Cross Country Hire opens on Saturday 1st March 2025!
As we take bookings for the upcoming season we thought we would take this opportunity to remind you how it all works! Read frequently asked questions…
What are Lindores Equestrian opening hours?
We are open 7 days a week during daylight hours.
How much does Cross Country Hire cost?
A 60 minute hire is £25 per horse and a 90 minute hire is £30 per horse.
There is no booking fee for using our online system.
How do I check availability and book?
Visit our website for live availability and booking. Click the Cart icon to pay by card.
If you would like to book a 90 minute session OR a group with over 6 horses then please contact us directly!
What if the weather is bad?
Safety is absolutely a priority for us. We have hard standings at take offs and landings at most of our fences. Due to investment in drainage and being on a hill we’re the grass venue that is most likely to remain open.
If we do close the course because of weather and ground conditions. We will contact all affected bookings to reschedule – so please make sure you add your most up to date contact information at time of booking!
How do Lindores maintain the course so well?
The course is fully inspected at the start of the season by former British Eventing Gold Level Course Builder Paul Shipton. Over the years Paul, and also David Wilson – BE Silver Level Course Builder, have trained Team Lindores on how to continually maintain the course for the safety of all.
Our onsite team conduct course checks A LOT throughout the season.
If you see any cross flagged jumps or cordoned off areas the team may be conducting maintenance.
Our ground is rolled wherever it needs it. And take off and landings are raked regularly.
Is the course suitable for beginners?
Absolutely! We have grouped many smaller fences starting from 30cm away from the main area of the course to allow you to build your confidence before tackling the bigger fences! The water complex has spacious run ins and outs for a wee splash and play.
Is the cross country course suitable for intermediate/advanced riders?
Yes, definitely! We frequently welcome Scotlands top eventers like Wills Oakden. His father James Oakden, former British Eventing course designer over the last decade has helped position fences with our Course Builders for progression and more technical lines and challenges.
How do I get to the course?
Park & Tack Up. The course is a 10 minute hack from the farm car park up Lindores Hill – perfect for warming you and your horse up! Click for directions
How many horses are allowed on the course at a time?
Our booking system allows up to 6 horses per hour onto the 85 acre course – equivalent to 9 football pitches each so plenty of space!
We do allow more than 6 horses, please get in touch directly if you wish to book groups.
If you are looking specifically for a quieter time we can also help – just email or call.
Do I need to have an instructor with me?
No, definitely not! The only thing that we do specify is that no one is riding alone, you must be accompanied by someone on horseback or on foot for safety!
I am an instructor, can I hold a cross country clinic with you?
Yes! We would love to have you! Please contact us directly to book in, we offer discounts for 10 or more horses too!
What height are your jumps?
We currently have over 165 jumps ranging from 30-105cm, we have a large water complex with optional jumps in/out of water, upturned boat in the water, 9 ditches, Scotland’s only broken bridge, various steps, logs, roll tops, sharks teeth, skinnies, brushes, technical lines, keyhole, a giant whale, The Wobbleberry… a starter box the list goes on.
What is the parking like?
Spacious! We’re currently extending our car park, it will be almost twice the size! All parking is on hard standing, so no risk of getting stuck! We do ask please that the car park is left tidy and you park considerately. On arrival – the trailer/ lorry park is down to the left as you pass the working hunter field.
We look forward to welcoming you back to Lindores! If you do have any more questions then please get in touch!
13ft x 10ft, 2 showers, 1 toilet & sink, 1 changing room, 2 doors. 2nd hand modular building that can be transported on an arctic trailer. Gas and electrics all working. Steps included. Was cleaned regularly for use at a campsite – not been used for construction site. Viewings available during daylight hours. £2.5k ONO
Collection Only. Spacious Access for Arctics. Location on farm outside Newburgh, Fife KY14 6HU.
