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BS, BD, NSEA & Unaffiliated events inc. Arena XC. All Weather Andrews Bowen 60x80m/25x70 warm up & 80x100m grass. Close to Oxford on the A40 Eastbound
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About Us

First opened in the late 1950’s by the late Kenneth Colman and his son Barry, the Centre has long been associated with prestigious show jumping events such as the Dunhill International. Today, the Centre and its livery yard are run by his granddaughter, Laura. While keen to preserve the Centre’s unique character, she is continuing to develop its potential:
A spacious, well-equipped clu

bhouse for functions and equestrian events looks out over the all weather Andrews Bowen 60x80m and 80x100m grass arenas. Running British Showjumping, British Dressage, NSEA, Cricklands & Trailblazer qualifying events!

22/04/2026

Coming up….. SHOWING, SHOWJUMPING, COMBINED TRAINING AND DRESSAGE - Did you know about qualifiers at Cherwell?

This weekend at Cherwell we will be running our unaffiliated showjumping and the following weekend there will be dressage and Showing with in hand and ridden classes.

Therefore we thought this was a good time to remind everyone that all of our USJ events are qualifiers for Trailblazers, Cricklands and Sunshine Tour.

Our combined training and unaffiliated dressage are Trailblazer qualifiers and our Ridden and In hand Showing on 4 May willl be a qualifier for the Sunshine Tour.

There will also be a second round Trailblazer dressage qualifier on 2 May.

All dates until September are now on our website but more details about the qualifiers can be found using the relevant websites. Qualifying here makes sure you get to attend some really great multi day championship shows at some of the largest venues.

We hope you can make it this weekend and entries close for Saturday’s show on Friday at 9 am and don't forget the summer league has now started as well as the smaller 40 and 50 cm classes. Fabulous personalised rosettes are awarded to those placed in the league and if you would like more information then please contact us.

Meantime we loved looking back on some of the photos from some of our previous showing classes and Alison Parker Photography will be here to take some more great shots this summer.

Last but not least, Pam and Gemma will also look forward to seeing you at the clubhouse for some paninis and hot chocolate!

Best wishes

Laura, Graeme and the Cherwell Team

06/01/2026

Happy New Year from Cherwell

After a two week break and very quiet time here at Cherwell we are ready to start the new year with our unaffiliated showjumping starting this Sunday 11 January. Unfortunately due to a tractor breakdown needing parts on order we had to postpone our area hire and unaffiliated SJ at the end of December but now we are back fully operational from the end of this week and ready to welcome everyone back for a great year of events in 2026.

Due to holiday delay events are currently being put on My Riding Life and should be online at some point tomorrow for entries.

Our unaffiliated events will be qualifiers for Trailblazers and Cricklands where applicable and we are also waiting for confirmation from Sunshine Tour as to our registration for 2026 so please watch out for further details.

Events for Jan and Feb can be found on our calendar and are also listed below. We hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year and look forward to seeing you here. As always the clubhouse will be open for snacks and drinks.

If you have any queries re entries please contact [email protected]

Best wishes

Laura, Graeme and the Cherwell Team

CHERWELL EVENTS
January 11th – Unaffiliated Showjumping
January 18th – Combined Training
January 24th – Clear Round Jumping
January 25th – Combined Training with BE Tests
January 27th – Unaffiliated Dressage and Quest
January 28th – British Dressage
February 1st – Unaffiliated Showjumping
February 5th – Unaffiliated Dressage
Feburary 7th – Combined Training
February 8th – Combined Training with BE Tests
February 14th – Unaffiliated Dressage with Quest
February 15th – British Dressage
February 18th – Clear Round Jumping
February 22nd – Unaffiliated Showjumping
February 28th – Unaffiliated Dressage with Quest
March 1st – British Dressage

04/10/2025

CLEAR ROUND TOMORROW

Thank you to everyone that has entered for the Clear Round tomorrow. We will be closing entries at 12.15 today so there is still time to enter. If you haven't quite decided, the weather forecast looks good and the dress code will be smart or casual - whichever you prefer. Relaxed, friendly atmosphere for any nervous riders or horses and no rush to finish your round.

Full times will be out by 1.30 pm but we will be starting at 10 am with a finish time of around 2 pm.

