Show Jump Poles - Two Colour, Plastic Showjump Poles

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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. After you have allowed the primer to dry, now it is time for the finishing paint. I prefer to use oil based paint for every component of my jumps. The oil based paint provides a very protective finish to the wood which will withstand being outside in the elements. You can use latex based paint, but it won’t last. Spend a little bit of extra money and buy oil based paint. 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 Rails

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.

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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! 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.After you have painted all visible areas of your rails, allow them to dry. Depending on where you live, and what time of year it is, you can anticipate at least 12 hours of drying time. I like to paint my rails after I come home from work, and have already gotten my barn chores done. I like to do it this way because it can always be light in my garage, and I only have so many hours of daylight, or temperate weather to be with my horses. So after I have gotten my barn chores and horse work done, I will come to the garage and paint my rails. It will take me about 30 minutes to paint 6 rails. And when I’m done, I go inside and watch TV, or write an article or two. But then when I come home from work the next day, I flip the rails and paint the remaining sides. 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 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. The strength in our poles does not come from the wood inside but from the superior plastics and fusion technology used. This makes our poles virtually unbreakable. We are therefore able to offer all weights of pole from Super Heavyweight to hollow Lightweight in different bands of colour as well as single colour.

The weights may vary slightly as wood is never 100% consistent. Therefore weights given are an approximation only. Body Wraps Fly Rugs Turnout Stable Under Rug Fleeces & Coolers Stable Sheets Exercise & Competition Stretch Hoods Shoulder Guards Accessories Numnahs & Saddle PadsWe 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. Champion-Outdoor Charles Owen Chatham Cotswold Raw Crafty Ponies Crew Clothing Elico Equilibrium Equestrian Equine America Firefoot Foran Gallop 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. 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.