Arena Sound System
Recommended Products and Connections for a Dressage Arena Sound System
17 DEC 2018, updated NOV 2025
The following “Tip of the Day” is provided to assist you with horse and farm management. It is an idea developed by and/or used by Leslie Raulin. This tip is available to you at your own risk. Leslie Raulin does not make any claims or warranties, nor does she have any financial interest in any products that may be mentioned.
My 60m x 20m indoor arena has a sound system that I put together using parts ordered from Amazon.com. I am not a sound engineer; therefore, an expert may question my approach. However, it works! The parts cost $1,309.08 as of March 7, 2017, exclusive of labor to install ceiling height speakers and thread the speaker wires to the sound system equipment.
I use the system to listen to music while I ride. Trainers use the microphone on the system so students and auditors can hear instruction. Because there is a mixer, musical freestyle music can be played simultaneously with trainer instruction via the microphone.
I have connections for a microphone, CD, 30pin iPhone/iPod, and lightening iPhone/iPod. If the connections do not work with a smartphone, I put the microphone adjacent to the phone.
Click here to download a PDF file that has a list of parts, a diagram for connections, and details and links for each item.
Enjoy!
