We have created a quick video to demo our new jump cup markers for the Galican jump wings - this should reduce the risk of a judge missing a jump cup being pushed over a rivet and also save time with the wings needing to be checked.
A couple of other reminders about the jumps 😊 please make sure that the cups are sitting tightly with the groove over the rivet - this will prevent them sliding around the wing.
The height that you see above the pole is the height that the cup is set to. There are 5 rivets for 200, 300, 400, 500 and 600 heights.
Please make sure that if you are changing the height of a jump, that you do not slide the cups over the rivets - this will cause them to become loose. The cups must be twisted so that the rivet passes between the gap on the cup when the cup is moved up and down the wing.
After a number of requests we have made a video to show how our tunnels should be secured with our tunnel straps. Unfortunately, our new tunnels won’t have the labels on each end, but we will write the length of each tunnel on there instead 🙂
Galican Soft Jumps ❤️
I’d like to start by thanking all of the show organisers, judges and competitors who have supported us whilst we are working to bring the best possible equipment to UK competitions, and who have stuck with us whilst we work to make any required modifications to our kit. We do appreciate all of the people who have taken the time to contact us directly with their feedback about our new jumps.
Whilst we do understand that some competitors have some reservations about our new equipment, we are very grateful to those who have kept an open mind and embraced the potential that the Galican Soft Jumps offer for dog safety in our sport. Whilst we can never eliminate all risk of injury, we do feel that these jumps will significantly reduce the risk of injury to our dogs from jump related accidents.
Our sport is getting faster and faster, resulting in more risk to our dogs when they are competing. This therefore requires us to continually assess whether we can improve the safety aspects of the equipment we ask our dogs to negotiate. Whilst the equipment offered to us in the UK is fantastic, it may still be possible that we can make some further improvements. Our Galican Soft Jumps are made from the softest but most durable material available and also incorporate jump cups which are not fixed onto the jump wings, so that they will move when pressure is applied to the pole, preventing dogs from being suspended on the jump pole and risking iliopsoas injury, which is becoming much more common in our competing dogs. The Galican soft jumps are also rounded, so they are less likely to hurt our dogs if the wings are hit.
Whilst I totally understand that you may not see the requirement for any changes to equipment if your dog has not been previously injured on a jump wing or pole, we are now seeing more and more injuries to dogs as a result of a jump related incident. My own dog has been badly injured twice on heavy jump wings with fixed cups and
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