Outdoor Main Arena

The 50m × 70m fibre-wax arena provides a spacious setting for coaching and schooling. The arena is fully CCTV-monitored.

All bookings must be made and paid for online.

Availability & use

The arena is available for showjumping and dressage hire on selected dates. Please check the Arena Booking page for available dates and whether the arena is set up for showjumping or dressage.

When configured for showjumping, courses are built by qualified British Showjumping course builders.

Dressage hire

When configured for dressage, the outdoor arena provides two 60m × 20m arenas. Please select Arena 1 or Arena 2 when booking.

Your booking is for the selected arena only and does not include use of the other arena. A maximum of two horses applies per dressage arena booking.

Hire rates

One hour: £40
Thirty minutes: £20

Additional horses are charged at £15 per horse for one hour or £7.50 per horse for thirty minutes, with a maximum of four horses per session (applies to the full showjumping course).

Horse and rider jumping a showjump at Parwood
Aerial view of the Outdoor Main Arena set up as two dressage arenas

Arena rules

Return any moved jumps and poles to their original positions before leaving. Poles must not be left on the ground.

Remove all droppings before leaving. Skips and scoopers are provided.

Lunging is not permitted in this arena. To book the lunge pen before your session, please email bookings@parwood.co.uk.

Separate facilities

The indoor and outdoor arenas must be booked and paid for separately. An outdoor arena booking does not include use of the indoor arena, or vice versa.

Neither facility may be used as a warm-up area for the other without a separate booking. If you require both indoor and outdoor arenas, please book each separately.

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