Tying horses in the arena

[AKCH]

We have recently finished building a new indoor arena. It’s 100 by 220 with great footing from a local show jumping stable. Very excited to start using it once we finish installing the last few things in it. There is still a lengthy list of things we need to finish but one of the main items on the list is purchasing and installing ties to the wall or a railing for tying the horses.
Our arena will have a tack up area at one end of the arena(and fenced off), so I am researching online to find the best options for something to tie the horses to. One option was already planned but I am really not a fan of it and wanting to find what other options are out there. Wall ties? Beam? what other options are there?

What have you used, seen, liked or disliked?

[Huntin_Pony]

High line?

How many horses are you planning to tie?

[AKCH]

Thank you so much for the replies. Planning to have some temporary panels to divide the area off from the riding space but those are not anchored to anything, so I don’t want to tie horses to those panels. How many horses? generally speaking it would only be 2-5 horses but we are planning to hold some clinics and possibly some shows so we want to be able to accommodate quite a bit more to give riders a chance to tack up and wait in the warmth instead of outside. During the summer months if we have anyone haul in, they would likely tack up outside at their trailer. Our weather here is quite cold during the winter months, so you would want riders to be able to tack and untack indoors

[Bluey]

@AKCH

Thank you so much for the replies. Planning to have some temporary panels to divide the area off from the riding space but those are not anchored to anything, so I don’t want to tie horses to those panels. How many horses? generally speaking it would only be 2-5 horses but we are planning to hold some clinics and possibly some shows so we want to be able to accommodate quite a bit more to give riders a chance to tack up and wait in the warmth instead of outside. During the summer months if we have anyone haul in, they would likely tack up outside at their trailer. Our weather here is quite cold during the winter months, so you would want riders to be able to tack and untack indoors

You may have a battle there with people always tying horses to the panels, unless you put a sign not to and even then, some will “just for a minute”.

If you don’t need that space behind the panels for the arena, if the panels will be there permanently, you could set a few posts to hold them with little work and that be more steady.

If you need to be able to move the panels out of the way and use that space, then no, post would be in the way.

[enjoytheride]

A local clinician would have a stroke if you tied to panels. He had steel posts sunk and you tied to those up against the panels.

[Guilherme]

In general you tie horses arms length, eye high, with and to something that won’t break. Not knowing anything about your facility I don’t know what would be aesthetically appropriate but whatever it is (posts set in concrete with our without crossbars, steel beams attached to structural members, etc) make sure that they won’t break.

G.

[mmeqcenter]

I’d do wood beam hitching rails
[URL=“https://www.pinterest.com/ponyexpress11/hitching-rails/?lp=true”]https://www.pinterest.com/ponyexpres...rails/?lp=true

https://nancymueller.typepad.com/blog/2010/05/new-hitching-rail.html

[AKCH]

Thank you so much for all the feedback. Hitching rails is what I am starting to lean towards.

The panels I don’t want to bring in unless I have a proper tying option for people because I have no doubt the panels will end up being used for tying which is to me very unsafe.

The hitching rail is a great idea. I wonder what the best height for one be? I would want to make sure that it is at a height that wont interfere with people riding passed it in the event of a show and that area is opened right up.

[mmeqcenter]

Probably 4’ or 4’6’’. I’d do the posts all the way at the end of the beams (no overhang) if people will be able to ride by them.