Round Pen

A round pen is a useful training space if you have the room for one. Usually measuring 66 feet in diameter, the pen serves as a safe place to turn out young horses and provides a smaller space to work a horse from the ground as well as in the saddle.

For training young or very excitable horses, a breaking pen with a 35-foot diameter and solid, 7-foot high walls provides a place to work with no distractions. A fractious horse can't climb over the walls, but there's no quick way out for the trainer either.

See also Facilities