How to raise trotting poles? Homemade ideas please

[CobsGalore]

I would like to start doing some raised pole work, but don't know what to use to raise them up without them rolling off?

Does anyone have any ideas? I have a useful OH who could possibly make something...?

 

[onebigjump]

I'm sure i have seen someone mention using children's potties before. Have not tried this myself but can see how it would work.

 

[NativePonyLover]

Didn't someone reccomend poundland potties on here once?! I might be wrong ...

 

[texas]

Heard the potty idea too.

 

[Emma86]

I'm sure i have seen someone mention using children's potties before. Have not tried this myself but can see how it would work.

This is one I have heard too. A friend of mine bought a load from a pound shop and swears by them!

 

[CobsGalore]

Potties!

Brilliant idea, thank you!

 

[TigerTail]

bricks

 

[CobsGalore]

bricks

hmm would they not roll off bricks? Or do you get some bricks with a V shape?

 

[JCWHITE]

Plastic barrels (like the type you buy petrol for portable fires), empty, clean , then cut on half lengthways, with two cutouts for the pole to rest, work just fine and recyle at the same time!
They give a stepable height from a walk, the pole can be knocked off but not too easily.

 

[Toffee44]

^idea is your horse doesn't touch them.

I wonder if there is a HHO'er on new yard, saw some potties by the school!!!

 

[YasandCrystal]

Yup potties - I have green and red ikea ones as advised by a fellow HHOer on here Much cheaper than pole pods and more effective imo as they raise the pole slightly higher too.

 

[CobsGalore]

Just looked at the potties on the Ikea website; so do you pop the pole between the front and back raised bits?

 

[Paint Me Proud]

this is what you do.

Photo belongs to another member on here so I have cropped out the horse and rider (hope you dont mind PaddyandDandy?)

 

[CobsGalore]

Thank you! Makes sense now

 

[3OldPonies]

OMG - had my reservations about the potties - but in the pic they actually look purpose built for the job! Might head off to Poundland at the weekend . . . the oldies could do with something to make their bit of exercise more interesting . . .

Oh, and perfect sized jumps for the mini-shettie

 

[lamlyn2012]

You might want to consider using square poles rather than round. Was at a tim stockdale demo recently and it was a point he stressed after witnessing a very nasty accident caused bu round poles.