DIY water tray

[ABE]

Anyone got any tips for making a water tray/ditch for schooling over in the arena? Was kean to buy one until i seen the price of them eeeek!

 

[Thistle]

A wide plank covered with blue polythene works well.

 

[*hic*]

And a plank covered with black plastic makes a good ditch!

 

[JenniferB]

I've got a heavy duty tarpaulin. As a would be showjumper mine is blue, but you could get a green or black one to make it look more ditchy. I love mine - can fold it down to make a really narrow tray for the babies, or make it wide enough for a proper open water. I tend to roll the long edges round a pole at either side to stop it flapping, works a treat!

 

[georgiegirl]

I have a 'trolley cover' from work which was opened by mistake (operating theatres) so i got to take it home. Its basically a large blue plastic type sheet which is great - its strong rnough not to rip etc and it can be folded to whatever size you like, i simply put two poles either side to weight it down. Any blue tarpaulin type thing should do a similar job you just need to make sure its stuck down properly before you use it

 

[SpottedCat]

My OH made me one - it is a wooden frame with hinges in the middle (for ease of moving it about), and a tarpaulin nailed onto it. Wood came from a local wood recycling project and we had the tarp anyway so all in all I think it cost about £20!

 

[ABE]

Thanks guys will get on the hunt for tarpolin

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Thanks guys will get on the hunt for tarpolin

You should be able to pick up one from a cheap Pound Shop or similar. They sell various sizes from 6' x 4' upwards & prices start from arounf £1.99p

 

[sisco]

Hi
I use a couple of blue exercise mats, they don't move around if its a bit windy.