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 …
Have you always wanted to have your own jumps? Or is you favorite equestrian begging you to buy a set of jumps? Have you looked into buying a set of jumps, but just can’t justify spending thousands of dollars for such a luxury? I know, I’ve been there. Which is why I decided to figure …
I wasn’t sure how to title this post. I thought about “How to build this $719.00 jump for $65.00” but that just didn’t look right. Besides, I just told you here, right now. But I did want to show you how to build a professional quality horse jump yourself, and that is what today’s post …
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 …
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, …
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, …
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 …
Budget Equestrian Weekly Video Recap It is time for a weekly video recap! And this week was pretty typical as far as getting videos uploaded is concerned. I was able to get 4 videos up for the week, which I am happy with. Yes, it would be awesome to be an over achiever and continue …
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 …
