Who hasn’t worried about their horse getting hurt when cantering over poles on the ground?

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…

What is a Cavalletti?

What is a Cavalletti?

Cavaletti (also spelled cavalletti, singular (rarely used in English) cavaletto[1]) (Italian: “little horse”[1]) are small jumps, originally made of wood, used for basic horse training. Most consist of rails that are about 4 inches (10 cm) wide, and 10 feet (3.0 m) long.[1] The rails are inserted into fixed standards, usually made in an “X” shape, that commonly are designed to be…