HORSEMANSHIP
From page 38
on your smallholding. Firstly,
any fodder destined for longterm storage should be placed
on pallets. This will ensure an
airflow beneath which
will prevent spoilage of
the lower layers.
But pallets can also be
used in the arena, both
as jumps themselves
and, with a bit of
carpentry, as simple
uprights.
Six 1m x 1,2m
Europallets (the
standard jobs) leant up
against each other to
form a triangle will
make a formidable
looking spread jump of
about 850mm high, or
more or less depending
on
how far apart the
Paint tins filled with concrete and poles
bottom edges are
positioned. And, of
spend money on it, electrical
conduit tube) a 5 litre paint tin course, in such a position the
converts into a useful flag pole jump has its own ground line
for marking jumps both in the (the bottom edge of the
arena and on a
cross country
course, and they
make excellent
bending poles in
the gymkhana
ring.
Also, a 5 litre
paint tin when
lettered can, as
suggested above, Cut pallets make an instant two-way jump
be used for
pallets). Plus, the jump is
dressage marking.
approachable from both sides.
To secure either bamboo or
Cut two pallets in half, place
conduit permanently in
in a line on their edges and
concrete drill two sets of 3mm
stuff the space between what
holes right through, one 10cm
was the top and bottom of the
from the bottom
and another
10cm higher up
and thread a
short length of
3mm galvanised
wire through,
bending it at
right angles to
the hole on
both sides. This Pallets stuffed with brush ... a solid-looking jump
provides the
reinforcing which prevents the pallet with soft scrub to
form a brush jump. Single bits
pole from pulling loose with
of pallet thus stuffed make
time.
attractive rustic jump wings.
K Pallets – Used wooden
Remove two of the planks of
pallets are a most useful item
K Paint tins – filled with
concrete with a 1,8m length
of bamboo (or if you want to
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