Job Role: Office, Product and Marketing Manager / Application Deadline Closed. Entry deadline was 15th Dec 2020.
Lindores is embarking on an exciting new chapter of growth and hence why we’re growing our team. We’re passionate about high quality and attention to detail. We continue to deliver 5-star service to our domestic and international customer base: seeking authentic and credible rural agritourism experiences.
As of 1st November 2020 our cross country course, working hunter field and hacking are all now closed over winter and will re-open 1st March 2021.
Our outdoor arena is closed temporarily during the national lockdown for the month of January 2021. We shall review opening when it is safe to do so. Look after yourselves and we will update you when we re-open.
Below the table you can read our Covid Protocols.
Booking is simple and instant online. No booking charges. No Disclaimer Forms. We are proud to be a paperless and cashless venue.
| Facility Hire | Status |
| Hacking | Opening 1st March |
| Outdoor Arena with Optional Show Jumps | Temporarily closed over lockdown |
| Cross Country Hire | Opening 1st March |
| Working Hunter Jumps on Grass | Opening 1st March |
| Parking Area (incl new overflow parking) | Closed |
| Toilets | Closed |
| Stabling | Closed |
| Luxury Lodge Stays www.lindores.co.uk | Temporarily closed due to lockdown |
| Bunkroom | Closed |
| Campsite Pitches | Closed |
| The Bothy | Closed |
| Reception | Closed |
| Tuck Shop in Reception | Closed |
SOCIAL DISTANCING
Please at all times continue to practice Government recommendations on social distancing.
PARKING
We have built a new hardstanding overflow car park below the working hunter grass paddock. Please ensure you park minimum 5 metres apart. There is now plenty of space to allow for this.
OUTDOOR ARENA & WORKING HUNTER PADDOCK FACILITIES
HORSE VACCINATIONS
12 months. Don’t forget you must carry a passport to travel a horse.
RIDING
Wear up to standard safety equipment. Skull cap and back protector in line with British Regulations is mandatory when jumping on the cross country course. Use your own equipment for horse and rider. Respect the views and opinions of other members. Maintain social distancing at all times. Ride within your capabilities and current horse and rider fitness levels.
INSTRUCTORS & COACHES
Qualified instructors must have their own public liability and must adhere to our Covid-19 Protocol.
TRAVELLING DISTANCES
Please adhere to the latest travel restriction guidance.
NEW ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM IS EASY AND QUICK. Check availability, book and pay with our new online booking system. Riders no longer have to sign a Disclaimer form at reception on arrival. The Disclaimer is part of the online booking process. YAY! The person booking online accepts liability for all named riders and should share the Terms and Conditions with their group in advance of training so everyone know the rules. Instructors are welcome to book facilities using the new online system as well. If you experience any difficulty with our new booking system please tell us! We’ll sort it quickly for you.
YOUR BOOKED TIME
Arrive 15 minutes in advance of your start time. You should at the top of the cross country course for start time. Try and not linger after training if you see more people parking. If you are running late please let Anna know in advance on 07736 044 058.
PAYMENT
Payment for facility hire is now all online via our website. Pay by credit or debit card. Our venue is now cashless.
TOILETS
Will be cleaned regularly. Please ONLY use these facilities if absolutely necessary.
IF YOU FALL AND NEED ASSISTANCE
Call Anna on 07736044058 and someone in PPE will come to you. In the event of a bad accident contact emergency services immediately. Location details on facility gates.
IN SUMMARY
We are delighted to be opening again and hope these guidelines make you feel safe and you are protected when visiting our facility
You must respect social distancing at all times
If we see people not adhering to social distancing, we have the right to ask you to leave
Do not travel if you have symptoms of Covid-19
Do not travel if you have been with someone diagnosed in the last 14 days
Adhere to the signage on site
Use the hand sanitizers available at every gateway
Call Anna if you have any questions, we’re still very happy to help and very friendly!