Sweet-natured all rounder ideal for a very lucky rider
ROSEDALE SPUN GOLD, 19yrs, dun mare, 12.3hh, 129.5cm is for sale. SOLD. Full wardrobe included. Coco is an absolute pleasure to own and will only go to a loving home. A mothers dream. Competed in all disciplines and in the three years our family have been blessed to own her she has built our daughters confidence and love of riding. Coco is experienced, she is safe, excellent to handle, easy to shoe, catch, load, clip, turnout. Hacks alone or in company, goes first or last. She has incredible stable manners and walks up to kids or adults safely in the paddock to be caught.
Impressive track record with all previous owners
2023 – On the day of posting this advert she was individual 5th place in a class of 40 riders at Strathallan Schools Team Show Jumping 55cm at Howe Equestrian. Multiple rosettes and placings at Foresterseat and Strathearn cross country, Howe show jumping, Netherton working hunter, Inchcoonans and various Pony Club events. 2022 season was pony club Overall Pony Club Champion, Mini Dressage Champion, Mini Working Hunter Champion, Mini Show Jumping Champion, Mini Tack & Turnout Champion.
With previous owners Coco has a prolific working hunter record. Over the last decade Advanced nursery stakes BSPS Scotland points winner. Ponies UK Winter Champs, 2nd Shearwater open M&M who championship. Ayr Show, Central & West Fife, Stirling Show, Doune & Dunblane wins in open M&M working hunter. Placed at Blair M&M NPS Scotland WHP and BSPS Summer Finale ribbons.
Flatwork to Fabulous
Coco is forward going and would suit a rider who is capable and keen. She is very able and knows the job to be done. She is 19 years old but in no way shows any signs of ageing and will make her next owners happy rosette winners with plenty of mileage still on her. She keeps very well and is easy to look after. She has been part of the Loch Leven Equine Happy Horse Club getting regular checks. She is fully vaccinated and has had teeth checked annually. Coco lives out all year apart from in winter we stable overnight.
Pony Club Activities
Coco would happily be the demo for equine physio, the little kids practicing bandages or platting at pony camps and she is a trusted lead for other horses. She has done pony club games, tried polo, beach rides, treasure hunts, fancy dress – you name it. Coco was our daughters second pony from age 8 and over the 3 years we’ve owned her she has taught my daughter every discipline jumping from 30cm to 85cm. Our daughter is now too tall for Coco and as such we’ve not jumped her higher to protect her, but if kept fit Coco is comfortable show jumping cross poles to 80cm with the right rider.
Excellent trial facilities at Lindores
Is she the right pony for you? Please contact Anna for video footage and any to ask any questions. Only serious buyers need apply. Coco has completed her final competition with our daughter today and as such she is available to buy (and could make one lucky riders Christmas).
To Enquire contact Anna Black +447736 044 058 or email [email protected]
Lindores Equestrian is at Blair 2023. The Black family and their team who run Lindores will be ready with big welcoming smiles. Please pop in to meet the Blacks, Katy Irons our General Manager, Hannah Doherty who joined the team in July and Vicky Honeyman who has been working with us since 2021.
Our stand has a design a jump activity for the kids (& adults if you fancy), treats and we’re just keen to catch up and hear your news!
We are inviting all our riders, coaches, camp hosts, loyal parents, pony clubs, suppliers and basically the community that have helped create Lindores into the multi-faceted venue it has grown to become. But we’re also keen to meet new people and businesses so if you’re interested in finding out anything please pop in.
Our stand is on the south side of the Banvie Arena, in between the Land Rover Experience and next to British Eventing stand.
All the best to the riders and their horses who have been training so hard for Blair Castle International Horse Trials – it’s a highlight of the Scottish eventing calendar. We are supporting you and look forward to following your progress.
200 tonnes of arena surface available to buy. Richard is needing our old surface out of our farm shed before the 2023 barley harvest starts. So there is deal to be done for anyone keen to buy.
