HORSEMANSHIP
environment. As outlined
From page 36
row on top makes a formidable solid jump with no sharp
edges.
K Tyres – of all types (eg car,
truck or tractor) can be used
effectively in a horsey
Tyres are useful to make a simple
jump look more substantial
above, half buried tyres can
be used as arena edging and
two tractor tyres half buried
with three car tyres half
buried between them makes
a nice permanent small jump
out in your field.
You can also use tyres to
make a movable jump.
Thread them through a pole
and hang the pole off two
uprights (thereby making the
jump height adjustable) rather
than making piles of tyres on
the ground. That's because
should the approaching
horse decide to stop before
the jump and become
entangled with the tyres
there is a chance that one
may ride up his leg (tyres
bounce) and, particularly if
this should happen to his
hind-leg … and the tyre
become hooked above his
hock … mayhem will ensue,
you can be sure.
One, two, three or more tyres
stacked atop each other make
easily-adjustable, portable
Tyres used to lift poles a few cms
uprights when topped off
with poles, and a combination of two single tyres and
two stacks of two tyres, when
correctly spaced and topped
off with poles make useful
cavaletti, the small jumps
essential for training both
horse and rider.
Tyres are also useful in the
gymkhana ring.
Continued on page 39
Left: The correct way to position tyres in a tyre jump. Right: How NOT to
use tyres in a jump
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