Training course set in 120 acres of picturesque countryside in the heart of Sussex. The course featu We are also available to hire for competitions.
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CXC is set within 120 acres of our 300 acre farm in the heart of the glorious Sussex countryside. It has easy access off the A271 with plenty of parking and turning space. CXC has a wide variety of over 250 quality jumps built to BE specifications including skinnies, water, banks, steps, 7 corners, combinations on related strides, chase fences, etc. It has been designed by BE Platinum Designer and
London 2012 course builder Scott Brickell. We offer a wide selection of extremely well built portable and permanent jumps on excellent going with great ground cover. Many of the jumps are very similar to those found on local BE courses and there is an ever-increasing number of Mitsubishi Motors Cup fences as found at the Badminton Grassroots Championships. CXC is a training ground, designed so that horses and riders grow in confidence as they build up their experience over a progression of jumps. Riders can choose to educate their horses over a selection of similar jumps, building up from simple training ditches, for example, to rail/ditch/ fence combinations and trakehners, thus establishing all-important confidence in their training. A rider can also chose a selection of jumps to string together to jump as a course, thus offering a range of training opportunities. In addition, we have full courses at 50-60, 70, 80,90,100 and 1.05-1.10. CXC is an excellent facility for trainers as different types of jumps are concentrated into specific areas and allow coaches to teach easily. Again, as jumps build up in size and technical difficulty different aspects of cross-country riding can be taught. Jumps range from 40cm to 1.20 and there truly is something for everyone! We also have a full set of FEI show jumps and grass and all weather dressage arenas. We offer clinics and camps, and our facilities are open to hire by Pony Clubs, Riding Clubs and trainers. Please give us a call to discuss your requirements.
08/12/2024
If you’re interested in learning something amazing to help your horse in 2025 my current workshop dates are below, but I have many more venues that will be confirmed shortly so stay tuned!
EQUINE KINESIOLOGY TAPING - 6 hours CPD for therapists.
16th Feb - West Sussex RH19
3rd March - Nuneaton CV10
27th April - Petworth GU28
11th May - Glasgow G23
12th May - Glasgow G23
18th May - Dereham NR20
LEARN EQUINE MASSAGE
16th March - East Grinstead RH19
23rd March - Petworth GU28
Just drop me a message if you’d like to know more.
CPD for BHS
UK Rural Skills accredited.
06/12/2024
01/12/2024
06/10/2024
I have so many plans for 2025 and I can’t wait to share them with you.
The first big plan reveal is a road trip that I’ve wanted to do for ages now, campervan style, travelling from Scotland down through the UK and running workshops as I go. I already have confirmed dates in GLASGOW
GL23 11th May Horse Owners Massage
GL23. 12th May Equine K Taping Workshop
Please let me know if you’re interested in attending a workshop as I’m still busy planning the venues and itinerary and would appreciate any ideas and recommendations.
03/10/2024
✨️GOOD LUCK TO OUR FINALISTS✨️
HEADLINE SPONSOR Bloomfields Horseboxes
AWARD SPONSOR: Equicantis
We are excited to be chatting with some of our Equine Therapist of the Year 2024 finalists on Thursday!
Good luck to:
Ben Bray Equine Sports and Rehabilitaion Massage/Animal Reiki Master
Sussex Equine Massage Therapy
Francesca Fernside Elite Animal Therapy
27/09/2024
Have you ever started a new exercise regime only to find yourself stiff and sore a day or so afterwards, I know I have.
The technical term is DOMS Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness and like us our horses can experience this too. So if are bringing them back in to work after some time off or even if you’ve had a harder training session than usual there is a good chance your horse maybe experiencing DOMS.
The good news is massage and Kinesiology taping can help the muscles recover quicker. And I love a study from last year that I found confirming that k tape can help relieve the pain from DOMS as well as help the muscles recover quicker.
The Equine lymphatic system - yes it removes waste and toxins from the body - BUT DID YOU KNOW ??
🐎Its the bodies first responder and is also responsible for immune response, managing fluid balance and protein circulation
🐎horses have 8000 lymph nodes whereas humans have only 600
🐎lymph slows down before it enters the nodes resulting in the likelihood of bottle necks.
🐎the system actually requires the horse to move in order for the lymph to move around the body efficiently and for it to do it’s job.
🐎Lymph contains enzymes that don’t work as well in colder weather, this can result in a compromised system in the winter months.
🐎it’s strictly a one way system controlled by valves preventing back flow
🐎lymph can not travel through tight fascia or scar tissue though it will try and re route itself.
The lymphatic system is the system we know least about but it’s so important to keep it healthy. How do we do that? Massage and k tape can help maintain the system. When there is lymph build up manual lymph drainage can help and there are also k tape techniques which will actively encourage drainage. Please pop me over a message if you’d like to know more.
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CXC is set within 100 acres of our 300 acre farm in the heart of the glorious Sussex countryside. It has easy access off the A271 with plenty of parking and turning space.
CXC has a wide variety of over 200 quality jumps built to BE specifications including skinnies, water, banks, steps, 6 corners, combinations on related strides, chase fences, etc. It has been initially designed by BE Platinum Designer and London 2012 course builder Scott Brickell, who also designs local courses such as Eridge, Chilham and Brightling, and latterly designed by Graham Payne and Louie Saunders. Built by Sussex Courses, who trained with Scott, it offers a selection of extremely well built portable and permanent jumps.
Many of the jumps are very similar to those found on local BE courses and there is an ever-increasing number of Mitsubishi Motors Cup fences as found at the Badminton Grassroots Championships.
CXC is a training ground, designed so that horses and riders grow in confidence as they build up their experience over a progression of jumps. Riders can choose to educate their horses over a selection of similar jumps, building up from simple training ditches, for example, to rail/ditch/ fence combinations and trakehners, thus establishing all-important confidence in their training. A rider can also chose a selection of jumps to string together to jump as a course, thus offering a range of training opportunities. We offer various courses so that a rider can jump around the fields choosing courses at 50/60cm, 70, 80, 90, 100, 105, 1.10 and a few intermediate fences and questions.
Many well-known and leading trainers regularly coach at CXC, including BE trainers Cindy Llewellyn , Penny Sangster, Sam Champney-Warrener, ex-Irish Olympic trainer Nick Turner, 4* and Olympic rider Gemma Tattersall, GB team selector and Bronze Medalist at the World Games Nigel Taylor, Badminton rider Tom Crisp as well as many eminent local event riders such as Sam Jennings and Sam Penn. We have also hosted many PC and RC training days and clinics for Wobblebarries and British Eventing.
We offer special rates for Pony Club, Riding Club and clinics, so trainers are welcome to contact us to discuss their needs and ideas. We can also offer whole packages with dressage arenas, a show jumping course and cross country training. We have even provided lunch for clinics! Come and stay with B and B in our lovely medieval house whilst your horse enjoys the facilities and excellent hacking at the farm.
CXC is an excellent facility for trainers as different types of jumps are concentrated into specific areas and allow coaches to teach easily. Again, as jumps build up in size and technical difficulty different aspects of cross-country riding can be taught.
Jumps range from 30cm to 1.20m and there truly is something for everyone!
***New for 2019***
We have a new field of 25 acres sown with a special ‘horse-competition’ grass lay that will be available in the summer. This will allow us to host showjumping and dressage arenas and be a complete eventing centre. Watch out for further details!
