Talk:Riding hall

Arena

In the USA, the entire building is called an "arena." Examples: [1], [2], (note sign on building here, We also might want to take a look at Equestrian facility and some other related articles with an eye to making these more or less consistent with each other and more helpful to readers. Montanabw^(talk) 06:13, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

In other parts of the English world (Australia, Canada, India, UK/Europe) both terms seem to be used, with the hall generally being the building and the arena the actual riding space within it (excluding any seating etc.)

The term riding hall is also used in the US apparently e.g. The Campus Guide: West Point U.S. Military Academy, Princeton Alumni Weekly and Mobility, shock, and firepower: The Emergence of the U.S. Army's Armor Branch to name 3 of a few thousand US sources. --Bermicourt (talk) 14:52, 29 August 2014 (UTC)

Those are older sources, often archaic, all east coast, where the pretentious and elite like to imitate European phrasing. I am not arguing over what stuff is called in the UK, I am pointing out the reality that both forms are used. I doubt the phrase "riding hall" is used to any significant extent anywhere east of the Appalachians at best, let alone west of the Mississippi. Trust me, I've ridden in these buildings every winter since I was about 10 years old, we do not call them a "riding hall." I am not trying to argue that it is a word used elsewhere, just am trying to stop any Or that it's a "proper" name everywhere. One reason for this is probably because in the US and Canada, particularly the western half of the countries, a lot of commercial "arenas" are multi-purpose buildings, where they haul in dirt for horse events, clean it out and then flood the same space for hockey, then drain it off and use the concrete base floor for a rock concert. A sole-purpose "riding arena" is often a much smaller, often private venue that is 90% arena, occasionally with a set of bleachers/stands at one end for a small number of family and friends that show up as spectators. Montanabw^(talk) 01:28, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

"draught netting"

By "draught netting" Are you referring to this stuff: [3], [4]. Would "wind protection screen" or work, or can we find a wikipedia article that describes the actual product? Montanabw^(talk) 06:21, 29 August 2014 (UTC)