Pessoas or similar - which one?

[Walrus]

I've been recommended that I use a pessoa on my lad instead of lunging him in the bungie. I've never used one but my instructor will give me a couple of lessons on what to do so no worries there.

I was looking in the tack shop today and there was a Pessoa or a John Whitaker lunging training aid. Then I looked online and there seem to be loads of pessoa-type things (e.g. derby house one). The pessoa and j-w seem quite pricey and there seem to be cheaper alternatives online, but I don't want to buy something cheap and useless - does anyone have any recommendations as to which ones are any good?

Also, my lad is a 13.3hh chunky fell - what are these types of things like with regards to sizing? He falls somewhere between a pony and a cob!

Thanks for your help

 

[popsdosh]

They are all much the same certainly they all work the same way only difference is you pay for the name.
They are all easily adjusted for any size.

 

[Emz99]

Ditto popsdosh - just watch for the really cheap ones, as the quality of the materials used can vary.

 

[JustMe22]

Also check out the equi-ami. Quite pricey, similar to the pessoa but has a self-centering loop. I have one, took a bit of figuring out the best settings, but my somewhat stressy ex-racer is quite happy in it