Who hasn’t worried about their horse getting hurt when cantering over poles on the ground?
The Cowan Cavalletti ‘Soft Pole’ minimizes the risk of a horse getting injured during training.
When Rob Ehrens, Olympic show jump coach for the Netherlands was in New Zealand he told Tammy at Cowan Cavalletti that she needed to have a soft pole in her range of equestrian training products. Soft poles are used widely in Europe to train a horse where to put their feet and to direct them where to to go. They are light for a rider to move about, ours are only 1.6kg each and safer for a horse if they stand on them they are not likely to stumble.
They can improve a jumping style: develop a nice bouncy jump at a fence by placement of Soft Poles before and after as part of the canter stride.
Encourage a horse to approach a jump centrally: use two soft poles to channel a horse towards a fence by placing one end of a soft pole on the fence and the other on the ground.
Some horse lift their feet higher over soft poles compared to regular wooden poles. They certainly do not want to touch the poles as the ends of the pole lift off the ground when stood on.
They are so easy to use because of their weight. People can carry many when setting up a course. You can even fit a number of poles cars.
At Cowan Cavalletti we set about making a robust New Zealand Soft Pole, able to withstand our rain, mud and UV rays, while being stylish. We used the most robust type of PVC, the most robust outdoor marine foam and the most skilled workmanship in welding the PVC to keep out the moisture. Even our labels have special coatings to protect it against UV light.
