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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Has anyone used pool noodles as ground poles? Right now I have a pole bending set that I'm using, but I want a lot more poles to have walk overs, trot overs and lope overs. Not wanting to spend hundreds on PVC pipe, so I was thinking I could buy noodles and zip tie them to brick pieces to weigh them down and stay in place..... What does everyone use for their "poles" besides PVC?? |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| Landscape timbers
I'm not a fan of pvc for ground poles, I've had them get kicked right, roll out in front, and them tripped over worse or even saw a friends horse step right through one.
Landscape timbers are cheap, flat on 2 sides so they don't roll very easily, and I think they provide a more solid "thunk" when hit to encourage the horse to be more careful with his feet next time. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Landscaping timbers. I want it to be uncomfortable if they don't pick up their feet. Plus, those hold up really well when they get stepped on. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | We do the same, landscaping timbers. We get them from Tractor Supply. |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | Thanks! I'll have to check them out! |
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 I'm Cooler Offline
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Location: Pacific Northwest | I use landscaping timbers too. I dont know how much they cost, we had a bunch of them just laying around not being used when I was a kid so I "borrowed" them for my arena work. |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | About what do they run at TSC? Lowe's has them for $3.97 and Home Depot has the for $1.99 I think? I just don't have a Home Depot close by. |
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Expert
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Location: Gainesville, TX | Ours were like $4. |
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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | I just use wood poles. Like jump poles. That's the only thing I've ever seen used as ground poles... |
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Rad Dork
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Location: Oklahoma | oija - 2015-04-12 10:59 AM Ours were like $4.
Ouch! I think for as many as I want I better get to Home Depot! lol
How many do you guys usually use? Right now I have six set up (3'6" apart) for trot overs, but I would like to double that length and have atleast a 40' span to work over. Walkover don't have to be as dramatic, but I wonder how much of a circle I should have him lope over??.
ETA: the HD price is a sale price good until 4/19
Edited by Longneck 2015-04-12 1:33 PM
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