dimensions for a wooden horse

hi all, does anyone know where i can get dimensions for a wooden horse?

thanks

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Permalink Reply by Tony on September 4, 2010 at 8:29
Permalink Reply by Maltese Cat on September 6, 2010 at 2:53
Attached are some photos of the wooden horse use by the Menlo Polo Club at Horse Park, Woodside, California. Architect: Victor K. Thompson, A.I.A. Courtesy of Elizabeth Caselton.

You can show these to a carpenter, who can use them as a guideline. The two sticks leaning up against the horse are 51" and 53".

If you need more photos, I have them, along with the building plans for a hitting cage.

Maltese Cat
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Permalink Reply by Annemarie van de Pas on September 14, 2010 at 2:08
Hello,
I am interested in the building plans too, because we want to built this at the club.
thanks,
Anne-marie (Holland)
Permalink Reply by Maltese Cat on September 14, 2010 at 4:03
Do you need the plans for a horse or for the full hitting cage?
Permalink Reply by koins on September 7, 2010 at 0:25
thanks guys
Permalink Reply by Patrik Axén on September 10, 2010 at 0:03
Hi there,

you are welcome to take a look at the wooden horse I recently built. It took me about 2 days. It is foldable which makes it easy to transport; the legs and head can be removed from the body.

If you are interested I will send you the approximate measurements.

All the best,

Patrik

Permalink Reply by Maltese Cat on September 11, 2010 at 3:39
Patrik, good job. I would be interested in the dimensions and design of the wooden horse. Do you have the plans for it?
Thanks,
Maltese Cat
Permalink Reply by Maurizio Muscas on April 23, 2012 at 7:59
Hello Patrik, congratulations for your wooden horse! It's amazing: could you send me the measurements?
Here is my email address : maurizio.muscas@tiscali.it

Many thanks, Maurizio.
Italy.
Permalink Reply by Ralph Jones on September 14, 2010 at 15:57
My son and I built a practice horse in the coarse of one evening. It only took us about 2 hours from leaving Home Depot to something we could use. We've since "finished it out" a little nicer. It's not as fancy as some of the others on this thread, but it seems to have something the others don't. It's adjustable to any size horse. The "Stanley" saw horses are each rated to 2500 lbs and have adjustable legs. They adjust in 1 inch increments. So whether your real horse is 15 hands or 15.4, you can practice with multiple length mallets. Since there are more legs than the standard horse, it's more stable on uneven ground. And the best feature is that it's more portable. It's easily moved from one location to another. We've also made a "net" using 3" PVC pipe and an 8' X 12' canvas painters tarp suspended from the PVC with bungee straps. We've also made the PVC on the"net" so that it breaks down to 4 pieces for easy moving. Making it movable helps if you want to take it to introduce people to Polo, or your working with students at multiple locations.

Let me know if anyone would like more information about building the horse or net. rjones3296@gmail.com
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Permalink Reply by Tony on September 15, 2010 at 13:48
Hello,

Following this discussion, the designs have some flaws. 4 legs are not stable and prevent swinging or hanging in the saddle without tumbling off the horse. For stability reasons you need a tri-pod right underneath the players seat, I suggest.
Permalink Reply by Patrik Axén on September 17, 2010 at 20:56
Dear Tony,
Thanks for your comment. Regarding the stability of the wooden horse I built I can only tell you that even I am surprised how sturdy it is. So far I have yet to unbalance the horse while swinging or hanging out. I guess it can be done but it wouldn't be easy and it would requiere quite a lot of effort...
All the best,
Patrik
Permalink Reply by Adil on September 17, 2010 at 23:06
hi patrik,
Do you have plans/dimensions for your horse?
It looks like a great piece of work
cheers,
Adil

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