Arena Mate Harrow For Sale – Cost £1800 brand new in 2019. Link to supplier https://arenamate.co.uk
The outdoor arena surface at Lindores Equestrian was brand new in 2018 and created using Sharp Sand from Angle Park and Martin Collins Clopf Fibre. The surface is good quality and a firm favourite with our Equestrian clients. With the increasing demand for Equestrian camps, training, and clinics, we have made the difficult decision to uplift & sell our surface to allow us to re-do the drainage and lay a new surface using Silica Sand and Martin Collins Clopf Fibre. This will help to ensure our Equestrian clients can ride year-round, all weather and allows us to continue to improve the customer experience at Lindores Equestrian.
We were delighted to sponsor the British Eventing Under 18’s 90cm & 1m team and are so proud of their amazing efforts at the Bishop Burton Youth Championships. The team performed incredibly and have certainly made their mark on the British Eventing scene. We can’t wait to see what comes next for these passionate young Equestrians!
Here at Lindores, we are passionate about helping to develop the next generation of young equestrians and wanted to give you a glimpse into life on the team. We asked BE90 Scotland Captain Meg Christie to blog the teams journey at the Bishop Burton Youth Championship to share their experience and inspire other young riders to get involved!
Hi, my name is Meg Christie…
I was Captain of the Scottish British Eventing 90cm (BE90) Under 18 Team at Bishop Burton Youth Championships.
Being asked to be part of the BE90 team was a dream of mine for many years and I was over the moon to find out that I’d been selected. After my last qualifying event at Hopetoun House, the wait was so nerve racking!
Sorting all of our team’s merchandise was so exciting! I loved designing it and waiting for it all to arrive. Trying to figure out how we were going to get it all down there was the hardest part!
When we arrived, it was so exciting meeting everyone for the first time and getting everything set up. I loved putting up the Scotland bunting as it made it feel so real… Scotland definitely had the best-looking stables!
Participating in the Opening Ceremony was such a great experience and a feeling I will never forget! I was so nervous doing my first ever trot up, never having done one before, but the whole team passed without exception.
On the Thursday night, we had our team dinner which turned into a talent spot competition and even though Scotland didn’t win, we certainly left our mark!
It was so amazing watching everyone in the team riding lovely dressage tests and coming out of the arena delighted with how their test had gone! It was such a buzz of excitement riding at Bishop Burton College and I was so happy with how calm my pony Midnight stayed all the way through the test in such an atmosphere.
On Saturday morning the BE90 team helped wash down all of the 100 horses after Cross Country. It was great fun trying not to soak everyone with buckets of water but, we all came back soaked… whoops!
That afternoon, the BE90 team went Cross Country – some riders had their challenges but everyone had a smile on their face at the end of the day!
I was last to go in the team and the second last run of the whole day, which meant everyone was there to cheer me at the finish! Midnight flew round the Cross Country and I never had a moment of doubt!
The last morning was a long one getting Midnight cleaned for trot up, but I was extremely grateful to my sister and the rest of my family for helping me to make sure that we were both looking at our best! Again, we all passed the trot up and went on to Show Jumping in the afternoon. Midnight jumped an amazing round with just one unlucky pole.
Our team finished 8th overall with some amazing scores and it was really nice handing out the rosettes to everyone at the end!
It was such an amazing experience and I have so many memories that will stick with me forever! The team was such an amazing group of people, children, parents, helpers – they all made the experience! The coaches helped so much, and we are all extremely grateful to them. All of our sponsors were so generous, and we wouldn’t have been able to do it without their assistance. Finally, we all want to say a massive thank you to our ponies, we wouldn’t be able to achieve any of this without them and they really are the best!
If you would like to find out how you can become part of the British Eventing Youth team, check out their website.
Here at Lindores we have multiple facilities available to hire including our British Eventing approved Cross Country course, 60m x 40m sand arena with full set of show jumps, Working Hunter field with full set of rustic jumps as well as Show Jumping and Dressage on grass. For more information and to book your next training session, visit our website.
British Eventing Scottish Under 18 Team training at Lindores Equestrian
