I finally have time to repair and dress up my jumps. What is your favorite product to fill splits in poles/standards? Is it better to paint stripes or what type of tape do you prefer for wood poles? Any tips appreciated!
Not jump poles (mine are PVC), but I used wood putty to repair a broken block of wood - 4X4? - that holds the latch to a stall front.
Years later, my repair is still holding & latch is in use at least a dozen times daily.
Instead of painting, I used colored tape on my poles. 20+yrs later still in good shape.
Not duct tape, sorry, can’t recall exactly, but it’s vinyl & was from a Dover catalog.
I have yet to find a painter’s tape that will give me really crisp edges for stripes on my octagonal pressure treated wood jump poles. But from a distance they look just fine.
I live with smaller cracks in the wood and just paint heavily over them. For larger ones I use an outdoor caulk. And if the crack is deep i pack it with an oakum product before applying caulk. Make sure to buy caulk that is labeled as paintable.
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According to the internet for painting walls, you’re supposed to put the tape on, paint the color that’s next to your stripe, let it dry, then paint your stripe color.
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You can also caulk over the painters tape edge for the same effect (not so useful on poles, very useful when painting door trim at home).
I didn’t bother with the double painting the tape as the lines look fine unless you’re within 2ish feet and when you’re on a horse you certainly can’t tell 
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