I just place a potty order, but it says “Article not available” after I put in my shipping information. Very strange website after you give personal information. Looks nothing like an IKEA page.
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I just saw someone that discovered these for cavaletti risers.
Genius and the price is certainly right. Only one height but that is plenty for dressage type work with cavaletti.
I’m going to get me some:yes:.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30193163/
Susan[/QUOTE]
Priceless!
I just ordered the ones from IKEA. Ordered 8, for $50 including shipping. Can’t beat it.
Old thread, but I use a 12-15 inch long piece of 6 x 6 with a notch in one side to hold the rail. Easy to make, stack, and store.
Ha! Anyone with the potty blocks, how are they holding up? I have been planning to build some but they would be cheap and easy…
I also can’t recommend the Rail Razers. They’re affordable at 4 for $32 and they’re small and easy to store, which is why I bought them back when I was boarding. But half the time if the horse even taps the rail, they tip over. They say you can stack them but I can’t imagine how they would stay up, so that feature is really only good for storage.
As usual, I was just shopping for cavaletti risers and this thread came up. I found Rail Razers at valleyvet.com are $33.95 for a set of four. Not sure if this link will work though.
I have the potties and although they’re fun and useful I probably won’t buy more.
My biggest complaint is that if (when) a horse hits one hard, they “bounce”. My rails are heavy, so maybe that adds to it. I like a rail to stay in place more.
Not a negative, but I did drill a hole in wach so no water would collect in them.
[QUOTE=Kolsch;8922093]
I have the potties and although they’re fun and useful I probably won’t buy more.
My biggest complaint is that if (when) a horse hits one hard, they “bounce”. My rails are heavy, so maybe that adds to it. I like a rail to stay in place more.
Not a negative, but I did drill a hole in wach so no water would collect in them.[/QUOTE]
Does anyone else have the same complaint? I was JUST thinking about buying some of these…
just foot the cost and get either of these:
http://www.doversaddlery.com/horsemans-pride-jump-block/p/X1-27715/
http://www.doversaddlery.com/hrsmans-pride-railrazer-set-of-4/p/X1-2755/
I have both in my grass ring (which also doubles as occasional day turnout). They have seen some serious abuse and daily use. I would buy more in a heartbeat and they are well worth the price. I bought mine over the course of a few paychecks, not all at once - but now I have a nice set of blocks/cavalleti that I could do some real serious full-ring training if I wanted to.
They are brightly colored too, so easy to find in the field when a horse kicks them over and inspects them with a hoof or two.
I really like the rail razers; they’re great and sturdy and affordable. I have eight.
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just foot the cost and get either of these:
http://www.doversaddlery.com/horsemans-pride-jump-block/p/X1-27715/
http://www.doversaddlery.com/hrsmans-pride-railrazer-set-of-4/p/X1-2755/
I have both in my grass ring (which also doubles as occasional day turnout). They have seen some serious abuse and daily use. I would buy more in a heartbeat and they are well worth the price. I bought mine over the course of a few paychecks, not all at once - but now I have a nice set of blocks/cavalleti that I could do some real serious full-ring training if I wanted to.
They are brightly colored too, so easy to find in the field when a horse kicks them over and inspects them with a hoof or two.
I really like the rail razers; they’re great and sturdy and affordable. I have eight.[/QUOTE]
I have the rail razers and would call them “completely useless”. If you breath on them the wrong way the rail pops off. Not useful when you’re schooling by yourself, and a pain in the butt for your ground person.
The blocks are good tho.
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I have the rail razers and would call them “completely useless”. If you breath on them the wrong way the rail pops off. Not useful when you’re schooling by yourself, and a pain in the butt for your ground person.
The blocks are good tho.[/QUOTE]
What type of pole are you using? I’m sure that factors in.
Mine don’t budge even with lazy TB feet. I’m using 14ft pine rails, rounded/beveled ends. They are HEAVY. Occasionally I do have to get off and fix one, but it’s not every ride and it’s usually a lack of impulsion on my part.
I use the rail razers mostly for the warm-up walk cavaletti, daily; my work regime is basically 5m trail ride, 5m walk in ring over walk cavaletti on circle, and then work: cooldown is the same thing. So they see daily & multiple horse use.
I bought the Rail Razers on sale and have probably 16 of them. I have to agree that I HATE them! Right now I’m using them to keep my jump poles from laying on the ground. I also have a DIY cavaletti made from a landscape timber mounted on a 4x4 with bolts. They aren’t adjustable but work quite well when you’re schooling alone and don’t want to get off and on a gazillion times to fix your poles. They never move!
Ikea potties
I rushed out and bought these as soon as I saw this post and they are great! With heavy poles, they stay put. Poles and move a little but not come out, even the laziest horse in our barn can “bounce” the rail but they stay put. Can’t go wrong for the money! I highly recommend.
I bought some too and so far I love them!
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A fellow boarder has something similar to the second link you posted, which work really well. She has these (http://www.statelinetack.com/item/blok-training-system/SLT310503/) but I don’t see much functional difference. They work well, they’re very stable, and she’s had them the entire 9+ years I’ve known her and while they’re not white anymore, they’ve certainly held up well. We also use them as extra seating (the tallest way) when we watch our trainer teach. :lol:[/QUOTE]
I have a pair of those. I inherited them, and they are likely close to 15 years old. They too aren’t really white any more, they live in the outdoor arena and are still holding up great and working well.
I have 5 gallon buckets filled 1/4 of the way up with sand. I got a “doorknob drill” head and drilled 2 holes in them — an upper hole and a lower hole. Then I bought PVC pipe in a diameter that matched the holes (get this organized first so you will know what size drill bit and PVC to buy).
Now you can put cavaletti in the lower or upper holes or make an X.
You will also want a lid for the buckets so the inside does not get soaked full of rain water.
At Lowes, you can get a 5 gal bucket and lid for about $6 . A 10’ length of 1.5" is about $6. So a full cavaletti costs: $6 + $6 + $6 = $18.
I made my dressage ring the same way. but drilled the holes as high as possible, one on each side. Then I got 2" PVC and used “joiners” inside the buckets to keep the PVC straight and end caps to make it look pretty. The fake flowers cost almost as much as the rest of the ring, but they look great.
Pictures coming if I can get them from my cell phone to youtube. Le Sigh.
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My DH also built cavalettis for me using landscape timbers. Each end looks like an X, which you can rotate to change the height from something like 1 to 7 inches or so. My DH is NOT particularly handy, so I’m sure they were pretty easy to make. I think I found the instructions online.[/QUOTE]
That is what we did. 2x4 Xs for the ends, landscape timber for the bar. Works great, super cheap, and easy to make. Also use them for filling in under jumps. At our barn, they lasted for over 30 years
