silly question about arena letters

So I'm slightly confused on arena letters. My barn I think has them backwards. This is how it goes:

----A----

K--------F

E--------B

H--------M

----C----- (gate)

Is this correct? Thanks!

Running clocklwise from A the letters should be as follows for a 20x40 ring:
A K E H C M B F

Yes your barn does have them backwards :P

All King Edwards Horses Can Master Big Fences

lol

My sister asked me yesterday why the letters go in that order. I have no idea. Could someone tell me?

It's kind of a mystry, noone really knows.

There are lots of theories. One is that they are the first letters of cities conquered by Romans. A second theory is that apparently in the Old Imperial German Court the walls of the Royal Mews/Stable yard were initially marked with letters indicating where each Courtier and/or riders horse was to be stood to await its rider.

K – Kaiser/King
F – Furst/Prince
P – Pferdknecht/Ostler
V – Vassal
E – Edeling/Ehrengast/Guest of Honor
B – Bannertrager/Standard Bearer
S – Schzkanzier/Chancellor of Exchequer
R – Ritter/Knight
M – Meier/Steward
H – Hofsmarshall/Lord Chancellor

No one really knows though!

going around clockwise i remember by
A Fat Black Mother Cat Had Eight Kittens

I actually like that theroy. =]

Yeah, it makes sense to me! :)

yeah makes sense up to the point when you have to do more complicated dressage tests that include ALL the letters