When you are painting with oil based paints, they take longer to dry than latex. Keep that in mind when you are painting because all your components will need to completely dry in between coats of paint. We use specially formulated polymer and colourants which are all UV protected to the highest levels so the colours will not fade and the plastic will not degrade. Bridles Accessories Bits Browbands Hi Viz Nosebands Martingales & Breastplates Girths Reins Spurs & Stirrups Saddles Saddle Covers Leathers Training Aids Leather Care You can make the brushes last longer by keeping them covered. I will use grocery store bags and wrap the brush with 2 bags and store it while I am waiting for the paint to dry on whatever it is I am painting.

Kerbl Kincade Kitchy & Co KM Elite KONG Le Chameau LeMieux Leovet Lighthouse Likits Lincoln Living Nature We don’t use plastic sleeves or paint to make our coloured bands - the plastic is formed in that colour so that it will always stay that colour and will not scratch away or come off. I will typically use Rustoleum, because it is readily available almost everywhere. When I want a more custom color I will go to Sherwin Williams. It is more expensive, but sometimes you just need some different colors, and thankfully Sherwin Williams has many colors to choose from. I like having my rails be 8 feet long. They are easier to move and work better in my very small riding area. I have a somewhat larger area where I have set up my hunter jumps, but it still is not very large.

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And I would recommend painting as many rails that you have room for on your stands. Even if you are only needing 2 rails, but you have 5 primed and ready to go, you may as well paint them. Patience Is The Key The weights may vary slightly as wood is never 100% consistent. Therefore weights given are an approximation only.

Other kinds of horse jumping equipment that we offer include one-handed jump cups that fit onto standard uprights and have no sharp corners, separate pins, or holes to align. We also have a wide variety of horse jump poles that allow you to easily adjust the height of your jumps for different challenges.And once the finish coat of paint is done in a period of 2-3 days, then I still have 2 days left of the work week that if I wanted to add stripes, I can do this too! Ready, Set……Done! Horse jump rails are one of the most important pieces to consider when you take on the project of making your own horse jumps. And of all of the pieces of building your own horse jumps, the rails seem to be the most difficult part. Finding ready made round rails that are long enough to be used as horse jump poles confounds me. I am always looking for something affordable that I can use for poles.

Hunter/Jumpers prefer a more classic-style fence that’s collapsible. In the hunter ring, the jumps are oftentimes natural colors and decorated with foliage. In the jumper ring, you’ll find fences that are painted in bright colors and flashy. While the hunter jumps are normally made of wood, the jumps in the jumper arena are normally made of lightweight plastic to easily fall. And then in the future if I decide I want to paint the rails, the primer coat is already done! Oil Based Paints for Horse Jumps

And for these rails, I am keeping them solid white, so no stripes. This means my rails are now complete, and after they dry, I only have one more thing to make for this jump, and that is the flower fillers! I get really excited about adding the floral component because that means the jump is near completion! And that is what I will be going over next time with you. There are numerous different types of horse jumps you can build in a course, including cross rail jumps, simple verticals, oxers, post and rail jumps, water jumps, triple bars, and more. However, you can find a large variety of horse jumps across different disciplines.

A lot of people will attempt to use PVC pipe for poles, and I can understand why. They have the ‘look’ that we are trying to achieve with our homemade horse jumps. They are the perfect size, and they just look like they are perfect for poles. But, really they aren’t. PVC pipe is not intended to be used as poles for horse jumps, so please don’t be tempted to use them. Where To Find Horse Jump RailsMark Todd Mountain Horse NAF Nuumed Perry Equestrian Pet Munchies PolyJumps Premier Equine Purina Red Gorilla Regatta Ridgeline The primer paint is necessary, so please, don’t skip it. The primer helps the paint adhere evenly to the wood, and provides the base coat. In fact, when I have been in a hurry and just wanted some white rails, or cavaletti, I apply two coats of primer, and then I have rails, poles, or cavaletti that look somewhat finished. Ok, so you have figured out what you are going to put your timbers on, great! First we need to sand the wood. You want to use a lower grit sand paper, because sometimes these timbers can be very rough. The lower grit sandpaper makes fast work of rough edges. When I am sanding, I sand all of the wood first, and then move them off of the stands.