KBR Horse Training Information Exercising Body AND Mind Building Yourself a Practical and Inexpensive Wild Horse Pen Part Three
DESIGNING YOUR PEN

Since you will likely have to submit a sketch of your pen to BLM, you might as well sit down and make a decent scale drawing. This drawing can help you determine the materials which you will need, or in our case, help us make the best use of the materials which we already have on hand. Your BLM sketch needs to show all dimensions, the shelter layout, include a statement as to the materials being used, type of construction and list any variations (e.g., if gates are not the same height as fences.) If you are building a pen from leftover materials, your materials list will help guide you in your procurement efforts and may save you bringing home items which you eventually won't need and have to dispose of. Since our pen was designed to accommodate particularly difficult horses, we attached a gentling chute to it. In reality, this is a relatively inexpensive addition to the wild horse pen which can come in handy for a variety of purposes. It can significantly speed up the gentling process with some horses and may be necessary if the horse has to be vetted prior to becoming tame. The "el" formed by the pen and chute makes an ideal trailer loading and unloading facility where the horse can be offloaded in a small but safe area, and will likely run into the pen on his own. If your trailer has small doors, you can build a barrier with leftover materials from which you can put up when loading and unloading.

Here's a Sketch of Our Pen which also shows how trailers dock to unload and load Be sure to check with your local BLM Wild Horse and Burro Specialist or area Compliance Inspector with regard to what they will accept for an enclosure. In addition, these individuals may have some practical advice which may make your construction project more successful.

Important note: Before handling a horse in a chute, please read the important considerations presented in the next section! Continue to Part Four Return to Part Two Press "Back" to return to the page that brought you here Go to Case Study Section Return to Training Section Return to Wild Horse Mentors Return to KBR World of Wild Horses and Burros Go To KBR Horse Net KBR Horse Training Information, © 1997 Lamm's Kickin' Back Ranch and Willis & Sharon Lamm. All rights reserved. Duplication of any of this material for commercial use is prohibited without express written permission. This prohibition is not intended to extend to personal non-commercial use, including sharing with others for safety and learning purposes, provided this copyright notice is attached. Email us to submit comments or request reproduction permission.