X Full or Big rollers?

[Miss Moneypenny]

Now that I am progressing with my pregnancy I will have to start to long rein and lunge Penny more rather than ride - my hunt is on for a generous sized roller to help with long reining. Penny is not a small girl, and I am struggling to find a basic roller that will go around her!

I'd be grateful if anyone has experience of such so I can get one!

[harleydales]

I got an ancient roller, it's hessian and blanket, stuffed with who knows what! It has a VERY long girth, and has a wide gap between the 2 stuffed panels. It's lovely and bendy and will mould to any horse. I think it has 3 D rings.

It looks to me like it was made in the 70's. I'm just wondering if there are any old 'horseymen' that you could ask, you might find one lurking in someone's shed.

Could you get a full sized one and modify the girth straps somehow?

[flintfootfilly]

I think my roller just came from Rideaway or Robinson's or somewhere like that, and it has 2 normal girth billets on either side...... so you only need to get a girth of a suitable length and it basically fits any horse. Maybe something like that would be worth looking at?

...... Oh, and then of course there's the even cheaper alternative of just long reining Penny with her saddle on. Guess it depends how adjustable you want the height of the reins to be. Using a saddle with the stirrups down and hobbled together under the belly encourages a nice long, low outline and gives a good corridor for turning off the long reins. I've also found if I clip a double trigger clip on each D ring at the front of the saddle, and suspend a good sturdy metal curtain ring (!) from the lower clip, I can feed the reins through there to get a higher rein position which approximates more closely to the riding position, and encourages a more collected, elevated outline for a more advanced horse.

Sarah

[mickey]

I think mine's Kieffer- will check tomorrow. Its very very generous- too large for Yeti and Paddy even on the tightest hole. Its also one you use with a dressage type girth so if it was too small you could always buy a bigger girth. Will check though.

[SuzieP]

I got mine from Rideaway and it fitted Alfie - so it was extremely generous!!! LOL If I remember rightly you could get it in different sizes and I got the largest....

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Helen, there's one for sale on ebay:

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROLLER-BREAKING-SCHOOLING-RUG-LARGE-COB-FULL-SIZE-NEW_W0QQitemZ7240027014QQcategoryZ47296QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

says it measures 78" but they are also selling one that's 81". It's £9.50 plus P&P.

[Miss Moneypenny]

Thanks everyone - completely forgot that the majority do come in two halfs so I can use her existing dressage girth with it (hopefully) and therefore it should fit.

Thanks for the ebay link too Sam - will haveto go and have a look - excellent idea - many thanks peeps!

[harleydales]

www.rideanddrive.co.uk have them too, synthetic, pony cob or full. £33
15 Dee rings, no less!!!!! You could fasten no end of objects on!