Downlands Equestrian

10/06/2026

02/06/2026

South Wilts Riding Club are holding another great event here this Sunday.
Show jumping in the outdoor arena.
Link to book within.

https://www.myridinglife.com/eventdetails.aspx?id=552080

29/05/2026

😃 Smile, you are on camera 📷

Just a quick notice to all our lovely clients and visitors.

We’ve recently installed a camera overlooking the cross-country course and car park area. This is primarily to help improve the security and safety of our facility, horses, vehicles, and visitors.

It also allows us to monitor use of the facilities and ensure that everyone is paying correctly before using the course & facilities.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support and respect the venue — we really appreciate it! 🐴

28/05/2026

Are you topping up your vaccines?

Following recent reports of an Equine influenza (‘flu’) outbreak in Wiltshire, we have had a number of clients contact us for advice regarding vaccination. It is a time of year when everyone is keen to get out and about, and the competition season is well under way. We want to support you to do this safely!

Although many competition organizing bodies and Pony Clubs only require annual vaccination in order to be eligible to compete, it is known that protection from flu is strongest during the first 3-6 months post vaccination and then starts to wane. Between 6 months and 12 months an immunity gap can occur where protection is sub optimal and horses are at increased risk of clinical signs of flu and are more likely to spread the virus. For this reason, at times of potential high challenge we recommend administering flu boosters every 6 months. When at competitions or other events, avoiding the sharing of equipment/water sources and direct contact with other horses is sensible to reduce the risk of transmission of flu and other respiratory diseases.

It is important to note that whilst the flu vaccination is very effective at reducing the severity of disease in vaccinated horses and reducing the amount of shedding (leading to less spread), it is not 100% protective, so thought should be given to more frequent vaccination of horses kept on competition yards, even if they themselves do not go out.

In order to support our clients and to help to make sure that their horses have adequate immunity at this time, we are offering a 10 % discount on flu vaccines in June 2026, for people who would like to do an interim or 6 monthly vaccine in addition to their annual vaccine.

26/05/2026

Hot boys?

🥵 🌞= 😴

26/05/2026

🥵 🌡️ 💉 😷

A few things to note!

🥵whilst the temperature is as it is there will be no course up in the outdoor. We will build one on Thursday/Friday. It will remain as a 20x60 with boards until then.

🚻 the toilets in the main yard are out of order, please use the one situated in the wooded area to the left of the track leading to the XC.

💉 😷 with the increased risk to the spread of equine flu, you are all reminded that …..

📕 You MUST carry your passport with you when you travel anywhere with your horses

🦠 Your vaccinations MUST be correct and up to date when visiting Downlands

❌ Be extremely vigilant with bio security

‼️ We will be doing spot checks

Thank you in advance.

21/05/2026

❤️💙🤍❤️💙🤍

The outdoor is looking FRESH 🤩 with the new dressage boards.

Now set up ready for the first of the summer league competitions on Sunday.

The arena is available to hire like this until Tuesday 26th when we will be putting up a course of jumps again.

https://www.downlands-equestrian.co.uk/product/outdoor-equestrian-school/

21/05/2026

This is the best way to start a day, happy Thursday everyone!

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18/05/2026

Set up for the outdoor this week will be a 20x40/60 in preparation for the Summer dressage league.

As the competition hasn’t run outdoors before I thought I would mark the arena ahead of the boards arriving so you can hire the arena to practice.

🔗 https://www.downlands-equestrian.co.uk/product/outdoor-equestrian-school/

There is still time to enter this Sundays competition if you haven’t already.

Visit South Wilts Riding Club website to enter (non members welcome).