I think when it was all finished I made a total of 8 standards and several panel boards for this incredible project. It all started one afternoon when I was working in the garage. Someone drove past our house and then came back with her window down and yelled, “ You’re that girl, aren’t you?!” She proceeded to ask me about some previous projects that I had done for a friend of hers. On the spot she had a proposal for me and asked if we could work together to make some unique horse jumps for her new farm and for her horse shows at Brownland. What an incredible opportunity and HUGE undertaking!

As with any project, I did some research and together we came up with some designs. After some back and forth, I got to work. It was a lot of learn-as-you-go. But through the process, I learned about rabbit cuts, used my first paint sprayer, and did some cool bandsaw cuts to soften the edges on it. The first standard I made weighed a ton! After that, we simplified the design to make them a little lighter for easier transporting.

I am so thankful that Camille took a chance with me and allowed me to make these for her.