Budget Equestrian
DIY projects for barn, tack room and even your home
Summer time is FINALLY here!!!! But along with the glorious longer and warmer days, you will probably have to deal with flying pests. Mostly a minor inconvenience, but sometimes, those flying critters can carry nasty diseases that you would rather not catch, nor have your horses become infected with the latest, exotic disease. When the …
This is my review of several different jump cups. I start with the basic jump cups you can get from Horse.com, to my favorite, Dapple Equine one handed jump cup. In my opinion, the Dapple Equine is the best cup to have if you are making your own jumps. They are simple to use, and …
Don’t let the photo fool you, it is still wintertime where I live, in fact the snow started flying with a vengeance earlier this week. So now I have more time to figure out what to do while my riding area is covered with yet even more snow. It isn’t as awful as it may …
So it is still wintertime (imagine that). My jumps that I am building are coming along well, and I may have to slow down my production, or make a set to sell before I am able to use them. Because my garage is getting full of jumps, which is not a bad thing, but if …
Imagine having a complete course of jumps set up and ready for you to use whenever you want, without spending a small fortune. And wouldn’t it be great if you had some starter courses that you could refer to, and set up? Creating your own horse jumps and courses is easy with this information filled …
It is barely the beginning of January, and I am busily planning the upcoming riding season. I am joyfully looking forward to the longer days of spring, and longing for warmer weather. I am not a fan of the winter months here in Colorado. When the days get short, and the weather turns cold, the …
I know it may not be a lot to some, but I am pretty excited that I have created 30 videos so far on YouTube, and to spread my enthusiasm, I am having a giveaway! I want to say thank you to those of you who have commented, liked, shared, and most importantly, subscribed to …
If you have decided to build your own horse jumps, not only will you need the raw wood material for the jumps, but you will also need the tools in order to create the jumps. You will have the initial investment of the tools, and some of them can be expensive, but you will be …
Building horse jump standards is an economical way to build up your jumping equipment. To build a pair of standards will cost you around $15.00 for a pair of 4 ft standards! This is a lot cheaper than buying them ready made, which can be around $100.00 or more a pair, not including the shipping. …
When you go to a horse show, the rings are filled with glorious jumps that are oh-so-perfect. The rails glisten in the sun, the perfectly crisp lines from the stripes set a beautiful contrast to the jump that seems to belong in an art gallery….well that is how I look at jumps. A series of …
You can build your own hitching post/rail for your horse for about 50.00, depending on where you live. I have wanted to make one of these for as long as I have lived in my house, and I have FINALLY built it!!! It is a hitching rack, but I use a Blocker tie ring that …
When you have horses, accidents seem to come with the territory. Horses seem to be a magnet for injuries so it is important to have a first aid kit readily available in your barn, tack room, or wherever you keep your horses. If you have horses, I am sure you have had instances when you …
