HORSEMANSHIP
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Scrap car tyres, buried end-toend to half their diameter also
provide a good wall. Cinder
blocks, Stumbelblocs about
two courses high and double
brick walls can also be used.
You can also make a low
(30cm high) post-and-rail
fence although this won't keep
the sand in the arena. Sharp
inflexible material such as old
corrugated iron or fibreglass
sheeting should never be used
because of the danger of
injury to the horse or rider in a
fall.
Part of the idea behind a wallless manege is that the rider
must learn to control and steer
the steed in addition to
performing actions such as
rising in the trot, standing in
the stirrups etc, for any lack of
control soon sees the pony
leaving the arena with a quick
hop over the wall
and a glint in its
eye.
If your budget
allows, or if the
rider is more
advanced or
adult, build a
longer 20m x
60m dressage
arena. In fact, if
you're in it for the
long haul, choose
a piece of ground
with at least a
further 30m so
that when the
need arises you
can simply extend
your 40m manege
to a 60m one and
still have sufficient
space surrounding