Rodeo Lighting, Horse Arena Lights & Equestrian Horse Track Light.

Outdoor equestrian facilities, rodeo arena and horse arena lighting is becoming more refined every day.  In the old days, horse arenas and outdoor rodeo lighting were lighted with outdoor flood lights, halogen lights or simply mercury vapor barn lights.  These types of outdoor arena lighting did not have the lumen output or presentation to properly light horse arenas, holding pens, stables or horse training areas.   In fact, all of these light sources are out-of-date, ineffective and inefficient.  The foot-candle specifications for lighting equestrian and rodeo arenas are 50fc for Class 2 and 30fc for Class 3.

Most equestrian facilities have large creosote light poles that can be easily retrofitted with modern arena lighting metal halide fixtures.  Sometimes these lights have brackets designed to mount on walls or buildings.  Metal halide lights are type of light source that is energy efficient, and produces a very bright light with good color rendering.  It is part of the high intensity discharge or HID light category of outdoor lighting fixtures.   Metal halide light fixtures are fast becoming the new standard in outdoor horse arena lighting.  By using metal pole adapters and metal halide box floods, existing outdoor horse arenas can be updated and brought to life.  This can often be accomplished without modifications to the existing electrical wiring. 

All our horse arena lighting fixtures come standard with multi-tap ballast. That means you can hook up the horse arena or rodeo lights to 120 volt, 208 volt, 240 volt, or 277 volt systems.  A typical 1000 watt metal halide light fixture wired to a 120 volt system pulls approximately 8.5 amps.  That same light only pulls 4.25 amps at 240 volts.  It’s always a good idea to discuss modifications to your horse arena or rodeo lighting with an electrician or someone who is familiar with calculating electric loads before ordering.

To make your choice of outdoor horse or rodeo arena lighting simple and easy we have put together some basic arena lighting kits.  The heavy duty mounting brackets are designed for use with 6” to 12” wooden poles.  All the light fixtures can be rotated and pivoted on site to properly aim the lights as needed.  We recommend that you use the following guidelines for selecting a wooden pole lighting kit:

250 watt light fixtures are designed for a 20 foot or less mounting height
400 watt fixtures are designed for a 20’ to 30’ foot mounting height
1000 watt fixtures are designed for a 30’ or more mounting height

Of course, if wooden poles are not what you had in mind for your chic equestrian facility, commercial light poles and light fixtures can be used for a more architectural and refined look.  These professional outdoor commercial arena lighting kits are more long-lasting, offer steel and fiberglass light poles, and are better suited for larger horse arena facilities. 

Several outdoor horse arena light pole types, mounting heights and wattages are listed below:
Round Straight Light Poles
Round Tapered Light Poles
Square Tapered Light Poles
Straight Square Light Poles
20 foot Outdoor Horse Arena Lighting Kits
25 foot Outdoor Horse Arena Lighting Kits
30 foot Outdoor Horse Arena Light Kits
Custom Built Decorative Light Pole Kits
Decorative & Custom made Lighting Pole Kits.

Whether you have an established equestrian facility or working on your plans for a new outdoor horse arena, the cowboys & cowgirls at Easy Rack can give you a hand.  They have experience with all types of outdoor lighting amenities, from simple parking lots to custom rodeo arena lighting.