Bit of an 18+ Question...

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Thanks guys for the... encouragement? ? I ventured into the darker side of these toys looking for something sturdier and I have found the one in the below photo.. I won’t even tell you the name of the website it is advertised on because believe me you don’t want to know ?

it looks simple enough to make - just bend some 6mm steel rod and then fashion a handle out of rubber or something else that won’t impale me if I fall off... wish me luck.

I absolutely will report back on any funny looks... would leather tassels be pushing my luck? ?

 

[cobgoblin]

Why is there an anvil in that photo?

Exactly how dark was this place?

 

[Surbie]

Thanks guys for the... encouragement? ? I ventured into the darker side of these toys looking for something sturdier and I have found the one in the below photo.. I won’t even tell you the name of the website it is advertised on because believe me you don’t want to know ?

it looks simple enough to make - just bend some 6mm steel rod and then fashion a handle out of rubber or something else that won’t impale me if I fall off... wish me luck.

I absolutely will report back on any funny looks... would leather tassels be pushing my luck? ?

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You definitely need tassels. Oh yes. Red ones? Sparkly ones? And that just made me think - wouldn't tassels also then make it kinda Spanish-y? So ycbm should probably get one too to be all matchy-matchy with the bridle she definitely will get at some point soon. Or it could go via HHO Secret Santa one year...

 

[MiniMilton]

Superb thread! I'll never ride through a gateway again without wondering if fetish tools would have enhanced the experience.

 

[cobgoblin]

I'm sure there are bridles on that site ???

 

[FinnishLapphund]

Thanks guys for the... encouragement...
would leather tassels be pushing my luck? ?

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Everything looks better with tassels!

 

[Midlifecrisis]

Will you be wearing a leather WOW mask too?? I can see you being followed by a posse of ..errr..interesting local menfolk on your hacks.....

 

[scruffyponies]

I reckon you could save yourself some £££s and just de-string an old tennis racket.

 

[Ownedby4horses]

What about a hand loop weeder, you could perhaps extend the handle. Pretty cheap and have a 15yr guarantee so look fairly robust.

https://www.longacres.co.uk/gardeni...we-stainless-steel-hand-loop-weeder-70100373/

 

[Floofball]

This thread has made my morning ??

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

I reckon you could save yourself some £££s and just de-string an old tennis racket.

Actually a badminton racket would be perfect for this.. and I have two I haven’t used for about 10 years.. thanks!!

 

[thefarsideofthefield]

would leather tassels be pushing my luck? ?

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Depends on where you're thinking of attaching the tassels ? But my friend Babs ( who knows about these things ) says that , with a bit of practice , you will be able to use them to indicate right/left etc to other road users , without taking your hands off the reins .

 

[Blanche]

I wouldn't have known what it was but now I will be looking for them whenever I see riders!

 

[Tarragon]

I used to carry a piece of rope around with me for a bit and found it very helpful when opening gates. You could use it to loop over the gate latch to help pull it open and over the gate itself to keep it open. As it was just a piece of rope, you could easily stow it away, and sometimes it came in use as a makeshift (and cheap!) whip-wop.

 

[Skib]

On our yard we hacked with schooling whips. I managed the gates with that.

 

[Gloi]

On our yard we hacked with schooling whips. I managed the gates with that.

You need one with a big knob.... on the end of the schooling whip that is

 

[Snowfilly]

To add to the list of things not to google - stallion harness! I honestly wanted a set of in hand showing gear for a friend’s Highland stallion with the old fashioned roller and side rein.

 

[Keith_Beef]

Why is there an anvil in that photo?

Exactly how dark was this place?

It's an Etsy shop called SteamForgeBerlin. Lots of leather and metal, but none of it looks hand forged. That is a tiny little bench-top anvil that is OK for a small workshop, but no good for serious forging.

The idea of bending a piece of 6mm round bar into a loop is good. If you manage to get the ends straight and parallel, you could make a wooden handle, drill two 6mm holes and glue the ends of the loop in there with epoxy.

 

[Muddywellies]

I work with the elderly and the range of mobility aids is amazing. When you can, pop along to your local Independent Living centre and you'll find a vast array of gadgets one of which I'm sure would do the job perfectly.

 

[meleeka]

I didn’t dare click on the first link as I know my teenage boys see my eBay history. As it was the eldest came down this morning asked why I wanted a boat loop. It could have been so much worse ?

 

[Bob notacob]

Ok ,so a bit of blue poly pipe and a length of bungee cord could do the job ....................and also make me a fortune among st the cognoscente

 

[Remi'sMum]

Best thread of the week!!!! ?

 

[FinnishLapphund]

Actually a badminton racket would be perfect for this.. and I have two I haven’t used for about 10 years.. thanks!!

Can't help but wonder if the de-stringed badminton racket is working, or if you've ordered something from the Kinky sex toys"r"us?

 

[tallyho!]

tassles as a fly whisk... genius!

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Can't help but wonder if the de-stringed badminton racket is working, or if you've ordered something from the Kinky sex toys"r"us?

I may or may not have commissioned a kinky metal sex toy from a friend of mine who is handier with a welder then I am ? it has not yet arrived.

 

[oldie48]

I reckon the discipline loop is going to be disappointingly floppy and useless (not that I know).

How did I miss this thread? Surely the point of the paddle is to prevent "disapointingly floppy and useless" Oh dear, I did click on the link, hope it doesn't give OH ideas, we're both far too old for that malarkey!