Aylesford Waterplay Clinic - Arena XC and Main XC

Name: Aylesford Waterplay Clinic - Arena XC and Main XC
Start: 2026-06-14T09:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-14T17:30:00+01:00
Location: Aylesford Equine / X-Country

Schedule

Sun Jun 14 2026 at 09:30 am to 05:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Aylesford Equine / X-Country | Melton Mowbray, EN

You can book on just one, or book on both sessions, have a day stable (or make a temp paddock)and make a day clinic out of it.
AM Session - Arena XC Waterplay Sessions
PM Sessions - Main XC Waterplay Sessions (for horses safe in open groups only)
Day stable/or to build a temp day paddock if you wanted to make a day clinic out of it and book onto both sessions (no bedding, hay etc included. Day paddocks must be small pens and electrified)
AM Arena XC Waterplay information:
Duration - 50 minutes
Group size - Max 4
Ridden or in-hand
Suitable for -
Horses 4+ year old - ridden/inhand/bit of both
Horse's under 4yo - inhand only, must be well mannered, already have good groundwork and easy to deal with inhand.
Horses will navigate the natural features of their arena XC - including the water complex, ditch, steps/bank and steep slope. The aim is to build water confidence and control and teach your horse how to be confident with natural obstacles.
PM Main XC Waterplay information:
Duration - 60 minutes
Group size - Max 4
Ridden or in-hand (but must be sensible in an open group and well mannered in-hand)
Suitable for -
Horses 4+ year old - ridden/inhand/bit of both
Horses will navigate to the large water complex on the main course. The aim is to build water confidence and control and teach your horse how to be confident with natural obstacles. Note - the course will be open to public and may have other users on the course so please consider if you're horse will be suitable for this session. Only the water complex will be used - not the whole course.
Sessions will run hourly from 2.30pm-5.30pm - times are done nearer the date.
General info:
While the water, steps, ditches and banks are key features of this clinic, it takes a confidence-building, trekking, horsemanship-focused approach, rather than a show jumping or eventing style one. The goal is to build trust in a controlled environment. Rather than pushing for speed or intensity, it is kept at a calm, thoughtful pace, with anything faster than a walk being entirely optional and dependent on each horse's individual comfort level. Riders can choose the pace during the session that works best for them and their horse.
Use of any of the show jumps/XC jumps in the arena is prohibited.