hexagonal poles??

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I see numerous 'profesional' riders photographs of them training at home with hexagonal poles.

Just wondering if there is any difference?

And why are they generaly only used with more 'advanced' riders?
 
We used to have a couple at work, v.handy for using on the lazy horses who'd roll a pole or two as due to their shape it makes them slightly harder to just tip and they're often quite a bit heavier too. I was told they're fairly expensive to buy as well apparently.
 
All of my jump poles are hexaganol/octagonal. I just ordered the jump set I liked and it had the option of round poles or hexaganol/octagonal poles and I chose the latter.
 
Similarly to poles with bobbles on, the horse will feel it more if they hit them, so it encourages them to respect the jump, and as already said, they're a lot heavier.
 
Good for trotting poles as they are much harder to roll than round poles. Also easier to use as V poles. Agree they tend to be heavier.
 
Word of warning - they do not roll out of the cups quite so easily as round poles. This might seem a good idea but ......

Many years ago I was schooling a young horse over a grid, it tripped over the placing pole, fell over the cross and I was catapulted onto the next element of the grid. The hexagonal pole did not roll out of the cups but broke as the weight of my body came down onto it. Sadly not only did the pole break so did my femur!!! 15 months of not riding and three operations later my leg was half an inch shorter and I still have a large piece of metal holding me together!!
 
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