Arena Measurements in Feet (Is there a convenient diagram?)

[Merry_Fox]

I am helping a friend set up a temporary backyard full court arena but the measuring wheel I use for landscaping only shows feet. Is there a website that shows a diagram for a large arena in feet? I can do the basic conversion for the border but I really need the distances for the quarter lines lines and between the letters.

Any assistance would be much appreciated!

[Huntin_Pony]

Conversion calculators available, including: www.meters-to-feet.com

A wheel will get you started, but you really need a tape to get the corners square. Use 3-4-5 right triangle rule to make the corners square.

I’m sure there’s a diagram somewhere on USDF website.

[myrna]

basically a 20 x 60 meter ring is 66 x 196 feet.using a metric conversion table

[sascha]

Check your smart phone calculator for a converter. It’s a really handy thing!

In the mean time (or if your phone doesn’t have one):

20M = 65.62
10M = 32.81
30M = 98.43
6M = 19.69
12M = 39.37

I think that covers everything you need to set up corners, lengths, and all the other distances between letters.

[Merry_Fox]

Thank you sascha! I know I can get close on the 20x60 conversion but having the extra breakdown for the letter spacing will help.

[Merry_Fox]

Thank you sascha! I know I can get close on the 20x60 conversion but having the extra breakdown for the letter spacing will help.

[LadyBug]

Now good luck actually getting it set up! Thank goodness for my engineer father… :winkgrin:

[Merry_Fox]

Thanks LadyBug–high school geometry was not my best subject and I am really looking for a “for dummies” breakdown so that I can mark the first corner and then work from there. Anything with four corners and the letters in approximately the correct position will better than a big open field.

[Gloria]

Get your big box setup correctly before worrying the placements of the letters. Make sure your two diagonal lines are the same length. If they are, you know you have a rectangular box. If they aren’t, you get a parallelogram.

[Huntin_Pony]

Here’s a step-by-step description.

http://www.wikihow.com/Set-up-a-Dressage-Arena

(I did not verify but it starts right!)

[Scarlet_Gilia]

From USDF: Arena Set-Up

[horses_n_hndz]

You can also rent a laser that can set up your 90 degree corners