How Do You Build A Dressage Arena?
Dressage is an equestrian sport that develops and challenges the discipline and connectedness of the horse and rider. The sport was developed in the Renaissance and has changed little over time. In dressage, the horse and rider are required to complete a pattern and a series of gaits around the arena as smoothly and efficiently as possible. The arena is bounded by a fence and indexed by evenly spaced, lettered markers around the arena. Grade a level ground surface that meets the dressage arena requirements—large arenas require 100m by 60m of level ground, and small arenas require 80m by 60m. Grade a shallow slope of 2 percent across the ground surface to allow for water runoff. Large arenas have a 60m by 20m performance area with a 20m buffer zone on each side of the rectangular dressage space. Small arenas have a 40m by 20m performance area with a 20m buffer zone on each side. The audience seating is located beyond the buffer zone, so a dressage arena’s layout may require a level gr
