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Post by solomon on Apr 27, 2009 22:05:59 GMT
need some ideas folks for when you don't have the posh ones.
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Post by Jen on Apr 27, 2009 22:27:25 GMT
milk crates, you can have them as a wall or i used to use old fence posts as poles!!! (i checked them carefully for nails and sticky outy buts)
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Post by racaille on Apr 27, 2009 23:25:11 GMT
Hay bales? (Although there is something nagging at the back of my head - they might not be safe for some reason? But I've jumped them often enough.) We also jump oil drums and logs  |
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Post by rainbow on Apr 28, 2009 7:50:22 GMT
yeah my old riding school used milk crates, had rather a lot of them...
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arumanii
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Post by arumanii on Apr 28, 2009 11:42:26 GMT
Never hay bales!! - Sorry Racaille but they're mega dangerous cos if a horse accidentally gets a foot caught he's pretty much toast!
I use loads of random stuff tho...
Wings:
If u cut a slice out of the traffic cones near the top u can make a ledge to hold a pole. Same for a second pole lower down.
Buckets upsidedown can also be jump wings -depending how high u want things and how big ur buckets are!
Feed bins also worked and wierd plastic barrells...not sure where they came from.
Anything that is of a good height can be a jump wing so long as it allows the pole to fall -have used wheelbarrows and a pushchair before-sans baby!
Poles:
Like the others have said -fence post is ur best bet.
Or quite a few traffic works now have those plastic barrier thingies that work very well!
Random logs you can steal from the woods - just dont try dragging one back on horseback down the road - the police may stop and offer to carry it home for you...and then help you retrieve more! *looks embarrassed*
Fillers:
A good (and very scary) filler is a blanket laid over the pole. Feed bags work as well but *some* horses may think this an ideal time to stop on takeoff and investigate whether there is anything left in the bag rather than realise you meant to jump it!
And a cheap water jump is to go crazy with the hose in one patch -but keep it small so the ground at take off and landing doesn't get slippy. Or stick down a piece of tarpauline and wet that -again keep it well out the way or slippy problems.
A few random plants that haven't been planted yet are good fun as a filler too.
Basically, anything that isn't going to hurt your horse, or you, if either of you land on it or accidentally skid through it!
But the best has to be using kids toys. Strewn liberally around and under a fence these colourful and well known hiding places of the horse eating monsters are ideal trainging grounds for your horse's bravery and daring!
Hope that helps and will keep my eyes on this list to see what others come up with!
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Post by scattymare on Apr 28, 2009 11:47:21 GMT
Oh yes?? I'm intreagued (sp??). Sounds like thats a story for the funny hacking stories in members only ;D
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Post by racaille on Apr 28, 2009 12:02:34 GMT
Thanks for that Arumani - as I said, I thought there was some problem with them, just could not remember (yet another senile moment) |
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Post by fimacg on Apr 28, 2009 16:55:16 GMT
Random logs you can steal from the woods - just dont try dragging one back on horseback down the road - the police may stop and offer to carry it home for you...and then help you retrieve more! *looks embarrassed* Definately need more info on this! |
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Post by maximum on Apr 28, 2009 19:05:09 GMT
I knew someone who was jumping her horse over straw bales and the horse put a hoof down on the bale which flipped and horse and rider fell horse breaking its neck so big no no.
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Post by fleabitten on Apr 28, 2009 19:13:55 GMT
Weve got oil drums and those wee cup things that you hook over the side. Also got 4 wooden poles at £15 each painted - really heavy though. Got some new jumps for Xmas - a pair of upright wings and 3 rustic poles. The wings are much handier than the oil drums though. I would try to get proper length poles even if they are just rustic. Old doors make good fillers - make sure you take off all sticky out bits first! Or pallets - just saw them to whatever height you want. Bushes - logs. Anything as long as its safe  |
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Post by abi on May 1, 2009 19:20:38 GMT
if you can find drainposts (the full cyllinder gutter stuff, i know what i mean!) they make good lightweight poles too!
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Post by FirenLady on May 2, 2009 22:47:07 GMT
Old scafolding planks with bit cut out each side make fab planks and pallets and crates are great too. Avoid things without some give I fell on a metal dustbin I'd been using as a jump wing once and it was very painfull!   I've got a gate I made outa 1 x 2" baton. I've prob got some piccys somewhere... That poor horse, I never knew bales could be so dangerous.  |
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Post by zoe on May 3, 2009 9:27:23 GMT
Tyres are good - you can stack them up as wngs or thread them through a pole.
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Post by FirenLady on May 3, 2009 17:43:04 GMT
Found them Pallets  Tyres, home made gate.  andd crates, scafolding planks and an off cut of ply.  |
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Post by zoe on May 7, 2009 11:33:33 GMT
Great jumps firenlady just shows you don't have to spend loads for posh jumps
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