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Post by lucydales on Jan 5, 2008 21:37:06 GMT -1
Can anyone please tell me what type of balls are used on top of driving cones and where if they are special where you get them from?
I got cones for Christmas, but no balls!!!!!
TYVM!
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Post by Debbie on Jan 6, 2008 18:02:42 GMT -1
*No* ideas Lucy. Are they tennis balls set atop the cones, or are they something special only for driving??
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Post by harleydales on Jan 6, 2008 20:54:41 GMT -1
Try Dragon Driving or Ride and Drive, they may have them!
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Post by The Moo on Jan 7, 2008 8:13:04 GMT -1
Errrr being near a polo ground our club came across some redundant polo balls.  |
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Post by lucydales on Jan 7, 2008 19:32:52 GMT -1
I tried Benningtons and got this response: "Sorry I can't really help, we sell the cones but not the balls, as we struggle to source them. I see most people use tennis or plastic balls. Many be worth checking with your local driving club and see what they use. Good luck with your mission." So it looks like I need to find a polo club! LOL! If you find any more "redundant" ones I need 12!!! Will go and try Dragon... Thanks for the thoughts. |
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Post by maggie on Jan 7, 2008 19:57:04 GMT -1
Lucy, I've used sponge balls, very good as far as safety is concerned, but they blew off in the slightest breeze, so replaced them with tennis balls.
Good luck!
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Post by clara on Jan 9, 2008 18:42:06 GMT -1
You could try www.hartlandcarriages.co.uk as I bought my cones from them perhaps they sell the balls too. I don't bother with balls as I usually know if I get too close to them as you can feel it through the wheels. If I was going to bother I would use tennis balls as no doubt the usual balls are like all carriage driving equipment probably madly expensive!! I love cones even though we usually end up accessorizing the under side of the carriage with them!!! I have to try not to get overexcited and do wheelies!! A good exercise with them is to set up few random ones and try doing them for 5 minutes. just keep trotting round them and through them. It helps with concentration LOL! |
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Post by tinkerdorisalison on Jan 9, 2008 19:13:06 GMT -1
we don't use balls, just cones, you'll know you've hit them anyway!!!!!
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Post by olivia on Jan 9, 2008 19:21:53 GMT -1
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Post by lucydales on Jan 20, 2008 14:25:57 GMT -1
Mum got me some red and yellow tennis balls for my birthday so they are easy to find as there will be more in the grass than on the cones no doubt! LOL!
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Post by kaz on Jan 23, 2008 17:20:27 GMT -1
When I got my set of cones they came with balls, just lightweight hollow yellow plastic balls about the size of tennis balls. I thought that cones would have come with the balls ! at the driving club we just use old tennis balls.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2008 16:53:56 GMT -1
For indoor driving we use either tennis balls or hard balls otherwise soft balls just get blown off, at one indoor / out event the organiser forgot the balls so we had to the nearest shop and buy 20 apples which the ponies thought was great fun, there isnt really a safty issue with hard balls, if you hit the cones its usually with the back wheels (unless you drive tandem and the leader decides to remover them for you) by this point the pony is well clear of the ball falling so shouldnt hit it or get in way of feet! hope this helps
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