Budget Equestrian
DIY projects for barn, tack room and even your home
I haven’t done a post like this in a while. And I am trying to earn some extra money, so I thought I would share with you Building A Set of Horse Jumps – For Less than $300! That means each jump will cost around $50.00 each to make. And this includes all of the …
Yesterday I had someone that I had built jumps for back in 2015 texted me and ask if I had any jumps for sale. I thought about it for a minute, and then thought why not sell the jumps I have been using? I mean, it’s not like I can’t build new ones right? And …
If you live in The United States, today is Independence Day, or more commonly referred to as The Fourth of July. And since I’m not a big fan of fireworks for celebrating (they scare my horses) I decided to be patriotic in another way. I know it comes as no surprise that I really like …
Painting Horse Jump Rails Well I am into week 2 of my stay-cation. And I have been able to get a lot of the big projects on my to-do list complete. This means I still have time off, so now I can dedicate some time to my garage. Which means I have time to paint …
What Paint Should You Buy To Paint Your Own Horse Jumps? One thing that I know a lot about is building, and painting, horse jumps. I got started building and painting my own jumps over 15 years ago, and since then I have built at least 1,000 jumps for myself or others. And because of …
How To DIY Jump Fill Well I had planned on getting my riding arena groomed and beautiful this weekend. Unfortunately, mother nature had other ideas. I am so over winter and I can’t wait until spring officially arrives. And while it dumped snow at our house last night, making working in my arena impossible today, …
How To Build Your Own Horse Jumps – Podcast Episode 22 Hello awesome equestrians! Welcome back to another podcast episode! Since we are getting into the down season for riding and working with our horses, well I am because of where I live, this is the time of year when I start building horse jumps. …
Let’s Make Squishy Rails Have you ever seen or used squishy rails, or soft poles for your jumping? Have you ever heard of them? These things are so cool! I first learned about them from the barn I was riding at for my lessons. My trainer had me go over these squishy rails, a lot. …
8,10, or 12 Foot Rails? I recently had someone ask where to find 10 foot rails for building jumps. She said she was having a difficult time finding 10 foot rails, or something that could be used as 10 foot rails for her jumps. And it got me thinking I should share what I do, …
It’s The Most Wonderful Tim Of The Year While some will argue with me that the most wonderful time of the year is Christmas time, this is my most favorite time of the year. This is the kick off week for Summer in the Rockies at the Colorado Horse Park. And although I am not …
Jump Of The Month -April The months seem to be going faster and faster. So fast that I am running out of time to do my jump of the month! But with 2 days left in the month I was able to get it done! And for this month’s jump, it is relatively simple to …
How To Build Boxes For Horse Jump Fillers I decided since I put up my jump of the month for March, I should probably show you how you can build boxes for horse jump fillers. They are really simple to build, and you only need minimal carpentry skills. I was able to make these boxes …
Jump Of The Month I can’t believe another month has passed since I did my first jump of the month. As the days are getting longer, it seems as if I have so much going on the days are blending together! But the weather is still too unpredictable where I live to be out riding …
10 Different DIY Horse Jumps The only good thing about winter is the cold temperatures and shorter days forces me to stay inside and come up with something else to do. And I have stayed busy by updating my horse jumps and building new ones. So I thought I would share with you 10 different …
Faux Painting Horse Jump Standards I have been wanting to get these wing standards completed for the past 6 months. And even though this is not how I anticipated finishing them, The idea popped into my head and I decided to go with it. After seeing the end result, I am so glad I decided …
Jump Of The Month I have had an idea in my head for a little while now. Something I have wanted to make and share with others, like myself who are looking to create a library of different jumps they can build. Because after setting up jumps for a while, it can get repetitive, and …
Weekly Video Recap I have done it again. 2 weeks in a row with 5 videos uploaded to my YouTube channel. I am not sure how long I will be able to keep up this momentum. I think things will change once the weather turns warmer. But for now, I’m just going to run with …
DIY Painting Horse Jump Rails Well here we are deep in the throws of winter. But there is a glimmer of hope, the days are getting longer. Which means, spring will be coming soon! And when spring does finally get here, I want to be ready to work with my horses, and I am trying …
Flowers For Horse Jump Fillers I was searching through my drafts and I found that I forgot to post the flower fillers from the hunter jump that we made a few weeks ago. So instead of not posting it, I thought I would put it out there, just in case you were wondering about adding …
I Wrote a Book (Again) I love to write. To me that is a pretty obvious statement. In the past 2 years I have written a few books, and over 300 blog posts, between what I have here and over on my husband’s blog. And I am passionate about horse’s and DIY projects. And when …
How To Make Horse Jump Rails Horse jump rails are one of the most important pieces to consider when you take on the project of making your own horse jumps. And of all of the pieces of building your own horse jumps, the rails seem to be the most difficult part. Finding ready made round …
Building Your Own Gates For Horse Jumps So far I have showed you how to build wing standards and tall flower boxes for horse jumps. And because the jump I am building is a hunter style jump, it is only appropriate that we build a gate for this jump. And I have had this jump …
Build Your Own Wing Standards For Horse Jumps If you are building your own horse jumps at home, you will eventually feel the need to build wing standards. Or, maybe it’s just me. But I like to challenge myself, and see just what it is that I can build. And a jump with a pair …
Building Tall Flower Boxes I finally have found the time to get building some pretty big sets of horse jumps, and I am so excited! I have been wanting to build two complete sets of jumps, one hunter course, and one jumper course, for some time now. And I have drawn out a lot …
