Mounting Stool recommendations

[Flibble]

I need some recommendations for a good stable, durable and lightweight mounting stool.
I am fine getting on the lad in the school as we have large purpose made mounting blocks but I got on in the yard yesterday off an upturned bucket and I really needed a few more inches. I have a grooming box I can stand on but that isnt as high as a bucket and was fine when I had Gulliver but not so good for mounting bay giraffes!!

 

[ester]

Have broken a bucket before so don't recommend! Lincoln do one for just over a tenner. Ours is a couple of years old now and still going strong.

 

[diggerbez]

i use one of those metal kickalong things like they use in the supermarket or library. i think someone robbed it from their work! just a good height and sturdy too!

 

[Gal]

Please be very careful if you use a chair. One person at my yard had a near miss - her poor horse ended up with a few small cuts and bruises.

Purpose made ones are best.

I like solid ones that can cope with uneven ground. I just googled them and was very shocked at the prices!

I sometimes use a very large solid tool box (from B&Q or Homebase - I think as it is ancient now) that doubles as a grooming kit box. It is strong and textured so it is not flimsy or slippy. Good luck!

 

[yeeharider]

we use the folding plastic steps sturdy enough and just the right height

 

[LankyDoodle]

I have one from excelsior and it is excellent. It was £125 but is their biggest one from their upper range. They do smaller ones for much less, and they have handles so are portable.

Mine is 80+ cm and tbh I only use three of the four steps, and my horse is 17.3hh! So I could have got away with the next step down. If I stand on the top step to get on my 15hh, I don't even need the stirrups!

Giles at Exelsior is excellent.

If you don't want to spend that much, how handy is your OH with wood and a hammer?

 

[scotlass]

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I have one from excelsior and it is excellent. It was £125 but is their biggest one from their upper range. They do smaller ones for much less, and they have handles so are portable.

Mine is 80+ cm and tbh I only use three of the four steps, and my horse is 17.3hh! So I could have got away with the next step down. If I stand on the top step to get on my 15hh, I don't even need the stirrups!

Giles at Exelsior is excellent.

If you don't want to spend that much, how handy is your OH with wood and a hammer?

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I'll second that! I also have a big four step Excelsior one. We all previously used a small step, but after I ruptured my cruciate ligament last year, I bought one of these. It's absolutely brilliant. Comes in many colours too!

 

[katylee]

i got have the 3 step from these people brilliant.

http://www.jswhorseboxes.co.uk/shopitems.php?cat=75

 

[Shazzababs]

I've got a 2 step wooden stool from IKEA, works great.

Can't remeber how much it was, but it was pretty cheap.

 

[Flibble]

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Have broken a bucket before so don't recommend! Lincoln do one for just over a tenner. Ours is a couple of years old now and still going strong.

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I absolutely agree it was a sturdy bucket though!!

 

[Flibble]

Sounds great but too expensive I want to be able to take it with me when I go out in the trailer and the thought of leaving £125 step by my box for some theiving halfwit is too much to bear.

 

[JM07]

caravan steps.... ihave the black £22 ones..

http://www.discover.co.uk/spares-care-safety/parts-fittings/caravan-steps/1

 

[Flibble]

Ooh I dont know which I like best the mounting block or the horse

 

[Eira]

http://www.robinsons-uk.com/products/Productdetail.asp?ProductCode=43708

We have these on the yard and everyone manages to get on with it

 

[Ali2]

Not lightweight but sturdy and better than a bucket! I just got a wooden step stool from Ikea for just shy of £8

 

[Theresa_F]

I bought this from Wickes

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Step-Ladders/Professional-Hop-Up-Platform/invt/170000

It is excellent as I can fold it up and put it in the car when going to shows. Just the right height for me, very light to carry and a nice big steady area to stand on.

One of my better ideas

 

[Flibble]

That looks Ideal at least it will do until I teach Horse Too Big to bend his knees!

 

[Theresa_F]

It is fairly tall and you can get tallers one - I am just under 5' and my lad is 15.1 - I could probably also get on our 17 hand clydie with it too.

Also great for plaiting as you can move down the neck as it is fairly long.

 

[CBAnglo]

I got a plastic 2 step stool from Lidl - it was about £8. It has a lid in the top for a hoof pick/treats/phone/keys so I can leave it all in there when I am riding in the school. The steps are also textured so non-slip. I also sit on it to clean tack etc - love it.

 

[Gonetofrance]

From one who very foolishly knows.........

Don't try the huge plastic muck skips upturned.

I was jumping up and down on one playing with a youngster in for breaking, when the top (or the upturned bottom, however you like to look at it

) split.
I went straight through to the ground, and the plastic closed back round my knees, a bit like those suckery things you put dishcloths into.
So I was left holding a very alert 4yo, with eyes on stalks, and I was stuck in an upsidedown bucket...........

Luckily chez moi, odd things happen and the gees get used to bizarre happenings, so he stood whilst I broke off bits of plastic to get out......

BUT, I do know how lucky (and heavy, obviously) I was. I built a stone one to ensure it'd never happen again.

 

[jen1]

I second the Ikea one at £7.82 you can't go wrong!

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90098634

I have one and it's great for getting on my big beastie, just don't leave it out in the rain though as the wood warps and eventually splits, makes a perfect mounting block though!

 

[pootler]

I second the Ikea stools, I have one permanently in the lorry for shows and there are a couple hanging around the yard for when needed. They are brilliant and I would put them on my list of things you can't do without!