cross country schooling courses - somerset/wiltshire

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bigboyrocky

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Anyone know of any other cross country courses within about 1 1/2 hours away from Frome, Somerset other than:
downlands,
rosamund green,
stockland lovell,
pontispool,
west wilts?
Thanks
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have been to toomer and wouldnt go again if im honest - horse lost so much confidence, terrible course imo.. and hadnt thought of leyland court or urchinwood! dont think belmont hire thiers out though.. espec in the run up to thier event as the ground is usually very sticky there!
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dont think belmont hire thiers out though.. espec in the run up to thier event as the ground is usually very sticky there!
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ahh good point as their event is normally early in the season
 
Ston Easton hires out now or that is what I heard the other day.
Also did you know Rosamund Green is open all year round? Another thing I did not know.
 
Yeh they are very good at trying to keep open for s long as possible rosamund green, stockland lovell and downlands are also good like that... will have a look at rockbourne and ston easton on distances - thanks!
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I actually walked the course at Toomer Farm and thought it was a cracking course - loved the train!

Why did you think it was so bad and how on earth does a horse loose confidence when schooling? - you have ad lib chances to retry the same fence whilst building up confidence over the smaller fences.
 
toomer farm - really loathed it.. all the ground lines were really misleading, and the ground was really eneven.. i also fence judged there before i competed there, and at a ditch in the 2'3 class (which IMO should be straightforward, kind, and encouraging) i had numerous falls there as it was a ditch at the bottom of the hill, where the other side of the ditch was lower than the first bit, and to add to that it was very wide for a class that 12.2 ponies should be able to jump round! so many ponies stopped at if as it just wasnt safe, and one pony even jumped it as a step (as they couldnt see the other side to it) and fell into it! Really not impressed.

Ooh , do you know how id get the number for the lady for the schooling? or do you have it yourself? Thanks
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ohh rabson isnt too far!
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thanks
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looking at thier webby
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Rabsen is brill!!! 5 mins from me, fab for a youngster , not so good for more experienced horses. theres badgers town and boomerang also
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