Equine Events At The Equine Centre: Common Leys Farm Campus, Witney, Oxon

12/04/2026

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01/04/2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE

For those that hire our facilities please be aware that our health and safety team have had to put safety walk ways in place so this may spook some of our equine friends (As yellow lines may eat them)

Many thanks,

29/03/2026

College has broken up for the Easter holidays so we have ammended times for booking our indoor (20x40) and outdoor (40x60) arenas.

Weekdays: 9am-5pm
Weekends: 9am-3pm

To book, email the address below or drop us a message on facebook! 🐴

(Dressage boards, poles and jump stands are also available for hire)

24/03/2026

Over the weekend our Level 3 Equine students ran a successful show jumping competition as part of their course. We would like to congratulate all attendees on their rounds and say a big thank you for coming down to Common Leys to enjoy some jumping in the sun. Thank you to all the sponsors who provided the prizes and finally from the equine staff, a big well done to all the students involved in organising the event!

Please keep an eye out on our events page for upcoming equine events at Common Leys Farm. 🐴

23/03/2026

Hi All, if you are looking for something fun for the kids to do over the Easter Holidays, we have three spaces left on our "Own a Pony Morning" on Friday the 10th of April! Phone our reception to book on 01993 208148.

On Sunday the 15th of March and Friday 10th April we will be running an Own a Pony Morning. Attendees will learn how to handle, groom, tack up and ride one of our lovely ponies - under the instruction and supervision of our equine staff and college students. Beginners welcome, no experience required!

Details:
Time: 9:30am-12:00pm
Location: Common Leys Campus, Pitts Lane, Hailey OX29 9UU
Ages: 6-14
Price: £40 per child
To book please phone the farm reception on 01993 208148

21/03/2026

On the 13th of March we welcomed our first foal! - All Back to Mine's filly by El Cabalo. 🐎👏

12/03/2026

Hi All,

Our Level 3 Equine Students will be running an unaffiliated show jumping compeition on Saturday 21st of March.

For more information or to book a class please phone our reception on 01993 208148.

04/03/2026

On Sunday the 15th of March and Friday 10th April we will be running an Own a Pony Morning. Attendees will learn how to handle, groom, tack up and ride one of our lovely ponies - under the instruction and supervision of our equine staff and college students. Beginners welcome, no experience required!

Details:
Time: 9:30am-12:00pm
Location: Common Leys Campus, Pitts Lane, Hailey OX29 9UU
Ages: 6-14
Price: £40 per child
To book please phone the farm reception on 01993 208148

10/12/2025

Please note that both our arenas will be closed for the Christmas break to allow our staff a well deserved break and quieter time over Christmas.

We will be closed from the 20th December and reopen for bookings from the 5th January.

Thank you to everyone that has hired our facilities this year and we’re looking forward to welcoming you all back in the new year 😄

07/12/2025

We have had a great turn out so far at our car boot sale!

Come down and check out the great stalls and what theyre offering! (

06/12/2025

Hi all, to those of you who are interested in coming along to our car boot sale tomorrow:

Parking will be at our main carpark off Pitts Lane postcode OX29 9UY. The car boot sale will be at our indoor arena which is a short walk through the farm - look out for signs to direct you! Toilets are located in the equine building which will also be sign posted.
Teas and coffees will be available to buy down at the arena.
Parking payment will be at our stall once you get to the arena. Apologies we wont be able to provide the clipper blade sharpening tomorrow. Please feel free to drop us a message if you have any questions!

02/12/2025

Sleep well Blueberry and Uti, two of the greatest horses of our generation.

It is with immense sadness that we have said goodbye to Valegro and Uthopia and without question, this is a loss that just feels hard to comprehend.

Trying to write a tribute to these two horses feels harder than I imagined. The yard just doesn’t feel the same without them, there’s an emptiness in the air.

Valegro and Uthopia did more than win medals and write history, they gave our sport a golden era. They both showed that greatness can be gentle, sensitive and harmonious and they made a nation proud and inspired so many.

Being part of their journey will always remain one of my proudest achievements and the whole team and myself are deeply grateful for the joy they gave to us at home but also to their fans around the world.

Their entire lives ran in parallel; they travelled to the shows side by side, lived in neighbouring stables, grazed in the same fields and retired together. Their bond and companionship were absolute.

As life as old boys advanced, so too did the health challenges, so allowing them to leave this world together was the final act of loyalty and dignity I felt I could give them, honouring a partnership that had never been separated in life.

They leave behind a huge void, and the yard has changed forever and so have we. They were our family and I will love and miss them always. The impact they had will remain but sadly, we don’t get to keep horses forever.
We only get to carry what they leave inside us. And these two left us so much.

Carl x

Photo credit: Rose Lewis