round pen and shelter sizes

[europa]

What is a good size training round pen size and a good shelter size for a 2 horse run in?

[sid]

62-65' for a round pen.

36' long x 12' deep is a nice size for a 2 horse run in.

[Katie-Nicole]

62-65' for a round pen.

36' long x 12' deep is a nice size for a 2 horse run in.

Agreed. Make the run in bigger. Because you will have an extra horse eventually and you want them to be able to move around. Cornered horses are bad.

[Evalee Hunter]

Yes, a typical training round pen is about 60 feet in diameter. That means you need about 188 - 195 linear feet of round pen panels. Using typical 12' round pen panels, you will need around 15 - 16 of them plus a gate - a six foot gate is always nicer than a 4 ft. gate.

[Watermark Farm]

A good round pen size is 60 feet. Make the fence 6 FEET HIGH. Many pipe round pens come 5' high. It's too short, and the horse can go over easily (I had this happen and have the $1k in vet bills for horse and dog he landed on to prove it!)

12 x 24 is a great size for a 2 horse run in. I split mine down the middle with a tall pipe panel; that way each horse can stand in a side, even if one is bossy!

[Seven-up]

A good round pen size is 60 feet. Make the fence 6 FEET HIGH. Many pipe round pens come 5' high. It's too short, and the horse can go over easily (I had this happen and have the $1k in vet bills for horse and dog he landed on to prove it!)

12 x 24 is a great size for a 2 horse run in. I split mine down the middle with a tall pipe panel; that way each horse can stand in a side, even if one is bossy!

Ouch! I'm going to show this post to my dog, who likes to follow me around from the outside.:lol:


My round pen is 60', and I actually wouldn't mind if it were a little bit bigger. I definitely wouldn't go any smaller. What I really love about mine is the walls are built slanted out; definitely helps with those sneaky ones who try to wipe you off on the fence.

As far as run in's go, I've always heard you should have extra space. So if you have two horses, build it to fit three. That way the sheepish one doesn't have to stand outside in the rain while the bossy one hogs all the space.

[Watermark Farm]

Seven up, that's exactly what happened! The horse flipped over the fence and landed on the dog, who nearly died.

[shakeytails]

If you're going to ride in it, make that round pen at least 60', especially if you have horses with a big stride. Even at 60' I get dizzy if I canter for very long.

My run-in is 12' deep x 24'long. I have 3 horses in it now- 2 yearlings and 1 older gelding recovering from an injury. My horses would like to be hothouse flowers so they're almost always under it if it's raining. They're all in the 14.2-15h size range and they have plenty of room.

[LLDM]

What is a good size training round pen size and a good shelter size for a 2 horse run in?

Are your horses going to live in the run-in or just hang out there when they aren't in their stalls? If they will live in the run-in full time, then the bigger the better. 12x36 is great, but 10x30 will likely do fine. If they also have stalls, 12x24 is plenty, and even a 10x20 would be fine if they mostly get along.

I love my 64' round pen. It's almost too big on the ground, but almost too small for riding. LOL!

SCFarm

[Altamont Sport Horses]

For a run-in I figure 12x12 for each horse (like a stall) and then tack on one more 12x12 space in case somebody wants to be a bossy hog about it.

I have a 60' round pen. If I remember correctly (counted last night but forget so quickl) that is 15 panels of 12' long and a small 4' gate. I am not satisfied with that. The bigger horses have a hard time with that size. Yesterday I ordered more round pen panels. We are going up to at least 70 feet and maybe a bit more if it fits in that space. I ordered panels for another project too so I have extra to play with.

For price shopping purposes. I was able to get 12' round pen panels, galvanized steel for $69 each which is a pretty good price. I can't remember how much the gate costs since I already have one but a 60' round pen would cost me about $1100, not including the footing of course. And that sounds about like what I paid for mine 1 1/2 year ago. At this point I'm adding on to it.

[mhtokay]

The run ins that we've built are deeper than 12', I think. Probably closer to 16, but I'd have to go measure. Wind will blow the rain in from the front sometimes, no matter which way it's facing. A 10 foot height at the front works well. The older one is 10 feet at the back and that was over kill, even with the draft horse in there. One is 36' long and the other is 32' long, as the location didn't allow longer. It really depends on how well they get along, as to how big. I can have up to 4 adults share, but more little ones depending on how they get along. But I hang hay racks in there, and they like to use it as a litter box, so I'm constantly cleaning them like stalls in the winter. It seems like each horse has their own poop spot, so the more horses there are, the more of a pig pen it can be.

I also have trouble with some not liking the sound of the rain on the tin roof. So the last one got some insulation to deaden it a bit. Plus we tried windows to make them less scary... there's always someone acting like it's terrible in there on a windy day when it's noisy.

[unbridledoaks]

Ours is 65 feet and the walls on it are 6 feet. I agree, don't get anything shorter.

[whip]

My roundpen is 72 feet across with solid walls 8 feet. I built it 15 years ago when I was starting warmblood babies. It is also big enough to have students ride w/o hands over jumps as well as teaching beginners untill they are able to steer. In all these years I would not change a thing about it. I only wish I could afford to cover it.
You should go a little bigger on your run-in shed if you've got choices never know what may end up in your pasture. Just be sure to place it on the high side of your field so if one is standing outside it won't get mucky.

[sid]

BTW, my round pen is 7' tall with solid walls. I like the 65' diameter for the bigger horses and it gives more room to ride when first hopping on.

I didn't want my run in any deeper than 12' as that's plenty of windbreak (provided you position it correctly) without being so deep a horse can more easily get cornered by another one.