Horse Jumps From Rustic to High Technology PVC Horse Jumps

In those days the rails were cut down wherever the jump course builder found them. I remember many days, many years back, when we ever drove past a house that had some of the right shape of trees growing in the side yard. We would pulled over, knock on the door, and ask the house owner if he or she minded if he cut a few down branches. Of course we were helping them to tidy heir yards, so they usually said yes quite enthusiastically. Especially when he explained why he wanted them.

We use all wood horse jumps still, and we build our jump competition courses using an array of jumps as well as jump rails / poles and jump cups.

Using wood for our jumps allows us to customize our jumps to meet our show entrants needs. We can build almost anything these days to meet any course design needs. We have a wide variety of products available for our needs including: Schooling Standards, Sali Wing Standards, Straight Wing Standards, Walls, Coops, Pickets, Gates, Planks, Curved Planks, Wishing Wells, Cavaletti, Jump Rails, Composit Jump Cups, Jump Poles, Arched Walls, Brush Boxes, Flower Boxes, Turf Tops, and Roll Tops.

The jumps we use are a product can be left "raw" or painted to best suit the needs of your show entrants.

Increasingly popular though are PVC horse jumps. Believe it or not though, PVC jumps have been available since the !980s. We recommend JUMP PVC as the manufacturer to fit the bill for better jump equipment for the busy horseman or woman. They provide jumps that require no maintenance, are easy to handle and yet extremely sturdy and durable in can be used in all weather conditions. JUMP PVC does all this and more. They have designed their equipment to be both functional and beautiful, to fit the needs of both the pleasure rider as well as the Olympic competitor. So they should have jumps to please everyone.

Buying good quality horse jumps is an investment in your sport or business and in the end buying PVC can make very good sense, it often does save to buy the best the first time.

Do not forget that PVC jumps weigh half that of wood, and allow the most small framed riders to make adjustment to the course with vry little effort.

This can be very important when riders make up their own course keeping in mind the ability of their horse.

When designing a jumping course remember that at the start you must pass through the flags to start a round. A jump is positioned so that it can be scored twice only and any additional times it is jumped is a not counted. The fastest horse/rider combination knocking down the fewest jumps are declared the winner.

Time faults are assessed for exceeding the time allowance. Jumping faults are incurred for knock-downs and blatant disobedience, such as refusals (when the horse stops before a fence or "runs out").

Show jumps can be painted, unpainted or stained dark brown for a 'working hunter' look. Quality is everyone's primary concern. Make sure they are built to last. Show jumps are often lavishly striped and decorated to suit themes of the surrounding environment.