Suffolk Pony Club - Schooling Passes Kings Meadow, Ickworth Park - May 2024

ONE PASS IS REQUIRED PER HORSE/PONY PER VISIT NB Passes are per horse or pony, not per vehicle nor per family. Once the pass has been purchased, you will receive e-mail confirmation of the booking. Please bring a copy of this e-mail with you as it will be needed at for entry at the National Trust Kiosk. For any enquiries, please contact: Jane Crawford (dc.suffolk@pcuk.org). If you are planning to bring a group of 8 or more schooling at the park, please contact Jane Crawford to discuss group booking arrangements. A course map can be printed (see link to the right). In case of any emergency while you are at the park, please contact: Susanne White (01284 388166 / 07887 591853) The course is open from 9:30am – 5:00pm (in line with current National Trust opening times), and you may use your pass at any time during these opening hours. There are no allocated time slots. We hope you have an enjoyable schooling session.

SCHOOLING PERMIT RULES AND HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURE **PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING**

1. Vehicles must display a current dated pass or risk being clamped by the National Trust. The pass is only valid for the day of issue.
2. It is the responsibility of the rider to check that the jumps are clear of sheep and debris, and are damage free before use. Please note, there are active grazing rights on the land and sheep may be present. If sheep are in all or part of King’s Meadow, please be careful not to surprise each other, particularly when walking through the woods
3. All riders MUST be accompanied by an ADULT – no lone schooling. The site is not supervised during opening hours.
4. All people using SPC jumps should carry a first aid kit for humans and horses.
5. All pass holders should have a mobile phone with them in case of an accident. However, please note that there are areas of the park with poor network coverage.
6. Most jumps now have a grid reference and emergency veterinary contact details in the event of an accident.
7. The daily pass entitles the named rider to use King’s Meadow Cross Country Course only. It does not allow riding in any other part of Ickworth Park. NO USE OF THE SHOW JUMPING RING IS PERMITTED, nor any other Pony Club equipment.
8. The privacy of adjoining property should be respected at ALL times.
9. All dogs must be kept on short leads at all times.
10. Gates must be kept closed at ALL times.
11. Strictly no vehicle movements on the course (except for emergency use).
12. Two additional gates are available for emergency use (marked on the map). The combination for the lock is available from Jane Crawford (07813 281206)
13. Riders must wear effective body protection for cross country jumping. It is strongly advised that the protection chosen should impede neither flexibility nor balance. Hats should comply with the current Pony Club safety standards with chin straps fastened at all times by all riders when mounted.
14. Please note that waste material, i.e. droppings, bedding and rubbish, must be removed from the parking area by the permit holder.
15. If the entry kiosk is open, you must stop and show the necessary pass. Do not bypass the queue at the kiosk at any time. If you are a National Trust member, please show your card as you pass through the kiosk.
16. Any damage to obstacles, take offs and landings must be reported immediately to Susanne White on 01284 388166 or 07887 591853 or susanne@pamplin.me.uk (no charge for repair will be made).
17. Any alteration to obstacles must be removed after jumping (e.g. removable poles).
18. No moving of portable fences or jumping marked off obstacles is permitted.
19. All persons using this course for any purpose whatsoever must hold Public Liability Insurance cover.

Please enter and leave Ickworth Park via the National Trust main entrance from Horringer village (A143). There is no other vehicular access to the XC course. On arrival – after you have passed through the National Trust kiosk turn right at the T-junction and proceed along this single track section with care (it is used as a parking area for National Trust visitors). Continue straight for approx half a mile (do not take the left turn towards the National Trust holiday rental houses). The track bends to the left down a short hill. At the bottom of this hill take a sharp right up the hill. At the top of the hill is the entrance gate (on the right).

ALL ACCIDENTS (HOWEVER MINOR) MUST BE REPORTED TO SUSANNE WHITE (07887 591853/01284 388166 or susanne@pamplin.me.uk).

There are water points and toilets available on site (please see map for location)

Please park inside the entrance gates (top of the hill as you arrive) on the left. If the ground is wet, please park inside the top set of gates on the right (facing downhill). Leave via the bottom set of gates through the “Exit”.