Riding Ring

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The size of the ring as well as the shape depend to some degree on what you 
will be using it for.  Normally an arena twice as long as it is wide, (for 
example 80 X 150 - 160) is what works best, could be rectangular, could be 
oval.  Anything less than 60' wide is very narrow (makes for harrowing 
corners at speed).  There is an excellent paperback book called " The Equine 
Arena Handbook (developing a user-friendly facility) by a robert Malmgren put 
out by Alpine Publications of Loveland, Co. 80537  :) Donna Snyder-Smith