any bored shoppers? poles?

[mtj]

Horsey had a Mctimoney session today,and I've been told to obtain some heavy poles for exercises. Guess I'm going to be getting some exercise as well lugging these around

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I've found the nice expensive £40 each plastic coated wooden poles, any suggestions for cheaper versions. key thing is that they need to be heavy.

Thanks

 

[vallin]

forest? or try homebase or somewhere and get some banisters type rails you can get cut to size and paint if you want

 

[skye_and_i]

where are you based?

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

go to your local wood fencing person. they will sell you 12 foot long poles of varying dimension for 15 to 20 per pole. you could buy half rounds of good weight for less. why do yiou want plastic coated poles? guess work suggested is lunging over raised poles?

 

[milliepops]

We got our poles from a local timber merchant. They are 12 foot long and 4 inches wide so very heavy! Think they were about £9 each incl delivery. I painted them myself on a nice afternoon

 

[Dubsie]

Scats had 8ft wooden ones for just under £4 each and 12 foot were for a bit more last year. Could get the 8ft ones in the car so that's what we bought!

 

[mtj]

Thanks everyone.

OK so I'll toddle off to local timber merchant and brace myself for some"decorating".

The poles don't need to be plastic coated - though they do look very convenient.

We need to start with walking poles, and then start raising.