How big does the PVC pipe need to be for a jump? Length & diameter?

Question

thanks

Answer 1

four inch diameter is good, 10 ft long is good too. for standards, try wood!!! i heard pvc isn't good for poles, but i still use it, it's cheaper and longer and holds up better.

Oh! And for decorating the pole, instead of painting it, i use colorful duct tape and make stripes, much easier, less messy, and holds up in the sun, rain, unlike paint. its hard to paint pvc!

Answer 2

I have to say something here....

PVC seems handy to use for jumps, because it is cheap, easily cut, and easy to lug around and place here and there.  But it is so light that a horse can easily get "tangled" in it if he happens to hit it going over the jump.  It is too light to fall down onto the ground right away like wood does.  Wood poles are a MUCH better idea than PVC, because they have some weight and will fall right to the ground (more or less) if hit and knocked out of place, due to their weight.  

Just a thought...

Answer 3

2' - 3' or 4" diameter pipe.

8 feet long.

Answer 4

Length should be 10-12 feet. You might have one jump as narrow as 6 feet if you are schooling skinnies, but if you are just starting out, that will wait. Diameter should be 3-4 inches. I don't really recommend using PVC, though. It drops so easily when lightly touched that the horses just learn to plow right through it. It doesn't give them a whack when they hit it, so they learn that hitting it is ok. I'd recommend wood or fiberglass to get a bit more weight. I know that one company sells wooden poles encased in PVC so that you get all the wear and look of PVC and dont' have to paint with the weight of wood. But I think they are a bit spendy.  

Answer 5

Here is another idea about pvc pipes. People are right when they say they are too light as they just bounce or fall very easily. However, where I keep my horses right now we can't really use wood as it get's too wet during the winter and tends to rot to quickly (maybe it's the type of wood, I don't know why because i haven't been in NZ very long. ) Our pvc pipes have been weighted, and are made of a very thick pvc making them just as heavy as wood. They've been very durable and never had a problem with jumping them. 10' long and 4" in diameter is my preference.

Answer 6

Standard jumps are 12', but some are 10'. Your standard skinny jump is 8 feet, though I have on occasion seen a 6 ft skinny. I definitely wouldn't go any shorter than 6 ft. For diameter, I wouldn't go too small, cuz it will droop.

Of course I don't actually recommend using PVC for poles anyway. I've seen a horse hit a PVC pipe and it went forward and bounced up under the horses legs. That doesn't happen as often with wooden poles. Also, the horse learns that it doesn't hurt when they hit the poles, so they don't try as hard to clear them.

Answer 7

3 ft is WAY too narrow. i use 8ft long 4 in. wide

Answer 8

I recomend three feet. The diameter does not matter. Just get a smaller pipe, but not too small.

Answer 9

if you want to make it a short narrow jump - 8' length - average however is 10' length. super long is 12' in length - i would keep the diameter about 3-4 inches  

Answer 10

Four inches in diameter is probably your best bet.  Length depends on what you are setting up but I would use 10' on a training or winged standard.