Do I need a Round Pen? The honest answer is, maybe or maybe not. A round area offers two primary benefits, safety and freedom for training. It makes for easier communication with your horse. The shape eliminates dangerous corners and lets you work at liberty, the closer it is to round the better it is… Read More »
What size should a round pen be? Congratulations …. the decision is made, you need a round pen. But what size should my round pen be? The first thing you will need to decide when buying a round pen for your horse is how big the pen should be. Most round pens are around 50… Read More »
Round Pens – A Valuable Training Tool The perspective on the round pen as a valuable training tool aligns with the view of many experienced horse trainers. When used correctly, a round pen can indeed be an effective and safe environment for certain training situations. It provides a confined space where the handler can establish… Read More »
What is a round pen? A round pen or lunge pen, in equestrian terms, is a circular enclosure with a gate historically used for training and ‘breaking’ horses. Today it has a much more humane connotations and is used to help people bond with their horses, amongst many other things. What is a round pen… Read More »
Back in the Saddle: Some ideas for Bringing Horses Back into Work After a Break Have you been away for Christmas, or just let your horse ‘be’? If so, you’ll probably be thinking about bringing your horse back into work after a well-deserved break. Whether due to injury, a change in seasons, or other reasons,… Read More »
Tis the time for Christmas joy Merry Christmas from The Round Pen Company. We have loved helping so many people this year with both round pen investment and hiring pens to help with management. Hopefully, we can do the same next year. Merry Christmas and Healthy New Year! To all of your family, both 4… Read More »
Top Trainers Together At the Horsemanship Showcase recently, 4 of the top trainers got together in the round pen to discuss their views on how horsemanship training is evolving and how our perceptions of the horse as a sentient being are changing also. This event showed so much of how we can work harmoniously with… Read More »
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