What else you can use a roundpen for...

The first ones to use the roundpen were not my horses, but my DOGS! They enjoyed using it for a little play of FRIENDLY dogfight...lol
here are some pics:






Even the barn cat chimed in...

Finally finished (Feb 08)

Here are some pictures of the finished project. I am pretty satisfied with it, other then if I'd build a new one on a new property, I'd make a 60' one.

For the door I decided on a section of privacy fence, cut to fit and reinforced. We even added some more reinforcement. I will take more pictures of it someday.



Slap on a few strong, shiny hinges and you got yourself a door!!!



As for the lock? I didn't like it.



It was sticking out too far into the roundpen for my taste. Horses just have a nag for finding these little things to seriously hurt themselves on, right?



We ended up removing it and we are now just using a chain with double snaps.

Here are more pictures of the outside:

Roundpen is FINALLY in the works (Dec/Jan 07/08)

After 4 years of being pasture potatoes, it's time for our horses (and us!) to get back to work. So, I decided it's time to at least get a roundpen.
Here are some pictures of the roundpen in progress:





It's a 50' roundpen with a 50/50 clay/sand mix as footage. Since we live on a hill, we did have the challange to work with the rather steep incline. And it still needs some more footage, since it's still not all the way level. When it rains or when we run the sprinkler a little to long, the water will collect on the low end. We will have to get another load...