21/08/2026
Something for everyone 🍀🐎📯
FARMERS BLOODHOUNDS CLINIC CALENDAR | SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2026 🐎📯
Venue: Grovefields Equestrian- Warwickshire
Whether you are preparing for your very first day on the hunting field, bringing on a young horse, building confidence across country or looking to sharpen up an experienced hunter ahead of the main season, our autumn clinic programme has been designed to offer practical, traditional and enjoyable preparation for the hunting field.
These are not simply jumping clinics. Each day focuses on the skills that make a confident, capable and considerate horse and rider in the field riding in company, crossing varied country, maintaining control in open spaces, tackling natural obstacles and understanding the etiquette and expectations of a day with hounds.
Places will be limited to ensure riders receive plenty of individual tuition.
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SATURDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER
FARMERS BLOODHOUNDS CONFIDENCE CAMP | 10AM–4PM
A full day dedicated to building confidence, technique and understanding in a supportive environment.
The day will include:
• Groundwork and confidence exercises
• Cross-country training
• Riding across different terrain
• Hunting etiquette and fieldcraft
• Jumping lines and natural-style obstacles
• Riding effectively and safely in company
• River Ride Experience
• Practical preparation for riding on the hunting field
This is an ideal clinic for combinations who would like to feel more established and prepared before joining us out with hounds.
£135 per person
Lunch and refreshments included.
Hirelings available at additional cost.
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SATURDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER
LITTLE BLOODHOUNDS FULL DAY CLINIC | 10AM–4PM
A full day for our younger riders to experience the skills, fun and traditions of riding across country.
With tuition throughout the day, riders will work on:
• Cross-country jumping
• Hunting-style jumping lines
• Natural and hunt-style obstacles
• Riding over varied terrain
• Balance, control and confidence in open spaces
• Riding safely as part of a group
The day will finish with a simulated ride out with our Huntswoman, putting everything learnt into practice and including a splash through the river.
We want our Little Bloodhounds to learn not simply how to jump, but how to ride confidently, thoughtfully and safely across country while enjoying everything that comes with being part of the hunting community.
£110 per rider
Lunch and refreshments included.
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SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER
THRUSTERS — BIGGER & BRAVER CLINIC
One for the seasoned hunters.
Designed for experienced combinations wanting to get their eye in before the main season begins, this clinic will focus on riding positively and effectively over bigger, more traditional hunting country.
Expect hunting lines, hedges, ditches, natural obstacles and technical questions before bringing everything together with a simulated hunt experience.
The emphasis will be on rhythm, judgement, confidence, control and riding forward across country — an excellent opportunity to sharpen both horse and rider before the season gets into full swing.
£135 per person
Hirelings available at additional cost.
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THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER
NEWCOMERS & HUNTING STARTER CLINIC | 1.5 HOURS
Curious about hunting but unsure where to begin?
This clinic has been created specifically to take away some of those first-day nerves and give newcomers the opportunity to practise in a relaxed and supportive setting before heading out with hounds.
We will cover:
• Riding confidently in open spaces
• Riding safely in company
• Different terrain and changes of pace
• Positioning and maintaining your space within a group
• Control, balance and confidence outside the arena
• An introduction to what to expect on the hunting field
There will be an optional trot and pop, but jumping is not the focus of the session and riders will never be pressured to do more than they are comfortable with.
A straightforward introduction for anyone wanting to understand the basics, gain confidence and arrive at their first meet feeling properly prepared.
£40pp - Very Limited hireling available for this date!
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SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER
FARMERS BLOODHOUNDS BOOTCAMP | 10AM–4PM
Our final full-day preparation clinic before the season gets properly underway.
Farmers Bloodhounds Bootcamp brings together everything needed to prepare horse and rider for the hunting field.
The day will include:
• Groundwork and confidence exercises
• Cross-country training
• Riding varied terrain
• Hunting etiquette and fieldcraft
• Jumping lines and natural obstacles
• Riding in company
• Control and confidence across open country
We will then put those skills into practice during a simulated hunt afternoon, giving riders the opportunity to experience the pace, positioning and feel of riding across country in a group before taking those skills onto the hunting field.
£135 per person
Lunch and refreshments included.
Hirelings available at additional cost.
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Our Farmers Bloodhounds clinics are designed to be educational, supportive and thoroughly enjoyable.
There is far more to becoming a good hunting combination than simply being able to jump. We want riders to develop the confidence, control, judgement and fieldcraft required to ride safely and considerately with others while giving their horse the best possible experience.
From your first tentative canter in company to confidently meeting a hedge on a seasoned hunter, there is a clinic within this programme to help you take that next step.
Come to learn. Come to practise. Come to build confidence and leave better prepared for the hunting field.
Limited places available on each clinic.
Please email: [email protected]
