Home Farm Equestrian Centre

We are pleased to advise dog owners and trainers that the arena will be available for initial hire from 1st October 2014. Our basic rates are as provided below in our published flier:   ‘To Dog Owners, Trainers, Event Organisers Please be aware that as from 1st October 2014, we are solely offering our indoor arena and outdoor training facilities for dog agility training, events and competitions. Our standard rate for using our indoor arena (60 m x 20 m) or outdoor training area (65 m x 34 m) with dog agility equipment for training is £12 / 3 dogs and £1.50 per additional dog. T&C’s apply but for further details, please visit our website at www.homefarmequestriancentre.co.uk or contact Gary on 07771 346512′     22.09.14 Venue flier                    

We are offering for sale last years hay at £3.00 / bale.  The hay is good quality and please call Gary on 07887 400239.

Our Indoor arena will be closing on Monday 1st September at 6.00 pm for equestrian use. We will still be offering the hire of the arena on Sunday 31st August and Monday 1st September up until 6.00pm. We wish to thank all the horse riding community for all their support over the past 8 years and we hope you will have fond memories of your visits here and with us providing you all with safe and well designed equestrian facilities. Though as of 27.08.14, we have not signed a lease with a new tenant, Jill and I have decided that should this deal not complete, then our venue will change to a dog agility venue providing excellent facilities for hosting competitions and training for dog agility clubs and groups of dog owners or individuals.    

Please could riders be aware that as of 10.08.14 we do not have any stables available for DIY livery. Should however, you wish to go on our waiting list then please contact Gary or Jill on 07771 346512  

In order to save time during the tender period for our Martin Collins Ecotrack performance arena surface and our complete set of Jump 4 Joy jumps, we have decided to provide tender information now, so interested parties can provide competitive offers. Please find below tender offer enquiry details for the following: Arena Surface 19.07.14 Tender offer for MC ECOtrack Datasheet_Ecotrack   Jump 4 Joy Show Jumps 19.07.14 Tender offer for Full Set of Jumps   Please note that we do not offer a guaranteed sale on these items as currently (as of 20.07.14) legal documentation in respect of a future lease for the arena is still ongoing and there is no guarantee on completion. However, in the interest of providing a fair tender offer period for potential buyers we have released this information early. All enquiries are to be made to Mr Gary Rickards on 07887 400239.      

We currently have two stables for hire (28.06.14) and anyone interested can simply message us or call Jill on 07771 346512 and we would be happy to arrange a viewing. We only offer DIY livery and generally we prefer Geldings only on our premises. We currently charge £96 / Calendar Month and ask for a £20 / horse,  up front deposit which will be returned when leaving the hired stable in good clean condition including tack room, yard and paddocks as applicable. We offer the following facilities: Secure premises with single point access. Entrance gates are securely locked at night but should late access be required at night (or early hours) this can be prior agreement. Our stables are generally 3.6m (12′) x 3.6m (12′ ) with masonry construction in a central courtyard. Each stable has lighting, hay net hooks and manger, with solid roof construction. We offer the use

Hi Everyone We are aware of a number of rumours going around about the indoor arena possibly closing as of 9.06.14. We wish to confirm that there is a high probability that this will happen within the next couple of months.  There is a Company who would like to use our indoor arena as a new children’s play activity centre where families can bring their children and be entertained. Planning Permission has been obtained and the legal process has commenced but there is no guarantee that this change will complete, but we wanted riders to be aware that is is probable. We will keep you all informed on progress and we are running our competitions as normal until such time as we advise otherwise. We hope you will all still support us at our forthcoming events and carry on hiring the arena as normal.  

Details for this show are provided below and on our events calendar:   Starts no earlier than 10:15 am Class 1: Cross Pole Only (Led & Unled) Class 2: 1’6 (Led & Unled) Class 3: 1’6 Fun Class ** Class 4: 1’9 Class 5: 2’0 Class 6: 2’3 Restrictions Anyone riding in classes 1&2 CANNOT then ride in classes 4, 5&6 BUT EVERYONE can ride in class 3 the FUN class. NO SPURS to be used in classes 1-4 inclusive Rosettes to 6th place (Specials to all clear rounds) Classes 1&2 rosettes will be given to BOTH section.(POINTS Will be AWARDED AT ALL these SHOWS see attached FORM,WEBSITE or CALL JILL for more information 07771 346512 Classes 1,2,4,5 & 6 will be Jumped in 2 rounds with second round timed **Class 3 You jump a round then the Rider gets off & jumps a small course on foot, both are

Hi Everyone After what has been a busy Winter and Spring series of competitions for us we wish to thank you all for all your support and appreciation on all the favourable comments we receive concerning the quality of our venue and organisation of competitions. We have now just returned from a short break and though Jill has been very ill lately we still intend running our popular competitions though the quantity will be reduced during the next few months. For those who have or intend to form a dressage team and have a go at the British Dressage Team Quest competitions for Novice riders, we will be running our next competition on Saturday 31st May. We provide below a copy of our Programmes for May and June and hope to see you all at a future competition. We are still holding our hire rates for this month, from which the rates

An opportunity has arose where we are looking to employ a Part time kitchen cook and who is able to also manage our kitchen. The work involves varying hours (minimum 3 hours) on weekend day’s when we are running competitions and one Wednesday evening in each month. The employment would commence from Wednesday 11th June until approx 17th September 2014 and we operate under PAYE. We offer competitive hourly rates and good working conditions. Full training will be offered to the successful applicant who must be responsible, honest, good with customers and willing to maintain good hygiene standards in our 5 star rated kitchen. For further details please contact Gary on 07887 400239.