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    Practice Paradise

    Aug 13, 2019 6 minutes
    By Kaitlin Gustave and Chelsea Shaffer

    “The most important thing I’ve ever built.” That’s how three-time gold-buckle header Clay Tryan described the arena at his home in Lipan, Texas. It’s the place he perfected his run with the best heelers in the industry, laying the foundation for millions and millions in earnings between the rodeos and major open jackpots. Ask any of the best in the world, and they can rattle off the dimensions of every part of their arena, from lead-up to stripping chute and everything in between. They’ve tediously perfected elements of their arenas to maximize the efficiency of their practice. And they’ve fixed—or have been meaning to fix—lots of little things they wish they’d done differently the first time around.

    Clay Tryan

    ARENA DIMENSIONS*: 140 feet wide by 270 feet long

    ARENA MATERIALS: Wood stays, no-climb fence and pipe

    RETURN ALLEY: 10 feet wide

    GROUND TYPE: Sandy loam

    11 feet wide by however long you want it to be—as

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