Posted 2015-08-06 11:30 PM Subject: Barrel patch on small acreage
Veteran
Posts: 126
My bf has finally agreed to work up a piece of ground for me to ride on. We have 2.3 acres and not a whole lot of room once you take away the space occupied by his humongous shop, our small house, and my corrals. How large of an area would you scratch up for doing drills and working a small pattern?
Posted 2015-08-07 6:52 AM Subject: RE: Barrel patch on small acreage
Expert
Posts: 1367 Location: mi
Mine is like 80' or 85' wide. That is not wide enough. On a green horse the distance between 1 and 2 is too tight for training. Go at least 100' wide. I am about 150' or 160' deep that is ok. I can just fit the poles in. But if I did it again I would go at least 100' x 200'
Posted 2015-08-07 7:03 AM Subject: RE: Barrel patch on small acreage
Witty Enough
Posts: 2954 Location: CTX
I have a little patch that is about 65'x110'. And it's not really big enough to make a run, but you can do a fair bit of riding, drills and have a small pattern for slow work.
Barrel patch on small acreage
