FINALLY getting a round pen...question

caity and billy · 10-27-2009, 03:17 PM

so iv finally nailed away at my dad to get a round pen...at my own expence and if i build it myself (with his onlooking help of course).

My question is, its going to be 18m Diameter, made from pine posts and rails.

Does it matter how HIGH it is? Billy is definatly no bucking bronco, so it will mainly be used for some liberty work and warm up, im estimating it will be about 1.5m high...what do ya think?

allison finch · 10-27-2009, 03:27 PM

We had a round pen that was five feet tall. I would have thought that it would have been sufficient, but......
One day I was free lunging a 1 1/2 year old, when I saw a him looking at the top rail. I thought uh oh... sure enough, he trotted across the pen and jumped out. That ******'s sale price went way up!! LOL!
The new pen is larger and 8 feet tall. No one has jumped out since.

WOW! That word is censored? whoda thunk!

KristinJ · 10-27-2009, 03:27 PM

I would MAYBE go a bit higher, just because you may not know about horses you work with in the future, and if you CAN you might aswell. But since you are building from scratch and yourself, I would calculate the costs and go from there, seeing if it were possible to go a bit higher. My roundpen is about 2m high, I believe. BUT they are panels that I bought and that was the standard size.

caity and billy · 10-27-2009, 04:17 PM

hrmm oks, ill see what landmark has in terms of posts, they'll have to be about 2.5meters in height seeing as 0.5meters will b underground..hrmm i think ill be right with those.

Thanks guys

10-27-2009, 03:17 PM	#1
caity and billy Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: VIC, Australia Posts: 319 Images: 11	FINALLY getting a round pen...question so iv finally nailed away at my dad to get a round pen...at my own expence and if i build it myself (with his onlooking help of course). My question is, its going to be 18m Diameter, made from pine posts and rails. Does it matter how HIGH it is? Billy is definatly no bucking bronco, so it will mainly be used for some liberty work and warm up, im estimating it will be about 1.5m high...what do ya think?

10-27-2009, 03:27 PM	#3
KristinJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Posts: 1,244 Images: 4	I would MAYBE go a bit higher, just because you may not know about horses you work with in the future, and if you CAN you might aswell. But since you are building from scratch and yourself, I would calculate the costs and go from there, seeing if it were possible to go a bit higher. My roundpen is about 2m high, I believe. BUT they are panels that I bought and that was the standard size. __________________ Proud Owner of: Answer to Prayer (Nikki) 1984 American Quarter Horse Gelding Charms Bachelor Will (William) 2008 American Solid Paint Horse Gelding Rambo 1991 Minature Pony Gelding "Anything forced or misunderstood can never be beautiful." -Xenophon

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10-27-2009, 03:27 PM	#2
allison finch Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 210 Images: 16	We had a round pen that was five feet tall. I would have thought that it would have been sufficient, but...... One day I was free lunging a 1 1/2 year old, when I saw a him looking at the top rail. I thought uh oh... sure enough, he trotted across the pen and jumped out. That ******'s sale price went way up!! LOL! The new pen is larger and 8 feet tall. No one has jumped out since. WOW! That word is censored? whoda thunk!

10-27-2009, 04:17 PM	#4
caity and billy Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: VIC, Australia Posts: 319 Images: 11	hrmm oks, ill see what landmark has in terms of posts, they'll have to be about 2.5meters in height seeing as 0.5meters will b underground..hrmm i think ill be right with those. Thanks guys