Facility hire

Equestrian Centre

The Equestrian Centre and its many facilities at Brackenhurst are an essential resource for the students studying on equine courses here at Nottingham Trent University.

Indoor Riding School
60 x 40 metres with waxed sand and fibre surface. Includes a seating gallery area capable of seating 279 people, indoor Cross Country jumps and full range of show jumps and school barriers. The area accommodates two arenas during dressage training and for show jump training the course area allows plenty of room for smooth turns. The Indoor school is effectively used for research, allowing horses to be loose schooled and our camera system records both training and research that can then be analysed using various software for both staff and student use.

Outdoor Riding School
60 x 40 metres with waxed sand and fibre surface, enclosed by fencing and fully floodlit with a full range of show jumps and school barriers.

Research Arena
40 x 20 metres grassed sand surface. Fully enclosed by seven foot fencing to allow loose schooling. Observation holes in the fence allow staff and students to observe the horse(s) from outside the arena to reduce any influence on natural behaviour.

Equine Centre Classroom
Seats 24 and has PC and has fully installed audio visual equipment.

Livery
Stabling for over 30 DIY student liveries that includes use of the Equestrian Centre facilities.

Performance Analysis Room
Houses mechanical horse, iJoy Ride, Balimo Chair and Tekscan Pressure testing equipment.

Technical Room
Computer equipment for student use during project work including use of research software such as Observer, OnTrack and Dartfish. This room can also be used for downloading data from cameras, heart rate monitors, mobile eye and other data collecting equipment.

Grandstand
The indoor school has seating for 279 people at one end so training and research can be observed in comfort

And much more...