Comments on: Building Jump Standards

By: Savannah

Savannah — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 17:50:39 +0000

this was very helpful, i have been trying to make showjumps for ages and now i can. thanks!

By: Angelea

Angelea — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:49:22 +0000

There is a instructional video version of this great how to online at http://www.horsegirltv.com/?p=3274 and it complements the instructions on HorseChannel quite well. We too used 2×6 feet instead of the 1×4.

By: Cayla!

Cayla! — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:14:32 +0000

yeahh! this is great!im so excited, gonna go make the standards today, this helped a bunch ! ill prolly use 2X4 for the base tho..

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:38:56 +0000

Where do you find the landscaping poles??

By: Adriann

Adriann — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:08:29 +0000

These worked great! I have made 4 sets so far and am going to make a few more. I used 2×4’s for the feet for extra stability. Thanks for very clear and easy to follow instructions!!

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:04:21 +0000

excellent but i used 2″ by 6″ inch boards on the base instead. they were very stable

By: Isa

Isa — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:54:28 +0000

Would this plan still work to make 5′ standards? I need them to be just a little higher. 🙂

By: Madison

Madison — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:37:10 +0000

This was very helpful- I made four standards. Next time I would use 2×4’s for the bottem though, because the 1×4’s aren’t very sturdy/heavy so you have to make sure it’s on level ground. Other then that- they turned out GREAT and our barn uses them all the time!

By: mon

mon — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:07:10 +0000

thanks very much. thisis very helpful

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:24:32 +0000

Cutting a board as in step 4 will lead to a pinched sawblade everytime and is dangerous. The short end of the board should be free to fall away.