Grass dressage arenas/white boards...DIY options?

[R2R]

Any ideas of how to make cheap white boards, so I can make a grass dressage arena in my paddock? The only ones I have found are the Poly Jumps ones which are a fortune. Any DIY tips would be grand - want to make sure I am ready for when the clocks go back in 5 ish weeks!!!! WOOOOOOP!!!

 

[ihatework]

White guttering for the boards.
Cheap plastic flowerpots (filled with earth/stone etc) for the markers

 

[ester]

ditto, white guttering, we have 2 shortish lenghts to make the corners and then a long one down the middle of the long side and if you stand on them they pop back into place.

 

[SVMel]

I use old offcuts of wood, slats off pallets etc, just screwed 2 triangles of wood to back to stand them up. Old water containers or 4 pint mike cartons for markers.

Guttering is a brill idea, but one of my mares seems to like breaking stuff like that (she keeps breaking ground poles for jumping so have resorted to using 2 inch square posts!!)) and the wood seems to stand up to her tap dancing much better!!! Proper madam!!!

Is it only 5 weeks til the clocks change?? YAY!!!!!

 

[monkeybum13]

Another vote for guttering

I've been to some comps where they've used it

 

[ester]

oh yes, I main RC set used to be guttering

 

[alsxx]

Scaffolding boards/gravel boards and painted white, you can but metal peg things specifically for them which hammer into the ground.

Does the guttering not blow away?

 

[monkeybum13]

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oh yes, I main RC set used to be guttering

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Your not in Brent Know RC by any chance are you??

 

[ester]

alsxx nope we are quite sheltered but they tend to bed into the grass and they are so low down and have reasonable weight I think the wind goes over the top of them. Had ours out for 4 years all year round in different bits of our field and none of it has moved yet!

 

[Magicmillbrook]

Ditto old guttering. We got ours free from a relative who had theirs taken down to replace with black.

If you are intending to go out to compslater in the year, get 4 - 6 flower planters, fill with sand, gel o cement and push in some artificalial flowers. They are very cheap from pond shops/warehouseclearance shops.

My gutters can withstand most things, but I do clear them away if my daughters heavy weight cob is grazing in the same paddock. Planters are best brought in in the winter as they go brittle in the frost.

 

[Jingleballs]

Guttering works a treat and we have white buckets with the letters on.

 

[Peacelily]

make some small holes and put pegs through the guttering to stop it blowing away when windy

 

[kezimac]

square gutting the best. we use it our rc shows for our arena. you can peg down if needed