We have a number of sets of
standards that we built ourselves. It's really fairly easy, and
not that expensive. The main investment is time. I'm going
to start with a picture of one of the schooling standards I built.
These standards are four feet high. The materials to make one pair are one eight foot 4x4 and two 8 foot 2x6s. Cut the 4x4 in half, then cut the 2x6s into 2 foot sections. After those are cut, I cut a triangle off one corner to make them safer. Nail or screw them onto the bottom of your 4x4 section, butting them up against the side of the 4x4 and then with each new foot, against the previous foot. The bottom looks like this:
As you are nailing or screwing the 2x6 feet onto the 4x4, you will put two nails or screws into the 4x4 and one into the previous foot. This makes a very sturdy base. After doing the feet, measure and drill your holes. I like them every three inches.
Here's a complete jump, with a set of jump standards, a set of rails, also homemade, and a flower box purchased on sale from a local unfinished furniture store. The rails are made from 10 foot 4x4s, with the corners cut off with a table saw. The flower box was half price last fall, and we drilled holes into the bottom of it to stick the artificial flowers in. The flowers came from WalMart. The jump cups can be purchased from State Line Tack or Dover Saddlery.
This is a different kind of flower ground line. Mel at Grazing Fields Farm gave us these. They are just 8 foot long 3x5 landscape timbers, with pieces of 2x4 for feet, with holes drilled in them for the flowers.
This is a close up of the foot on the bottom of this flower ground line. It keeps the timber off the ground, and helps the flowers stand up better.
I hope this page helps you with some ideas on building jumps. It's really very easy. Drop me an email if you have any questions or comments.
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These standards are four feet high. The materials to make one pair are one eight foot 4x4 and two 8 foot 2x6s. Cut the 4x4 in half, then cut the 2x6s into 2 foot sections. After those are cut, I cut a triangle off one corner to make them safer. Nail or screw them onto the bottom of your 4x4 section, butting them up against the side of the 4x4 and then with each new foot, against the previous foot. The bottom looks like this:
As you are nailing or screwing the 2x6 feet onto the 4x4, you will put two nails or screws into the 4x4 and one into the previous foot. This makes a very sturdy base. After doing the feet, measure and drill your holes. I like them every three inches.
Here's a complete jump, with a set of jump standards, a set of rails, also homemade, and a flower box purchased on sale from a local unfinished furniture store. The rails are made from 10 foot 4x4s, with the corners cut off with a table saw. The flower box was half price last fall, and we drilled holes into the bottom of it to stick the artificial flowers in. The flowers came from WalMart. The jump cups can be purchased from State Line Tack or Dover Saddlery.
This is a different kind of flower ground line. Mel at Grazing Fields Farm gave us these. They are just 8 foot long 3x5 landscape timbers, with pieces of 2x4 for feet, with holes drilled in them for the flowers.
This is a close up of the foot on the bottom of this flower ground line. It keeps the timber off the ground, and helps the flowers stand up better.
I hope this page helps you with some ideas on building jumps. It's really very easy. Drop me an email if you have any questions or comments.