How do you light an OUTDOOR arena????

[katarine]

ESG we can disagree then and I’ve no idea why Smart Ass is your default setting. You don’t need to be able to read a newspaper at midnight in the arena. I was trying to meet you in the middle and allow that jumping would require better lighting than riding around in circles, but you won’t have that.

I rode my 16.2 hand mare last night in my arena. We had no issues with the lights in my eyes. They are angled and adjusted so they are not aiming straight at me no matter the angle. It is plenty safe and those poles are plenty tall.

We don’t hire much done and there was absolutely no reason to kill ourselves with 40’ poles or some such monstrosity to light a 66X125’ home arena. What we did is absolutely fine and provides a reasonable, safe level of light for riding, longeing, etc.

[ESG]

Where, exactly, do you get smartass?

I said what was my experience. And, if you look, your arena is approximately half the width of the one I’m referencing for necessity of a 30-40’ pole. I had a 120’ wide arena with 20’ poles, and no matter where the lights were angled (I had four), you always got blinded when riding toward one.

And I don’t know why your default setting appears to be Supernaturally Defensive, either.

[katarine]

[QUOTE=ESG;4471990]
Where, exactly, do you get smartass?

I said what was my experience. And, if you look, your arena is approximately half the width of the one I’m referencing for necessity of a 30-40’ pole. I had a 120’ wide arena with 20’ poles, and no matter where the lights were angled (I had four), you always got blinded when riding toward one.

And I don’t know why your default setting appears to be Supernaturally Defensive, either.[/QUOTE]

who’s riding mini’s, missy? How is that NOT a smart ass remark?

and what IS safe lighting? Oh, wait, it MIGHT depend on the size of the arena.

so MY arena poles and lighting heights might well be fine in my size arena, and safely lit. YOUR arena was twice the size so the suggested height would be different. Eur-freakin-reka.

I’m right and you’re right. and no one has to ride a mini to be right.

[ESG]

<sigh>

Go back and read again, madam. :rolleyes:

[katarine]

I read your post just fine. The flaw in the communications here sits in your lap. You can’t admit you were a smart ass, that’s your perogative.

Put that in your eyerolly pipe and smoke it.

[jazzrider]

[QUOTE=katarine;4468892]
15-20’ poles

400 watt metal halide lights.

4 lights does my 66X120’ arena just fine.[/QUOTE]

Sorry to interrupt, but Kat, I google “400 watt metal halide lights” and just keep coming up with vegetable growing light bulbs. :lol: Could you post a link as an example?

I’ve given up on my two year search for solar powered lights that won’t break the bank, and am researching other lighting that we can install ourselves. It’s time to just put something up on my 18 foot poles. Though I’m not sure I should, since I hear I’ll be blinded if I ride with them on. :winkgrin:

[katarine]

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/4EA37?Pid=search

if your arena is bigger than mine, may I suggest a visor??

I think the fixture I linked is what I have, exactly.

[katarine]

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/4EA36?Pid=search

there you go, and on clearance.

Wear a visor if your arena’s bigger than mine

Do NOT get talked into High Pressure Sodium lighting. It makes that ugly orangey light that just invites boogers and spooks. Hate 'em.

[Uncle_Fester]

I lit my outdoor arena 72’/200’ a few years ago by myself and did it with easy to get wood and floodlights.

The longest 2x4s I could get at the local Lowe’s was 16 feet. I used 2 sections per per pole and screwed them together at right angles to minimize warping.

I have 3 board fence around the arena so I bolted the light poles to the fence posts to keep them as high as possible by not having to bury them in.

I placed 6 light posts around the arena and each has a floodlight fixture with 3 bulbs. Plenty of light for dressage.

The wiring I used was rated for 120 watt bulbs but the highest wattage I could find at Lowe’s was 90 watt. This works fine.

I painted the posts black to match the fence and they look great.

The whole project cost me approx. $1000.

Oh, to change the bulbs, my JD tractor bucket will reach that high.

[Bacchus]

I’m thinking about doing the same thing, including using existing fence posts to add “poles” to. Would this light work?

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=74015-337-QL500WLUT&lpage=none

[clanter]

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