Would anyone want to hire a gallops?

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The camp thread made me think, wouldn't it be cool to hire a gallops and a few of you go? You know, just really open them up
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and let em GO. I have never been on one but they must be lush?

Is that a mad idea or would anyone on here like to and if so are you near me??

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yeah
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I'm hoping to this summer! There's some justdown the road from us, so going to make a day of it soon as the weather's nicer
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I'm North Wilts [I think? 20mins from swindon lol] so might be a bit too far from you?
 
I would love to do that, would really blow the cobwebs away
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I'm not to far from you (Hereford way) but it would blow my horses brains if I took him to the gallops!
 
Oh WOW not a mad idea!! Cool!!

Hehe I would drive for at least an hour to get to one. There is one nr Bristol, Pritchard's place at Purton I think? Will find out
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I just think it would be really ace. They'd be excited to be out, wouldn't know each other so clearly something exciting
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and would love it!!

Binky N Wilts not that far? Swindon is an hour.

3Beasties but it wouldn't matter because you can let him just go woo hoo!!

Jasper Worcs is about an hour! Will find out re gallops
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sounds fab, we have beach near to just let em go, gallops would be better though,

I cant take my mare it wouldnt just blow her brains it would frazzle them lol, taken me 6 months to calm her down after a quiet first hunt lol i'd be ok if we were on our own, would love it then !!!
 
I would love it - I never let my mare go because it takes miles to pull her up, so I'd love the chance to let her.

I'm Kent but if anyone else near me fancies it.....
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Oooh cool! We have to have a mix of horses and I think we would have?? I.e. I don't want it to be me (suffolk x!) and a load of TBs, with a proper fast TB he gets left standing and it's no flipping fun on your own lol!!

I think it would be a brill laugh.

Yes Ziggy me too, and mine is so flipping much nicer when he's had a blast!

I have emailed my friend who works at local racing yard to ask her which ones she knows
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Heeey =] Bristol is about 40mins away from meI think...I'm about 20mins away from swindon and the gallops i know of are in wootten bassett, which is 5-10mins outside of swindon
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Would def be up for it though! My boy's tb ex racer...but rather slow!!!! lol our cob would probably love it though too!!!
 
I know W Bassett, my saddler is there! Not too far at all and a really nice spot too!!

Ooh ta Zalacca
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I will go and have a butcher's or ring them up
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Ooh exciting. I really fancy doing this.

Do we want sand or grass gallops? I like the idea of grass best but know little about either!!

If grass would be in a month or so??
 
Me too
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eeeek lol. I should be able to hack to the one near wootten bassett if do go there [little park EC...grass gallops,think it's either £5 or £10 per horse? I think anyway! plus there's XC there for hire if you fancy that after lol!!!]....good hour hack or so lol but got no transport right atm
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OK I have been a gallops geek and tried to make a list! Am v tired though spent all bloomin afternoon waiting for nice haylage chap
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so please check for me and add to
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Skewby - Glos
Binky01 North Wilts
JustJasper - Worcester
FiHunt - Nr Bristol

Ziggy_ - Kent
JoBo - Kent
Kent peeps you need more horses! hehe
 
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yeeha how much does yours cost to hire, for how long please? Ta
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Drive to me lol!!!!!! Or you could drive to me and you can take Lill (lol) and ill take harry!!!

We have a gallop about 5 mins up the road, it costs £15 so I imagine thats roughly how much it will cost

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Skewby - I'll go :-) Monster needs a good breezing!
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Ace!!
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yes they will flaming love it!!

My friend got back to me saying she could ask her boss (Slad, Stroud) if I want to hire their gallops. I know he has a few types, think he may have a long grass gallop too, rode through his place once. Who is near enough for that??
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Meant to say too, the other thing about it that is cool is that it is so cheap!! Compared to anything else you do, blimey!!
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I tried to reply to this twice last night, don't know what went on but I have been up all night with a stomach bug so probably me!!

This is my local trainer where my friend works and has offered to enquire, there is a vid on the front page which shows the gallops (and my mate is in it loads, ha ha, she kept that one quiet!!):

http://www.tomgeorgeracing.co.uk/

JD that would be so helpful, thank you.

So would anyone be prepared to travel to Stroud, or Chelt (if JD gets the nod)??

We need a few horses I think, a mix, but def some ex racers who will show the others what to do!!
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