Riding Ring Footing

Premier equestrian will create a custom blend of material for your arena needs discipline and traffic.

Riding ring footing.

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 horse arena footing is too deep or too shallow. The optimum depth of your footing depends on the type of riding discipline you do.

A polymer coated sand is dust free needs no watering and can be customized for your arena needs. It just creates a more uneven surface and more of a chance for injury. Consider the conditions and use of each arena. This arena base will drain not mix with your horse arena footing even with heavy use e g.

The arena footing is too hard and compacts too much. Crown the ring with a two percent slope from centre and form a swale around the outside. If stone dust is your choice lay down about 1 inches of loose footing then blend with sand. Use hit draingrids for building a perfectly functioning arena base with transverse drainage.

If you re into reining you might want deeper footings than a dressage rider. But it s essential to do it properly from the start or you ll be sorry later when you re eating enough dust to convince you that you re riding in the sahara desert. Footing products textiles fibers and crumb rubber are mixed with sand to resolve compaction bind looseness improve drainage reduce dust and more. Learn more about our footing products.

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. Depending on your chosen riding discipline your arena must provide stable secure footing that allows the horse to transition in and out of movements. While a lot of riders use stone dust as their footing barron prefers to use it primarily as a base. 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.

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. Footing materials used on a farm s indoor and outdoor arenas may be different. Add a base of uniform dense graded aggregate. Lunging and adds spring.

Select a convenient well drained site. The thing to remember with stone dust is to keep it loose said barron. Dampen and compact to 100 to 150 millimetres 4. Blended with sand and loose will make a nice surface.

Compact the sub base.