This is a random dumb question… but which counts as 3’ in the jumpers? I know .90m is 2’11 and .95m is 3’1…so both basically count as 3’? Or is .90m not really considered 3’? Again, a really dumb question😂 but I wanted to ask lol. Thanks and happy holidays!
3’ jumpers is 3’ jumpers.
.9 jumpers is .9 jumpers.
I think most shows these days have switched the jumpers over to meters.
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Neither is considered “3’ jumpers” if you go by meters. If you want the closest thing to 3’, I would say 0.95. I consider 0.9 a “soft 3’” and 0.95 a “real 3’” if you have to go by feet. But, as ladyJ said, meters and feet aren’t the same so it’s hard to say one is equal to the other.
if only a few are offered l, 0.9 is obviously far closer to 3’ than 0.85, and smaller than 1.0 (which is 3’3) so it just depends on the show and what you’re offered. The other odd thing is I have found many shows that offer mainly hunters and some jumper classes don’t have meter standards so - their measurements could be slightly off. It’s funny watching them adjust jumps when the holes are clearly 3” not 2”, so it’s sometimes a range.
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I am an eventer that just bought a jumper and had the same question. If there is a .90 meter class and then a .95 meter class I think that is a 2" difference. I’m not sure how they change the height 2".
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Jumper cups are now in 2" increments.
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If I had to pick one, I would call the 0.90m the equivalent of the 3’ jumpers because 0.90m is offered at just about every show while the 0.95m are more hit or miss. And along the same lines that the 1.20m jumpers have become the “4’ jumper equivalent,” I don’t think an inch makes any difference at all (but that goes in both directions). Or I guess another way to say that is that I would consider both divisions equivalent to the former 3’ jumpers division.
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Pretty much exactly what PNWJumper said. I interchange 3’ and .90m often. I can’t recall seeing any of the rated shows I attended running a .95m class so by default the .90 are as close to 3’ as it is. Pretty much out of habit I don’t start referring to any jumper classes in meters until the 1.0m.
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Jump tracks (not holes) have the ability to make 2" incremental increases.
Em
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Since jumps with the keyhole tracks are in 2" increments, 0.90 would be equivalent to the 3’ jumpers. Height measurements listed in a prize list are supposed to be the max height a jump can be, meaning that if a jump was set a hole higher it would be over 3’.
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