Kingston Maurward Horse Trials 2024
Throwback to last weekend, with early morning drone footage of our venue - now everyone can experience the riders' point of view with a fly around our fab new cross country course! We'd love to see everyone again next year and hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did. Keep an eye on our social media for more exciting developments!
British Eventing Official
Kingston Maurward College
Jess Rimmer was busy at KMC this weekend, with multiple horses to ride in the competition and also in the ribbons. We were able to catch up with Jess at the prize giving, and we wish her the best of luck for the rest of the season.
It was fabulous to see our local riders this weekend including current and past students. This is one we like to follow, Sarah Perry Eventing, a talented past student and we were able to catch up with her by the show jumping arena! Well done Sarah 🐴🙌
What a weekend! Thank you to all of the riders and owners, we hope you had a great time with us! Our thanks to all the BE Officials, our sponsors, Kingston Maurward staff and our volunteers who made all of this possible. See you all next time!
A quick update from Charlotte Hordle after finishing the cross country on jKS Topgun on our new BE 100 course.
A brief chat with Padraig McCarthy and our BE Steward Suzie Cotterill after finishing the cross country.!
Congratulations to Neve Webber and Mr Buzz, 3rd in the 90!
Fabulous start to our first day, here’s some feedback from Steph! More photos to follow.
Here is our Deputy Principal, Tom Hallam, with a message regarding our British Eventing Horse Trials here at Kingston Maurward this weekend! 😁🐴
British Eventing Official
Here's another preview of our brand new cross country course, now that all the jumps are in place! Next job - prettifying! 😊🌲🌷🎨 Can't wait for you all to see the finished result next weekend!!
Just a reminder that there is still time to book on for the course walks with Jo Rimmer, on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Anyone is welcome to attend, you don't have to be a competitor. Book online via Equo Events https://www.equoevents.co.uk/ViewEvent/ViewEventDetails/48526
British Eventing Official
🎥🐴Behind the scenes action! XC build day 1!🐴🎥
Cue the dramatic music! It’s a hive of activity here at Kingston Maurward as we head into the last fortnight before our British Eventing horse trials! The team have been working hard getting the portable fences into position out on the cross-country course. So exciting seeing the course coming to life, we can’t wait to get it christened soon! Thank you again to everyone who has already entered, really looking forward see you! Entries are still open and we currently have space in all classes. Why not come along and be one of the first to try out a brand new venue for eventing in Dorset! British Eventing Official
XC jumps being transferred to the course!
Yesterday Tom Keen from GTR Keen - our Hay/Feed/Bedding supplier, and one of our Sponsors for the BE event - came to get our jumps from storage out onto the course. This is the next stage before the course is set out for the big weekend!
Tom was fantastic, we cannot thank him enough for his time, support and good humour.
Highly recommend for all your supplies….
and expertly shifting a ton of jumps! 😆🙏🤩 GTR Keen Hay/Haylage & Shavings
‼️🎺🐴EXCITING UPDATE ON KMC HORSE TRIALS🐴🎺‼️
Our course designer, Adrian Ditcham, gives an update on Kingston Maurward's brand new British Eventing horse trials! Thank you to everyone who has already entered. If you haven't entered, don't delay as entries are coming in thick and fast! Reminder that the ballot date is Tuesday 11 June.
British Eventing Official
Anyone fancy a paddle? 😆😎 In goes the liner for our shiny new water jump! Keep an eye on our page for updates as the cross-country course grows!
Kingston Maurward BE Horse Trials 29&30 June 2024 - who's up for it!?! 🙋♀️🐴
Yesterday our Level 3 year 2 students spent the day at Wincanton Racecourse with Mark from Racing to School. Our students were treated to a behind the scenes tour of the weighing room, stewards room and jockeys room. They were also given careers information on all the supporting roles in racing and met a number of people without whom the races couldn't run...it's not all about riding!
A huge thank you to Sarah Perry for taking time out of her busy schedule to give us an insight into working and training her horses. Sarah is a local BE & BD rider and coach who explained how she works on a limited budget, so buys young horses and brings them on through the levels. She showed our level 3 and level 2 students three very different horses, and discussed the importance of working within their own rhythm and speed, whilst adjusting her own style of riding to suit them. As an ex Kingston Maurward student, she gave good advice to work hard, ride as many different horses, and learn how to ride to develop their way of going by using the scales of training. She demonstrated examples of working around fences to develop suppleness, riding in the middle of a fence to then be able to ride angles and dog legs. She was impressed with some of the questions in reference to jumping grids, reasons for approaching in trot or canter, as well as tack related questions. We are so grateful to Sarah for this opportunity and will hopefully welcome her back in the spring to see how she prepares for the new season.
Kelsey is one of our level 3 equine students who will be retuning in September for her second year. She keeps her horse Giselle with us here at Manor stables on part livery.
We look forward to watching their partnership flourish in the coming months.
Applications are still open for courses starting in September.
Visit www.kmc.ac.uk to discover which course is right for you.
Happy retirement RedFred and Shuil! Thank you to their owners for trusting us with them, they have played an important role in training many students and will be much missed. We now are looking for new working liveries to join our team ready for next year. For more information please get in touch with Cat Broomfield
As the end of the academic year draws to a close we would like to say a huge thank you to all of the employers that have given up their valuable time to work with our students throughout the year. Our students have experienced a wide range of lectures, demonstrations and masterclasses which have helped to expand their knowledge and give them an insight into the equine industry. We look forward to working with you all again in the future!
Racing to School Sara Udal - Saddles Connected Riding with Peggy Cummings' BHS South West HorseHage & Mollichaff Sarah Perry Eventing Equine Dental Services South West LTD N & J Heavy Horses Charlotte Warman Bitting Solutions Claire Speer and Jess Errington
Our yard staff have been busy hacking the horses and having a bit of fun! How lucky are we at Manor stables to have quiet villages, country lanes, water meadows, grassland and forest bridlepaths for miles of off road hacking! If you know anyone that maybe interested in Working Livery, we care for your horse 7 days a week, you have access to super hacking, indoor arena, outdoor school and our competitions all starting at £40 a week! If you are interested or would like more information please ring Manor stables on 01305 215063 😊🐎
