This is the annual Melton Hunt Club Ride preview 2023.
The Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023 is hosted by the Belvoir Hunt at Long Clawson.
The course starts in a southerly direction, just West of Canal Lane. After a brief loop the course continues North towards Hose Thorns, where the course cross Canal Lane before heading South over the Hose Thorns hedges towards the old team chase course.
Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023 Map
A one-way system will be operating on Canal Lane on the day with car parking on the East side of Canal Lane near the finish and the Admin Hub.
Lorry parking will be on the East side of Canal lane at What Three Words: BANDWAGON.SECURES.SEASHELL. The Secretary and post-ride presentations will take place at the same What Three Words.
Maps will be posted here very soon.
Table of Contents
The Melton Hunt Club Ride Course
Fence 2, landing side – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023
Fences 3-8 are in a generally westerly direction, away from Canal Lane.
Fence 3 (first red marker on right)- Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 4 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 5 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fences 6 and 7 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 7 with open ditch (8) in distance – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 8 (take off) – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 8 (landing) – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023
After fence 8, the open ditch, the course turns northwards to fence 9 which has a red marker at the right-hand end.
Fence 9 (red marker to right) – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 10 (landing side) – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 11 (approach, red marker at right hand end) – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 12 (landing side) – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 13 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023
At fence 14 the course once again turns left and continues northwards parallel to Canal Lane. There is a white marker in the corner where fence 14 meets fence 15.
Fences 14 and 15 (to left) – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 16 in distance – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 17 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 18 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 19 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023
Fence 20 marks the turning point and has a red marker at its right hand end.
Fence 20 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Also Fence 20, nearer road – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023
After jumping fence 20 the course crosses the road by Hose Thorns covert.
Fence 21 and road crossing – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Gate will be openFence 22 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 23 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 24 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fences 25 and 25 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fences 25 and 25 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fences 27 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 28 and red marker to right of stream crossing – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023Fence 28 – Melton Hunt Club Ride 2023
*COURSE CHANGE*
If you previously read this preview then the course has now changed.
After the brook crossing the course now continues in a straight line to a red marker on the edge of the wood at the end of the field after the brook.
Fence 29 – Red marker to right
The course then turns right around the wood and returns in a northerly direction.
The last marker is in the hedge line to the right of this photo – see map for marker 10
As the course has changed I don’t have photos of the last few efforts but the course goes back across the stream and heads north to the finish at w3w masking.leaflet.expiring.
*UPDATED* The Belvoir Equine Foxhunter Course
The Foxhunter course starts over the same fence that was fence 2 in the ride, but in the opposite direction.
Fence 1 – Belvoir Equine Foxhunter 2023
From here the course continues North over MHCR Fence 1 and on to Fence 3.
The course has now changed and heads right, around the wood to Blue marker 4 on the map, after which the stream must be crossed again in a northerly direction towards the finish at w3w masking.leaflet.expiring.
