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DESIGN AND BUILD OF OUTDOOR HORSE ARENAS

Bespoke Outdoor Horse Arenas Built to Last

Total Equestrian Construction designs and builds custom outdoor arenas for both commercial and private use, offering a range of construction materials and surface options.

We provide expert guidance on every aspect of the build, from location and drainage to access, fencing, and landscaping. Our in-house team ensures quality craftsmanship using durable materials for a long-lasting arena.

During the initial consultation, we'll advise on the best location, ideal size, and most suitable riding surface for your needs. We also offer various fencing options, prioritising safety and practicality. Our goal is to create an outdoor arena that perfectly suits your riding and training requirements.

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WHY CHOOSE US FOR YOUR OUTDOOR ARENA?

Newly completed outdoor sand arena with dark post and rail fencing, a five-bar gate and a gravel access track

High-Quality Materials with a Ponding Guarantee

An arena is only as good as what lies beneath the surface. We build every outdoor arena on a properly engineered base, with drainage designed around your site's soil and gradient, then finish it with a riding surface chosen for your discipline. That confidence is why our arenas come with a ponding guarantee, giving you peace of mind that your surface will drain as it should.

Tractor with laser grading equipment levelling the surface of an outdoor arena

Expert Arena Maintenance, Top-Ups and Resurfacing

Our support doesn't end at handover. Whether your arena needs a surface top-up or a complete resurface, we use our own laser grading equipment to restore a level, consistent finish. It's the same kit we've used to prepare the riding surface for the London International Horse Show at ExCeL, so your arena gets the same precision as a championship venue.

Outdoor arena under construction with new post and rail fencing and an excavator on site

Customisable Fencing Options to Suit Your Needs

From traditional post and rail to sloping kickboards and integrated training mirrors, we'll recommend fencing that suits the way you ride, the look of your yard and your budget. Every option is built with horse safety in mind, with smooth finishes, secure gates and kickboards that keep the surface where it belongs.

Stripped and levelled field ready for arena groundworks, with a dumper working on site

Complimentary Site Survey and Expert Consultation

Every project starts with a free site visit. We'll walk your land with you, assess access, levels, soil and drainage, and advise on the best position, size and surface for your arena. Where planning permission is needed, we work alongside a specialist equestrian planner and landscape architect, and have helped clients secure approval even after a previous refusal.

Aerial view of an outdoor jumping arena set within landscaped grounds, with stables and paddocks beyond

Landscaping to Elevate and Enhance Your Arena

A well-built arena should look like it belongs. We take care of the earthworks, banking, access tracks and planting that blend your arena into its surroundings, from levelling steeply sloping sites to screening with trees and hedging. Because the same team handles it all, the finish around your arena matches the quality of the arena itself.

Total Equestrian Construction branded van parked beside a newly built arena

Dedicated In-House Team with Horse-Friendly Equipment

All of our staff are directly employed and come from equestrian or agricultural backgrounds. We own all of our plant, machinery and transport, so once we start on site we work continuously through to completion. Our team understands horses too, and will pause machinery whenever needed so we never spook the horses on your yard.

WHERE DO WE OPERATE?

Areas We Cover

We build outdoor arenas and equestrian facilities across the South and South West.

Berkshire

Equestrian facilities crafted for Berkshire’s racing heritage and rural estates.

  • Ascot
  • Bracknell
  • Hungerford
  • Maidenhead
  • Newbury
  • Reading
  • Windsor
  • Wokingham

Bristol

From city outskirts all the way to countryside paths, equestrian builds across Bristol.

  • Bristol
  • Emersons Green
  • Frenchay
  • Henbury
  • Long Ashton
  • Stoke Bishop
  • Westbury-on-Trym
  • Whitchurch

Buckinghamshire

Serving Buckinghamshire’s riders across villages, farmland and countryside estates.

  • Amersham
  • Aylesbury
  • Beaconsfield
  • Buckingham
  • Chesham
  • High Wycombe
  • Marlow
  • Milton Keynes

Cornwall

From the rugged moors to the Cornish coast, trusted equestrian builds across Cornwall.

  • Bodmin
  • Falmouth
  • Helston
  • Launceston
  • Newquay
  • Penzance
  • St Austell
  • Truro

Devon

Trusted equestrian facilities from Exmoor’s edges to South Devon’s coastline.

