Idea Swap: Upcycled jumps
Amanda Ronan invested $19 and a little imagination into creating this colorful caterpillar cross-country jump. What are some safe jumps you’ve created for less than $50? Share your creative ideas, HN!
From Amanda:
I recently created this Upcycled creation for RKE Equestrian Center in Lufkin, Texas. A 6″X6″X12′ long piece of treated wood is running the length of the tires and 2″X6″ pieces of wood are capping the ends. We drilled holes in all the tires to allow for rainwater drainage. The “eyes” are made of old scooter tires with pieces of clear plastic on the inside. We found the different size tires, literally, on the side of the road so they were free… and we did an environmental good deed! We spent $14 on the spray paint and $5 on bolts. The lumber was all scrap from other projects. The project took one day to create. $19 total spent on Caterpillar XC Awesomeness!
What are some SAFE (lawn chairs, milk crates and 2x4s need not apply) jumps that you’ve created for less than $50? Share your ideas in the comments section below.
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Tattered old couches make perfect cross-country jumps! I’ve also been known to drive around after Christmas and collect people’s discarded trees from the curb–they make great brush jumps or can be used as filler under jumps in the ring.
My foxhunting club does an annual January hunt where we set up old Christmas trees as X-rails on the beach. It’s awesome!
Beachfront steeplechase = LIKE!!!!!
Very cool! How do you compress the tires together to avoid possibility of a hoof punching between tires?
We made the pole about one tire to short. Put one cap end on the pole and stood it up vertical. Stacked the tires on top of each other…the weight compressed them TIGHT!…and then screwed on the endpiece. Then placed it on the ground and shifted the tires as needed to make them end. The shifting took some muscle and patience.
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I have built a narrow brush by cutting a wooden pallet into two pieces, then attaching the pieces together- with the smaller piece in front. Two short pieces of wood were attachted to the base for stability, then it was stuffed with some brush- v. cheap option for brush is to buy the brush fences they sell at hardware shops and simply pull the brush out. Brilliant narrow to train over – haven’t had a run out since making it to practice over. Another option is to get one of the large wooden boxes that they ship odds and ends in, and take of the short sides and the lid, and attach the two top bits together to form a triangle. Then attach some plastic over the top – a split piece of black polypipe works well and you have another narrow to practice over. Feed bags and duct tape are often easier than spray paint too.
I had saved a bunch of the plastic diaper wipe containers that were stackable. They looked like simple lego blocks and came in a rainbow of colors. My daughter has used those to make various style jumps for our longeing our mini.