Any queries please contact Laura

02/10/2025

This Sunday is Clear Round Jumping at Cherwell. Don't miss the opportunity to get one of these lovely four tier rosettes on a first come first served basis! Entries now open online via MRL. We start at 40 cm and will go up to 1.10 m. Look forward to seeing you here. Any queries please contact - [email protected]

04/09/2025

This weekend we are running Combined Training and entries are open until Saturday at 9 am. The schedule starts at intro and 60 cm going up to Novice and 1 m course. If you haven't done any combined training then why not give it a try? It is all very low-key and friendly. We aim to support anyone that is nervous or not too sure. It's also an ideal event for any of your young horses.

We had a super time at last Sunday's unaffiliated showjumping. Thanks to all those that supported us. We just love this photo of that really captured the atmosphere. Thanks to Alison Parker Photography Alison will be on site again this weekend taking more so don't forget to go and view the photos at her trailer.

If you are the rider or owner of the super smart pony featured in this picture or you know them then please tag. Pop into the clubhouse for a free packet of polos for him/her next time!

If you can't make combined training this weekend then we will be running our normal unaffiliated schedule again the following weekend.

Hope to see you there.

Best wishes

Laura, Graeme and the Cherwell Team

29/08/2025

Entries Closing soon - Unaffiliated Showjumping Sunday 31 August

We have lots of these lovely rosettes up for grabs on Sunday so if you think one would look good in your lorry or tack room then make sure you don't miss out. Rosettes in all classes to 6th.

We will be closing entries tomorrow morning at 9 am. Please enter on MRL and if you have any queries or changes email [email protected]

Thanks to all that have entered so far and we look forward to a good day on Sunday!

Best wishes

Laura and the Cherwell Team

26/08/2025

Cherwell Update - Arena Hires September and Fixtures

As we move into Autumn we are looking towards our events for the season and have a full calendar with something for everyone.

These include.......
Clear Round jumping dates
Regular long and short arena hire with boards - Starting this Thursday
Showjumping arena hire with a full course of jumps including water tray, doubles and combination
Weekend arena and dressage board hire mostly Saturdays.
Blenheim weekend dressage boards and SJ arena for hire
Unaffiliated league showjumping
Combined Training
BD and Unaffiliated Dressage

As we move into 2026 there will also be combined training with BE tests

Make sure you go to our website for dates and entries!

If you would like to hire the venue for camps, clinics or events then please contact us for details.

We hope you can continue to support us here at Cherwell and we have now posted all of our arena hire for September as well as all of our events through to December. All of these dates will be available to enter through the usual channels later this week but dates in the next few weeks are available to enter now!

Meantime we have attached a little montage of some Autumn shows over the years taken by the talented Alison Parker Photography If you recognise anyone then make sure you tag them on this post. Unfortunately we won't be doing Arena Eventing this season but hope that everyone will enjoy our new Autumn winter schedule.

If you have any queries at all then don't hesitate to get in touch by mail or phone. Details on the website.

Best wishes

Laura and the Cherwell Team

29/07/2025

AUGUST ARENA HIRE and Contact request

Please note that Arena hires for August are now live to book online and these include some weekend dates so don't miss out!

Please could the following people that used our arena on these dates urgently contact me on 07976 288329:

1 July at 9 am - Grey Scania Lorry with Blue and Red graphics - Two grey horses

26 July at 8 am - Black jeep NX10 VDV pulling trailer

Thanks so much and we hope to see you for arena hire and also at our August and September shows - see our calendar on the website for details.

06/06/2025

ARENA HIRE
SATURDAY 07 JUNE
OPEN FOR BOOKING ON OUR WEBSITE

23/05/2025

IN HAND AND RIDDEN SHOWING 24TH MAY

The in hand entries have closed and the numbers in each class will be posted on our website where it says Times and Results today. The classes will start at 9 a.m. and follow on. Please be aware of the number of entries in the classes before you and arrive in plenty of time to avoid missing your class.

The ridden entries will start at 1.30 p.m. and late entries for these classes will be taken. If you would like to come please phone 07974 151272. Please also be aware of the number of entries in the classes before you.

There will be a championship for the in hand entries and also one for the riddens.

Our clubhouse is open offering food and drink and we look forward to welcoming you all tomorrow.

Address

Mill Lane
Oxford
OX30QF

Website

http://www.cherwellcompetition.com/

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