Rotting Wooden Cavalettis Are Killing Your Training Consistency
Horsemen's Pride Jump Blocks are lightweight, weatherproof, thick-walled high-density plastic — the building block of a real home jump course that you can set up, adjust, and store without a pickup truck or a strong back.
Train cavalettis, cross poles, parallels, and verticals on your schedule, not around weather damage and rotting lumber.
Wood Jump Standards Rot, Warp, and Get Heavy Fast
Home-built wooden cavaletti blocks and standards seem like a cost-effective solution — until the first winter. Wood absorbs moisture, swells, splinters, and eventually becomes structurally unsafe. Moving heavy saturated wooden blocks around a muddy arena wastes time and risks injury to you and your horse.
A Wet, Rotting Jump Course Doesn't Inspire Consistent Training
When your jump setup is unsafe or too cumbersome to rearrange easily, you start skipping schooling days. Green horses lose their confidence progression. Students repeat the same tired grids because changing the exercise is too much work. Eventually the whole home arena sits underused because the equipment isn't cooperating.
- ✗Heavy saturated wooden blocks strain your back every training session
- ✗Rotting or splintered wood is a hoof and pastern injury risk
- ✗Warped blocks roll unpredictably when a horse knocks a rail
- ✗Weathering means replacing wooden blocks every 2-3 years
Horsemen's Pride Jump Blocks: Weatherproof, Lightweight, Built for Real Training
Made from thick-walled, high-density weatherproof plastic, Horsemen's Pride Jump Blocks weigh a fraction of wood equivalents while staying stable under rail impact. They stack for compact storage, resist UV fading, and remain safe and predictable through rain, frost, and heat. Use them singly as cavaletti bases or stack them for additional height in parallels and verticals.
Fully Weatherproof
Thick-walled high-density plastic won't rot, warp, or absorb moisture in any season.
Lightweight and Moveable
Rearrange your entire grid between students without straining your back.
Stackable for Height Options
Use singly as cavaletti bases or stack for additional height in parallels and verticals.
Home Arena and Show Ground Ready
Stable and safe for schooling at home or in the warm-up ring at competitions.
What Comes With This Schooling Pair
- Matching jump blocks sold as a pair
- Suitable for cavalettis
- Suitable for parallel arrangements
- Suitable for cross poles
- Suitable for training jumps
- Stackable for additional height
- Lightweight, sturdy, weatherproof construction
How We Stack Up
| Feature | Schneiders Horsemen's Pride Jump Block | Cavalor Wood Standards | Generic PVC Blocks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherproof — won't rot or warp | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
| Lightweight for easy rearrangement | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Thick-walled structural plastic | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Stackable for height adjustment | ✓ | ~ | ~ |
| UV-resistant color stability | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Stable on all footing types | ✓ | ~ | ✗ |
| Safe if knocked by horse | ✓ | ~ | ~ |
| No seasonal maintenance required | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Available at sstack.com | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Under $85 per block | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
Why Professional Trainers Choose Plastic Blocks Over Wood
Horsemen's Pride Jump Blocks are built from thick-walled high-density plastic that gives them structural rigidity without the weight penalty of wood. The material is UV-stabilized so colors stay crisp through years of outdoor exposure — no more weathered, grey-stained blocks that make your arena look abandoned.
The block geometry is engineered so they seat securely on arena footing without rocking, and they stack uniformly for easy height adjustment. A trainer who moves equipment between six students daily cannot afford tools that fight them.
- ✓Thick-walled high-density weatherproof plastic construction
- ✓Lightweight — easy single-person rearrangement
- ✓Stackable design for cavaletti or full jump height
- ✓UV-resistant to maintain color through multiple seasons
- ✓Stable on all arena footing types — sand, rubber, grass
Why Riders Can Keep Reworking the Same Pair
One Pair, More Ways to Arrange Your Schooling Area
These blocks offer a movable, stackable support system for riders who want to change among several pole and jump exercises without relying on full-size standards for every setup.
Put a More Flexible Base Under Your Pole Work
Choose Horsemen's Pride Jump Block in blue, red, or white and receive a pair designed for cavalettis, parallels, cross poles, and training jumps.