  • Barnstaple
  • Exeter
  • Exmouth
  • Newton Abbot
  • Okehampton
  • Plymouth
  • Tiverton
  • Torquay

Dorset

From Dorset’s chalk downs to the Jurassic Coast, trusted and dependable equestrian builds.

  • Blandford Forum
  • Bournemouth
  • Dorchester
  • Poole
  • Shaftesbury
  • Sherborne
  • Swanage
  • Weymouth

East Sussex

From historic towns to open farmland, equestrian facilities in East Sussex that you can depend on.

  • Brighton
  • Crowborough
  • Eastbourne
  • Hailsham
  • Hastings
  • Heathfield
  • Lewes
  • Rye

Gloucestershire

Reliable equestrian facilities crafted for the green heart of the Cotswolds and beyond.

  • Cheltenham
  • Cirencester
  • Dursley
  • Gloucester
  • Moreton-in-Marsh
  • Stroud
  • Stow-on-the-Wold
  • Tewkesbury

Hampshire

From the South Downs to the Solent coast, trusted equestrian builds across Hampshire.

  • Andover
  • Basingstoke
  • New Milton
  • Petersfield
  • Portsmouth
  • Ringwood
  • Southampton
  • Winchester

Herefordshire

Trusted equestrian construction from the Golden Valley all the way to Ross-on-Wye.

  • Bromyard
  • Hereford
  • Kington
  • Ledbury
  • Leominster
  • Pembridge
  • Ross-on-Wye
  • Weobley

Hertfordshire

From historic towns to open commons, dependable equestrian builds in Hertfordshire.

  • Berkhamstead
  • Harpenden
  • Hemel Hempstead
  • Hertford
  • Hitchin
  • St Albans
  • Stevenage
  • Watford

Kent

Crafting equestrian buildings across Kent’s fields, woodlands and historic villages.

  • Ashford
  • Cranbrook
  • Faversham
  • Maidstone
  • Sevenoaks
  • Tonbridge
  • Tunbridge Wells
  • Westerham

London

Building equestrian stables and arenas in London’s green corners and heritage commons.

  • Barnet
  • Bromley
  • Croydon
  • Enfield
  • Havering
  • Hillingdon
  • Kingston Upon Thames
  • Richmond Upon Thames

Oxfordshire

Crafting equestrian spaces in Oxfordshire’s market towns and rolling farmland.

  • Abingdon
  • Banbury
  • Bicester
  • Chipping Norton
  • Didcot
  • Henley-on-Thames
  • Oxford
  • Witney

Somerset

Serving riders across Somerset from Glastonbury’s fields to Bath’s green fringes.

  • Bath
  • Bridgwater
  • Frome
  • Glastonbury
  • Shepton Mallet
  • Taunton
  • Wells
  • Yeovil

Surrey

Trusted equestrian construction across Surrey’s farms, villages and historic landscapes.

  • Dorking
  • Epsom
  • Farnham
  • Godalming
  • Guildford
  • Haslemere
  • Reigate
  • Woking

West Sussex

Serving equestrian riders across West Sussex’s historic towns and rural green heartlands.

  • Arundel
  • Bognor Regis
  • Chichester
  • Crawley
  • Horsham
  • Midhurst
  • Steyning
  • Worthing

Wiltshire

Equestrian spaces carefully crafted for Wiltshire’s historic landscapes and open countryside.

  • Calne
  • Chippenham
  • Devizes
  • Marlborough
  • Salisbury
  • Swindon
  • Trowbridge
  • Warminster

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Planning permission is usually required for outdoor arenas when:

  • You're making changes to land of a significant scale, which outdoor arenas usually constitute 
  • The arena is considered 'operational development' under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990
  • Arenas are built on agricultural land
  • Your local planning authority has regulations regarding the building of invasive structures

For an outdoor horse arena, crushed rock or construction aggregate is incredibly effective at draining water. It also will compact well if the mixture is well-graded.

A standard outdoor arena should be suited to your horse and ensure it's able to accommodate a full range of training and exercises, so a standard outdoor arena tends to be around 100x200 ft (this is common in competition or national events). For equestrian construction of large arenas can be about 150x300 ft.

All horse arenas should be level. Uneven footing can lead to tripping and injuries for both horse and rider, which can impact performance and safety. Continued use of an arena without levelling will result in surface compaction and can damage the surface and equipment during training.