10-30-2009, 07:20 PM
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#21 | Green Broke
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Amarillo, TX, USA
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I have wondered sometimes if they didn't originate because in the cowboy days, they wanted the horse broke as fast as possible and it is more dangerous to have an uncontained bronc than one that is closed in he roundpen. | 
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10-30-2009, 08:46 PM
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#22 | Foal
Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: British Columbia, Canada
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I find that round pens are best for groundwork, especially as most rectangular arenas are much too big for working with your horse from the ground if you're free lunging, etc. I don't like to ride in them (except maybe for beginners who are in the early stages of learning to ride, so that they are in a very controlled environment) because it isn't good for a horse to be working in just circles for a long period of time. | |
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10-30-2009, 09:46 PM
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#23 | Yearling
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern Utah
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Originally Posted by bubblegum  im not in great britain and have never lived there, and have issues with building one as i have no land |
Please excuse my american ignorance. I was under the impression that Ireland was a part of GB. | 
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10-30-2009, 09:52 PM
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#24 | Weanling
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: wisconsin
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Originally Posted by kevinshorses Please excuse my american ignorance. I was under the impression that Ireland was a part of GB. | i think its just northern ireland...not quite sure ! | |
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10-31-2009, 09:34 AM
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#25 | Weanling
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ & Memphis, TN
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Originally Posted by Lis Personally I prefer a large rectangular arena where you can do things like leg yielding easier, I found it a lot harder to do leg yielding in a round pen as finding it easier to do serpentines and figures of eight. | Round pends aren't usually used for things like that. I'd use a square arena for these kinds of exercises too. I use a round pen for warming up, like lunging or for groundwork.
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10-31-2009, 09:35 AM
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#26 | Weanling
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ & Memphis, TN
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Originally Posted by kevinshorses Please excuse my american ignorance. I was under the impression that Ireland was a part of GB. | I think you're thinking of the term UK Kevin. ;) | |
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10-31-2009, 02:33 PM
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#27 | Weanling
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ireland
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the republic of ireland is part of ireland only and has nothing to do with england, (also known as the united kingdom or the UK) the top part of ireland or the north of ireland is still part of england. so we are kinda split. | |
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10-31-2009, 09:33 PM
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#28 | Green Broke
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Amarillo, TX, USA
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Wow, shows what little we americans know of world geography/politics. LOL. I didn't know that Ireland was separated to north and south. | |
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11-01-2009, 12:19 AM
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#29 | Foal
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Taranaki New Zealand.
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Don't go there smrobs! And for god sake don't mention catholics or protestents! AW CRAP!!
All right, it's all right, I am just Kidding, I'm a kiwi I am naturally irreverant.LOL
Asking an Irishman what part of England they are from is fighting talk, kind of like asking what part of America a Canadian is from. And I have been known to be touchy in the past when asked what part of Australia am I from? - the NEW ZEALAND part you bastard!!
Sorry what is this thread about? I've gone off on a weird tangent. | |
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11-01-2009, 08:16 AM
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#30 | Weanling
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ireland
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i dont mind being asked, you might have heard that all the american presidents for years have been visiting northern ireland to try and settle the troubles up there and in recent months there seems to be a lot more killings and bombings, kinda scary as im close to the border. only if you start talking about catholics and protestants up north in certain places will you get in trouble, there are some towns that you simply do not go through with an irish registered car or any sort of irish colours on you. | |
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