Comments on: Idea Swap: Upcycled jumps

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:41:49 +0000

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.

By: LM

LM — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:00:26 +0000

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.

By: wylie

wylie — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:26:38 +0000

Beachfront steeplechase = LIKE!!!!!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:22:59 +0000

*even

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:21:35 +0000

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.

By: jon

jon — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:05:00 +0000

Very cool! How do you compress the tires together to avoid possibility of a hoof punching between tires?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:44:46 +0000

My foxhunting club does an annual January hunt where we set up old Christmas trees as X-rails on the beach. It’s awesome!

By: wylie

wylie — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:34:33 +0000

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.