with a BE Coach over our full set of FEI jumps in a roped grass arena. Paired session.
Hack over the farm and Herstmonceaux Castle bridlepaths.
Day 2
Speed training; improving your technique so that you get the cross country time, over a measured and flagged track.
Cross Country session with BE Coach in a group working at similar levels.
Optional flatwork session
Day 3
One Day Event
A low-key simulated event, where you ride a dressage test of your choice and have it marked by a BD judge, with full verbal feed back. Then have help with warming up for your show jumping, jump a full course of show jumps in a roped arena and have feed back from a BE Coach. Then the final stage is to jump round a flagged and numbered course, aiming to go clear within the time.
Tea and coffee facilities will be available each day (with biscuits; bring your own mug) in the barn area, where there will also be a microwave, toaster and fridge for your use. You are welcome to stay, either in your tent or lorry, and to BBQ and enjoy the farm. A local small hotel (5 minutes drive; 01323 842893) is offering a 10% discount to Comphurst Campers. Limited stabilng is available at £40 per night, which includes bedding, water and haylage.
CAMP 2 Cost; £260
Book in at ;https://www.equineaffairs.com/eventdetails.aspx?id=343336
This camp is a low-key, no pressure affair aimed at riders who want to improve their horse's way of going and experience, learn, work on building confidence and skills, and have fun along the way. we can cater for people of all experiences and with different goals. Our jumping sessions can be pole work, show jumping from bottom-hole upwards, and the cross country sessions can be low-key introduction to cross country, riding up and down our banks and in the water, over our tiny ditches, cantering up a field; whatever each rider would like to do, but all in a spirit of building confidence in horse and rider and enjoying it!
Proposed outline
Day 1; arrive, settle in
Flatwork session with a BD Judge/Coach. Individual session, working on aspects that you want to concentrate on. Individual session.
Show jumping or pole work in our roped show jumping arena.
Optional hack around the farm.
Day 2
Cross Country session in a group of people wanting to ride at the same level.
Speed training; cantering or trotting up a field to attain a given time, with eventing stopwatches. This is good fun!
Optional beach evening ride
Day 3
Picnic ride across Pevensey Marshes.
Tea and coffee facilities will be available each day (with biscuits; bring your own mug) in the barn area, where there will also be a microwave, toaster and fridge for your use. You are welcome to stay, either in your tent or lorry, and to BBQ and enjoy the farm. A local small hotel (5 minutes drive; 01323 842893) is offering a 10% discount to Comphurst Campers. Limited stabilng is available at £40 per night, which includes bedding, water and haylage.
Trainers
We will probably add more trainers but to date we have booked;
Penny Sangster
BHS Level 4 Complete Horsemanship, International Event Rider, BE Accredited Coach
Penny is well known in Sussex and beyond for her extensive knowledge of event riding and sympathetic coaching. She has evented at International level.
Tanya Reid
BHS Level 3 in Complete Horsemanship, BD Judge, BD Coach, BD Youth Coach, BD Youth Assessor
Tanya is a BD List 5 judge and competed at Intermediate eventing level. She also rode at Badminton 3 times in the Mitsubishi Cup.