International show jumper Nick Dello Joio of the USA explains how Dalman Jump Co. course rentals helped him prepare for his summer show season.
During the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Dello Joio thought it would be a good idea to rent out a full show course from DJC to have a show-style setting to keep everyone sharp during the time off from showing.
Dello Joio set the show jumps on his grass field; “it was great, the horses learned a lot and it was nice to keep everyone sharp, the riders and the horses, during the time off,” he says. He also says that having shown on the grass field in Wellington, it really did pay off for the horses and riders in his program.
Setting a show course up at home “gives the riders confidence, gives the horses confidence as well for when you go to the show. But also if you are sending a video of a sales horse, potential clients can see that the horse isn't just jumping your everyday wooden sticks,” he says.
DJC has also made custom logo fillers for Dello Joio so he can better represent his brand in his home ring. “We were talking about how to incorporate my logo into a jump and [Javan] said ‘let me take the reins on this and I'll surprise you.’ And he did and they look awesome,” he says, “funny enough they are actually the spookiest that we have.”
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