Brackenhurst Equestrian Centre

Located at Nottingham  University facilities include

Mary King Arena

The centre’s 60 x 40 metres indoor riding arena includes:

• a 279-person seating gallery
• indoor cross country and show jumps
• a camera system to record training and research
• a large screen with a record and playback facility.

Outdoor riding school

• 60 x 40 metres with waxed sand and fibre surface
• enclosed by fences
• fully floodlit
• full range of showjumps and 3 cross country fences.

Research arena

• 40 x 20 metres waxed sand surface enclosed by fencing to allow loose schooling
• observation holes in the fence to reduce influence on natural behaviour.

Stabling

• a variety of housing for stabling horses from individual stabling in American barns to crew yards and pens

Park Hill

Located a short drive from our main equestrian centre, Park Hill is home to:

• five re-homed semi-feral ponies
• grazing paddocks with field shelters, a round pen and an all-weather surface area for working with the horses.

Equine Centre Classroom

• seats 24
• fully installed audio visual equipment.

Livery

• with stabling for over 30 DIY student liveries

Performance Analysis Room

• mechanical horse
• iJoy Ride
• Balimo chair
• Tekscan pressure testing equipment and mirrors.

Technical Room

• computer equipment for use during project work
• used for downloading data from cameras, heart rate monitors, mobile eye and other data collecting equipment.

And much more…

• cross country schooling paddock
• horse walker
• round pens for lunging / research
• stocks and solarium
• washbox
• project rooms for staff and student research
• large lecture rooms
• laboratory facilities.