Centyfield Eventing & Dressage Academy
Whitestone
Exeter
EX4 2HP
[email protected]
07800 734082
Centyfield Fun Weekend – Dressage/Flatwork Camp
Thank you for your interest in our dressage / flatwork camp. We look forward to being
able to welcome you and your horse for a fun weekend!
So that you know what to expect we have tried to set out below a little bit about the
weekend: the programme and what you may wish to bring with you. But we have found
it helps to be fairly flexible as plans for activities can change along the way to
accommodate individual or group requests.
How to Find Us:
If you’ve not been to us before, please check out the directions on our website:
www.centyfield.com for best route for horsebox / trailer.
When you get to us, we’ll show you where to park. Parking is on hard-standing.
Programme:
Day 1
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Arrival is from 5pm onwards – giving you and your horse time to settle in. If
you would like to come earlier and go for a hack or ride in the school, that’s
no problem at all, just please let us know.
Welcome Dinner – we normally meet in the house around 7.30pm for drinks
followed by a welcome dinner where everyone gets to know each other.
This is the opportunity to work out what everyone wants to focus on, levels
of experience etc. so we can divide up into groups / set times for the
following day
Day 2
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Breakfast – normally around 8/8.15am
We split into groups, usually of 2 or max 3, with each group riding
both morning and afternoon
We provide mid-morning snack, lunch and afternoon tea – so no-one
goes hungry!
Early evening: option of quiz / watching Sarah work one of her horses
or just chill out
Dinner
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Repeat of above through to the afternoon
Depart from 4pm onwards (hopefully tired but happy!)
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Day 3
On days 2 and 3, there are 2 flat ridden sessions per day, including the option to practice
test-riding, polework (to help with lengthening/shortening paces, develop the walk
pirouette etc.), as well as a valuable insight from Sarah on ‘the judge's persective’!
Accommodation
Accommodation for our guests is in our comfortable mobile home / caravan, fully
furnished with tea/coffee making facilities, fridge, oven (though you won’t need it as we
provide all the catering), heaters and hot water (including shower).
Bedding is provided in the form of individual sleeping bags with freshly laundered
sleeping bag liners. If you’d prefer to bring your own bedding that’s fine (even better if
you can let me know as it saves me making up the bed!)
In the main mobile home there are 4 bedrooms: 1 double, 1 single, 1 with bunk beds
(bottom bunk is fine for smaller adults who don’t mind it a bit cozy) and a double sofabed in the lounge. Please let us know if you’re coming with a friend and are comfortable
sharing a double bed (we make it up with 2 individual sleeping bags).
In our second touring caravan there is 1 double and 2 good-length single bunk beds,
though there are no separate bedrooms as such, so you have to take it in turns to get
dressed!
What to bring:
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Pillows are provided but if you have a strong preference for a particular
type then please feel free to bring your favourite with you.
We provide hand towels and a couple of bath towels but would suggest
you may also want to bring one of your own.
A torch is also useful
Catering
All food is provided. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are vegetarian or have
any other specific dietary requirements or food intolerances.
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Breakfast - Served in the house: typically a mix of toast, cereal, cold meats and
cheese, hard-boiled eggs. On the second day, we normally do a full cooked
breakfast
Lunch – sandwiches, soup & a roll (if it’s cold), crisps
Dinner – Served in the house: full home-cooked meal and dessert
Snacks – biscuits, home-made cakes
Drinks – water, squash, orange juice, coke all available
No need to dress for dinner! We’re very casual but you may want to change out of
your jodphurs into jeans.
What to bring:
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A bottle or two of wine, or whatever else is your tipple of choice!
For your horse:
Accommodation is in brand-new, temporary stables. These are covered, in a barn
formation, so you both stay nice and dry.
We provide rubber matting and bedding of miscanthus grass. If you have a different
bedding requirement, then please bring it with you. We put one bale of bedding in your
stable on arrival and provide a second bale to top this up with over the 2 days. If you’d
like another bale, just let us know and we’ll provide at cost (£6). We also provide ad lib
hay or haylage (your choice) and water.
What to bring:
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Hard feed, as you know what he/she is used to
Feed / Water buckets, haynet (if required)
Mucking out tools (we provide a trailer to empty your barrow into)
Tack / rugs etc.
Please note, we recommend you keep your tack in your lorry or trailer as we do not
have a secure, designated space for this.
Payment
Cost of the weekend is £195. An initial, non-refundable deposit of £45 secures your
place with the balance of £150 payable 2 weeks before arrival to:
Account name:
Sort Code:
Account number:
Centyfield Equestrian
20-30-47
9333 8312
Alternatively, pay via Equo or send us a cheque - made payable to Centyfield Equestrian
Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any queries at all about the weekend.
Otherwise, we very much look forward to seeing you and your horse at one of our
camps soon.
Sue Baines
on behalf of Centyfield Equestrian
Notes:
* This camp is for over 18’s. If you are under 18, or are booking on behalf of someone
who is, please contact us
** Kindly note we do not accept dogs at camp. It’s not that we don’t like them – we have
one of our own – but we like to respect his territory. Thank you for your understanding
It is an express condition of every person entering the equestrian facilities that he/she
agrees that he/she does so at his/her own risk and voluntarily accepts the risk of injury
or damage that is implicit in riding a horse on these premises.