One large asset that the Double Bar S Ranch has to offer is its training pool. It is an oval shape, surrounded on the outside by rubber mats for safety. The distance around the outside of the pool is 232 ft. Due to the size of the pool, it is kept full at all times as opposed to many exercise tanks where the horse is led into an empty tank and the water fils in around them. The pool is maintained constantly with an automatic filtration system and is checked and cleaned manually three times a week.
Manual maintenance includes sweeping and vacuuming the pool with special tools.
Chemical maintenance is automatically maintained at all times but is checked manually bi-monthly. Muriatic acid counteracts by increasing the pH. The animals are led down a mat-covered ramp into the pool. As the horse descends into the water, the handler actually walks over the entryway on an electronic bridge. Once the horse is submerged deep enough that the animal is swimming, a groom will automatically raise the bridge and ramp making the pool a closed circle. The handler then walks on the outside of the pool with the horse for the duration of the training or exercise session.