Poles for ground work

[Highflinger]

Hi everyone
I need some poles for groundwork and maybe if I am feeling brave some teeny weeny jumps - literally pole on two bricks high....;. I am happy with either plastic or wooden and have been looking for secondhand as happy with being tatty /mismatched etc as only used in the corner of my field as I don't have a school and anything "attractive" may get pinched. I found a set of 8 new plastic poles for £200 which I would have been happy to pay but the delivery was another £187.....
I am in Surrey and all the suppliers seem to be hundreds of miles away hence the huge delivery cost.
Does anyone know anywhere local to Surrey or any other ideas for cheapish poles? I look on "Gumtree" etc

 

[SpotsandBays]

Cheap poles! Go to your local timber merchant. Mine is approx £12 for 3/4 inch 12ft poles. If they’re local they may deliver for free. I paint mine myself with paint from wilkos. ?

 

[rextherobber]

Mole valley sell wooden jump poles ,but didn't notice the price, sorry.

 

[milliepops]

Cheap poles! Go to your local timber merchant. Mine is approx £12 for 3/4 inch 12ft poles. If they’re local they may deliver for free. I paint mine myself with paint from wilkos. ?

yup this
plastic poles are hopeless for ground poles unless they have wood inside IMO, they just scatter as soon as the horse nudges then.
I got a load of 12foot poles from local timber place and painted them myself.

 

[wren123]

Totally agree go for wood. We have plastic at my rda and even our more active horses just knock them all over the place.

 

[Sprig]

Mole Valley were the best price for unpainted timber poles when I bought mine a few years ago.

 

[Mrs C]

Defo timber merchant. We got machine round flat ended posts about 12 quid each

 

[Highflinger]

Thanks everyone - I never thought of a timber merchant! I will be contacting one tomorrow. Thanks also for tip of timber rather than plastic.

 

[McFluff]

As you are storing in a field, try to find way to keep them off the ground to stop them rotting too quickly.

 

[Highflinger]

Thanks McFluff for the tip - will store them in the field shelter as dry in there.

 

[Merry neddy man]

Local agricultural merchants. Probably cheaper than timber merchants.