It’s time for you to put pen to paper and design the next iconic Lindores Cross Country jump! It will be built for our award winning cross country training course opening date Sunday 1st March 2026.
If your design wins this competition you will not just get the kudos but you will receive a beautiful £25 Gift Voucher to put towards cross country hire at Lindores so you can jump the fence you designed and we built with a British Eventing Course Builder!
Cross Country Opens 1st March 2026
We’re dedicated to always improving our facilities, we’re already working on maintenance for opening. We re-invest and improve every year. Our developments are always led by you – and are in the interest of our wonderful customers.
We’ve opened our equestrian booking system for cross country training in March. So please check availability and book early to be prepared for the season ahead.
We cannot wait to see what jump design you come up with in this competition – make it as bold, exciting and as fun as possible!
Entry Info
Anyone can enter!
Entries can be as simple as a drawing on paper – it helps if you can include colour and any jump dimensions.
Entry Deadline is Saturday 10th January 2026
Winner will be announced on Monday 26th January 2026
Previous Entry Winner – Dorothy Drury’s who designed ‘The Wobbleberries Jump’
We absolutely loved Dorothy Drury’s entry back in 2018. It made us smile and resonated with the judges at the time. It’s been a great way to continue raising awareness of Hannah’s Wilberry Wonder Pony Charity and remind customers to enjoy life!
Wilberry was carved from one tree which weighed over a tonne. He stands proud on the course and makes people smile. The Wobbleberries fence is an iconic fence for riders of different abilities due to the two jump heights of 70cm and 90cm and it can be jumped both ways. A jump at the time designed to help British Eventing training – well done Dorothy!
Previous Winner – Polly Quaile who designed ‘The Whale’
Polly Quaile designed the whale and we still LOVE it!!! Polly’s design was inspired by Greta Thunberg sailing across the Atlantic at the time of the competition. The design has graffiti emblazoned on the fence ‘No More Plastic’ to help raise awareness of our planets environmental challenges. We are totally with you Polly – let’s save our planet!
The Whale Fence was a winner because it can be jumped both ways safely and has three fence height options for various abilities. The colours were suitable for horses to see and the judges found it a strong winner in 2020.
The build of the whale fence was more involved than any of you would think. We had to source the tree to make this very very large and heavy jump. We managed to source a fallen copper beach tree in the Cupar. We appointed contractors to cut and remove a 5 TONNE tree trunk from a small garden in the town. I can assure you it was not easy or cheap but it was totally worth it!
David Wilson Course Builder then started carving the tree trunk into the whale. As always he did a fantastic job. It took weeks but as a team… we brought Dorothy’s design to life.
We hope you agree she did a great job!
Authentic Cross Country at Lindores
So, we hope you enjoy designing Lindores next iconic fence for many instructors, parents and riders to enjoy for many years!
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You can look at our private hire availability anytime on our website’s online booking calendar. There are no charges for booking facility hire at Lindores because we’ve invested in our systems to save you money!
2026 is going to be a great year for riders visiting for private hire, clinics or camps. We have equestrian availability in 2026 so please get in touch if you have any questions.
