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The round pen, sometimes called a bullpen, is a round enclosure used for horse training. They range in diameter from a minimum of {{convert|30|ft}} to a maximum of {{convert|100|ft}},[1] with most designs {{convert|50|to|60|ft}} in diameter. Footing is usually sand[2] or other soft dirt. The sides are {{convert|6|to|8|ft}} high,[1] traditionally made of wooden posts with rails or wooden boards, although modern round pens are often made out of portable pipe panels that allow the pen to be made bigger or smaller, or to be moved. DesignsDesigns vary.
There are two common modern designs:
LocationMost round pens are located outdoors, but due to their relatively small size can easily be enclosed by a roof or a tension fabric building. Round pens made of portable panels are sometimes set up within a larger riding arena allowing one horse to be worked in the round pen while others may still ride along the rail of the larger area. HistoryThe round pen has historic roots dating to the tradition of Spanish horsemanship and probably even earlier antecedents. In North America, it was used for horse-breaking in Mexico and came north with the vaqueros to be adopted by cowboys in the western United States. Today the round pen is used in Europe for some forms of classical dressage training and in the Americas as a common tool of western riding training methodology that is particularly popular with the natural horsemanship movement. UsesThe round pen allows greater interaction between horse and handler and more control over the horse because the horse cannot fully avoid its human handler.[3] It is used for many forms of training,[1] including ground work such as longeing and liberty work, or for riding. If may also be used for turnout and free exercise. It is most often used today for the purpose of training young horses, though is also used for exercising or riding mature horses and a place for the first rides of a beginning rider who is controlling his or her own horse for the first time. More experienced horses may be ridden in a round pen in situations where control or focus are particularly desired. See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite book|author=Belknap, Maria |title=Horsewords: The Equine Dictionary |edition=Second |publisher=Trafalgar Square Publishing |location=North Pomfret, VT |year=2004 |isbn=1-57076-274-0|page=79}} 2. ^[https://www.mainlandaggregates.co.uk/riding-arena-construction-guide Riding Arena Construction] at www.mainlandaggregates.co.uk. Retrieved 15 Jan 2015 3. ^{{cite book|author=Thomas, Heather Smith|title=Storey's Guide to Training Horses|publisher=Storey Publishing|year=2010|isbn=9781603425445|pages=124–129}} 1 : Horse training |
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