The Indoor School complex is one of the crown jewels of Jackdaws Castle. Completed in August 2003 and opened by Sir Peter O'Sullevan, it is an invaluable tool throughout the year and especially in the winter months.

It measures 25,000 sq ft in total and houses the Equine Pool, Solariums, Therapy Rooms and Horse Walkers. The Schooling area itself measures 66 meters x 40 metres (larger than a football pitch).

The tuition of younger horses is important. We are fortunate enough to have four flights of fully rubberised and padded schooling hurdles which enable us to tutor

young or inexperienced horses, or those that may need their confidence restored, in a safe environment. We can use this facility come snow or shine, day or night.

We also have starting stalls, which can be used in our magnificent indoor school. Obviously, it helps that we can now do so much more work with horses early on in their careers to hone their obstacle work.

It is a first-class race horse training facility and we are so lucky to have this at our disposal.