Yes, there are several layouts with an arena in the center of the track. I think it's an excellent use for the center area if you're not planning to use it for growing hay. Check out this page: http://paddockparadise.wetpaint.com/page/Layout+Drawings


I'm glad you're here -- there's a lot of useful information on this wiki, and it's become a gathering place for like-minded horse owners. There's even a section for IR Horse Topics to address Paddock Paradise & slow feeder solutions for metabolic horses. The sub-topics show up when you go to http://paddockparadise.wetpaint.com/page/IR+Horse+Topics or just click the arrow to the left of the "IR Horse Topics" category in the navigation window on the left of every page.

Finally, since you posted this question on my profile page, likely I'm the only one who will notice it. For your next post, I recommend using the discussion boxes at the bottom of any of the main wiki pages, or in the "Discussions" area: http://paddockparadise.wetpaint.com/forum/General+Discussion

You are also welcome to upload pictures or diagrams of potential property layouts, and you will probably get some good specific opinions that way. You can create a photo album here: http://paddockparadise.wetpaint.com/photos/albums

Then if you want to get fancy, create your own page to copy those photos onto for side-by side viewing. You can see examples of this under "Examples by Location" -- for example, SpottedTApps in Florida: http://paddockparadise.wetpaint.com/page/Florida

Good luck & have fun with it! We're here for you.

JoAnn

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