How would you define round corral or round pen? here's a picture from the ranch I work at in case you don't know what i'm talking about.
http://dalonzoranch.com/images/Round_Pen.jpg
2006-12-06 15:36:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
The way i'm thinkin of defining it is "a enclosed circular area of land..." and I don't know how to finish it.
2006-12-06 15:43:34 · update #1
I'm writting a major 10 page paper on horse training if that helps. and I am talking about round pens and need to define what they are and what they are used for. i've got the "what they are used for part down real well but I can't define what they are real well. this paper will be read and graded by 5 different people tommarrow.
2006-12-06 16:06:10 · update #2
A round pen is used specifically for training unbroken horses.
To add to it on defining, you can say it is a...............
60 feet in diameter, fully enclosed circle of panels secured firmly together on very well tilled up land. Used to train horses in.
2006-12-06 15:45:46 · answer #1 · answered by horsecrazy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you had some more information regarding why you needed to describe a round pen I could help more. As you know, the concept of a round pen is much greater than just the round piece of land. I use a round pen as a training tool when working all the horses I work. I do alot of work in the round pen, but regardless of what age or training level that horse is at, I most often use it to build a bond, or establish a trust between my horse and myself without having to work in such a large area as a full arena. Again though, depending on how or why you are describing a round pen, the exact words you need would vary. I hope you can steal something from someones description here though. Best of luck... That's a nice looking facility by the way.
2006-12-07 00:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by skachicah35 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would define a round pen as somewhere to work or lunge a horse without using a rope. Another option is for training young horses- less of an area they can get into trouble with, and can't run away with you. That is all I have ever seen it used for.
I think this answered the question??
2006-12-06 23:41:35 · answer #3 · answered by D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 40-75' diameter cirular enclosure designed to eliminate corners where a horse may feel "trapped", for the purpose of educating and building relationships with horses at liberty. Some roundpens are built with solid walls to reduce distraction from outside stimulants, while others are built specifically to allow horses to see out, thereby increasing the level of true communication - when a handler can have the horse's full attention regardless of outside stimulus. A good round pen is often built with a slight angle to the wall, with the top leaning slightly out, to allow clearance for a rider's knees during mounted work. If the pen is made with posts and plank, the planks should be on the inside, eliminating the risk of getting caught on and/or rubbed off on a post, and reducing the risk of planks being pushed off by horses attempting to 'escape' or inadvertently kicking the fence.
I hope you can get something out of this!
2006-12-07 10:02:04 · answer #4 · answered by JouLe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to sound sarcastic but the name defines it a "round" "pen" people know what both those words mean. Then just state it's an area of what ever size for training.
2006-12-07 12:35:16 · answer #5 · answered by emily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I woud call it a corral built in the round. I am not sure I understand this question. If it were retangular, I would call it rectangular.
2006-12-06 23:39:30 · answer #6 · answered by batwanda 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