paddock
nounUK /ˈpæd.ək/
US /ˈpæd.ək/
A paddock is a small field where horses or other animals are kept.
The farmer led the horses into the paddock for the night.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An enclosed area at a racetrack where horses are saddled and shown before a race.
Fans gathered at the paddock to see the horses before the big race.
3. A small enclosed area used for exercising or training animals.
The trainer worked the young horse in the paddock each morning.
4. In Australian and New Zealand English, a field or plot of land, often fenced.
They bought a house with a paddock out back for a few sheep.