The Dressage Arena

I don't have access to a dressage arena. So a piece of nearly flat paddock is a good substitute in the meantime. The paddock itself is about 5 acres (1 hectare), with a hill at one end. This is actually great for training - when your horse gets a bit bored you can go for a nice trot or canter up the hill. At the top of the hill there is a flat area, about the size of an arena. So, in a way, I have two arenas.

It has been raining heaps, and the paddock (or should that be, "the two arenas"?) is pretty wet.