Riding Ring Footing

If stone dust is your choice lay down about 1 inches of loose footing then blend with sand.

Riding ring footing. Consider the conditions and use of each arena. Depending on your chosen riding discipline your arena must provide stable secure footing that allows the horse to transition in and out of movements. The arena base is the first and very important phase. Co founders of footingfirst lawton adams and karen leeming each have nearly 30 years of experience in arena planning construction and footing installation the company has been a leader in the development of synthetic equestrian footing since introducing the highly acclaimed travelright and travelite surfaces.

The footing material is only the top layer of riding arena construction and is dependent upon the support of a suitable base and sub base. This arena base will drain not mix with your horse arena footing even with heavy use e g. Crown the ring with a two percent slope from centre and form a swale around the outside. Footing products textiles fibers and crumb rubber are mixed with sand to resolve compaction bind looseness improve drainage reduce dust and more.

The arena footing is too hard and compacts too much. Select a convenient well drained site. A polymer coated sand is dust free needs no watering and can be customized for your arena needs. Add a base of uniform dense graded aggregate.

Footing materials used on a farm s indoor and outdoor arenas may be different. If you re into reining you might want deeper footings than a dressage rider. Remove all vegetation and topsoil. Lunging and adds spring.

The optimum depth of your footing depends on the type of riding discipline you do. Use hit draingrids for building a perfectly functioning arena base with transverse drainage. You must have access to sufficient water and if budget allows a sprinkler system to water the arena for both dust control and before regular light harrowing or grooming to level it. It just creates a more uneven surface and more of a chance for injury.

Premier equestrian will create a custom blend of material for your arena needs discipline and traffic. Riding on it as some textile additive manufacturers have suggested does not mix the textiles back into the footing. The thing to remember with stone dust is to keep it loose said barron. Dampen and compact to 100 to 150 millimetres 4.

While a lot of riders use stone dust as their footing barron prefers to use it primarily as a base. Learn more about our footing products. Blended with sand and loose will make a nice surface. Location size building a base then adding a topping are the keys to a ring that will be functional provide good footing for your horse and drain well.

The main purpose of the footing is to add cushion so you can work your horse in an area where the pounding doesn t contribute to joint problems.