DIY Cross Country Jumps: please share!

[dog_amp_horsemom]

I posted this previously - but will again - pallets ROT and then the NAIL , which are small and brown - fall all over the ground. I found this out the hard way - they use to be my “brush jumps”. Luckily, they were in the woods and I carefully cleaned the area up. Maybe there is a way to ‘rot proof’ them.

[riderboy]

[QUOTE=horsecents;8811297]
r![](derboy - how did you construct the “feet” that hold the drain pipes? I have several of these and would love to put them to use![/QUOTE]

Here you go. As you can see it’s crude but effective. The anchoring stakes on each end are about 2 feet long and go through the pipe and the cradle into the ground. They are very solid.
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[gumtree]

It has been mentioned already but I would like to emphasize how important it is to secure anything other standard and poles.

Coups are easy to built but need to be secured firmly they are really easy to tip over. Barrels “kicked” out etc. This can and does lead to some nasty injuries, horse or rider or both.

A 1200 lb horse will generate a LOT of impact forces even with just it legs. “Portable” jumps should be installed by someone who has a pretty sound understanding of basic engineering.

Not trying to be the nanny police just a PSA. To each their own but I have seen some very dicey, dangerous set ups.

[riderboy]

[QUOTE=gumtree;8812231]
It has been mentioned already but I would like to emphasize how important it is to secure anything other standard and poles.

Coups are easy to built but need to be secured firmly they are really easy to tip over. Barrels “kicked” out etc. This can and does lead to some nasty injuries, horse or rider or both.

A 1200 lb horse will generate a LOT of impact forces even with just it legs. “Portable” jumps should be installed by someone who has a pretty sound understanding of basic engineering.

Not trying to be the nanny police just a PSA. To each their own but I have seen some very dicey, dangerous set ups.[/QUOTE]

That’s an important point. The pipe I pictured above actually sits at the top of a small drop. Without being really secure a horse could knock it down the drop and then God knows what would happen. Between the cradle, stakes and weight in the tube it’s quite solid, even after being hit a few times.