Riders Minds Launch Online Mental Health Support
Mental Health Awareness Week, 18-24 May 2020, sees the launch of Riders Minds. A bespoke, comprehensive, online resource dedicated to supporting and improving the mental health of horse riders, across all levels.
Founded by 5* event rider Matthew Wright and his wife Victoria. Matthew has openly shared his own mental ill health struggles.
Matthew said, “The objective of Riders Minds is to remove the stigma of speaking out by increasing mental health awareness, understanding, and confidence amongst all riders. Its helpful from grassroots riders through to professional riders.
“Having been in a few dark places myself in the past we wanted to give the wider equestrian community somewhere to get help and someone to talk to. By raising the profile of mental health and well-being people will realise they are not alone and that it is okay not to be okay.”
In addition to equipping individuals with skills for good mental health and managing life’s ups and downs. Riders Minds also offers a free confidential helpline available 24 hours a day, sponsored by TheraPlate.
BGA – Riders Minds
Caunton Manor Equestrian. Credit Sophie Harris/ SEH Photography
Riders Minds has been generously sponsored by TheraPlate, Baileys Horse Feeds, Bates Saddles, The British Grooms Association, The Equestrian Employers Association and Caunton Mannor Stud.
The project is supported by British Equestrian and recognised by British Dressage, British Showjumping, British Eventing, the British Horse Society, the Pony Club and Horsescotland.
For more information to get support go to ridersminds.org
Notes:
Mental Health Awareness Week takes place 18-24 May 2020. More information can be found at www.mentalhealth.org.uk. Riders Minds is a signatory of the Sports and Recreation Alliance Mental Health Charter. In order to sign up to the charter the SLA ask their signatories to produce an action plan to demonstrate how they are using the power of sport to end the stigma around mental health.
Lindores Equestrian 23.3.20
Due to the coronavirus situation and to eliminate any risk of adding pressure to the NHS. It is with sadness that as of Monday 23rd March 2020 Lindores Equestrian will temporarily close access to any horse or rider physically wanting to hire the facilities for training, holidays, camps or clinics on site.
We shall provide digital training going forward. Lindores Equestrian are unclear when their stable doors will open again but are contacting all our equestrian bookings up until the end of May offering the opportunity to reschedule. We don’t know whether we will be open in June we will provide an update nearer the time based on government advice.
Lindores will continue to provide first class equestrian training but are looking at virtual solutions. To do this properly a bit of time is required. But Lindores hope to work with the incredible list of accredited instructors and hosts to deliver what customers want and need. So complete the form below to be part of The Lindores Digital Movement.
Lindores Equestrian have been following the British Horse Society and British Equestrian Federation for guidance since the outbreak however the family feel it is their moral and social duty to stop any horse riding or unnecessary travel to the award winning venue with immediate effect.
Some equestrian training centres in Scotland will continue to operate because there has not been an outright ban on horse riding but Anna the manager of Lindores Equestrian stated,
“We want to do our bit to reduce the coronavirus spreading, we want to limit the pressure on the NHS and we do not want to be in a position where a rider injures themselves on our premises and they are unable to get the medical care they require. We love our customers, employees and family and we want to make every effort to protect them.”
What does this mean for camps and training booked in March, April and May 2020?
We shall be contacting bookings directly and offer rescheduled training dates from August 2020 until year end. There is availability to reschedule clinics and private hire training from June to year end.
Lindores Equestrian want to remain part of peoples training and development. Our digital solutions will hopefully go someway to providing information, help and advice for you and your horse.
We’re offering free digital sessions if you enter a virtual training idea below, which we then deliver at Lindores Equestrian. We will let you enjoy it for free when its up and running.
We’ve all got that one friend or partner who has everything or is just really hard to buy Christmas gifts for. So we’ve compiled a list of Christmas gifts to shorten your search time and still make them smile!
8. If you’re looking for an extra special Christmas package then contact us for bespoke Lindores – Stay Ride Relax horse holiday package for 2020. Read this old blog for inspiration…
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