Riding Ring Footing

Consider the conditions and use of each arena.

Riding ring footing.

Crown the ring with a two percent slope from centre and form a swale around the outside. 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. Dampen and compact to 100 to 150 millimetres 4. Footing products textiles fibers and crumb rubber are mixed with sand to resolve compaction bind looseness improve drainage reduce dust and more.

Footing materials used on a farm s indoor and outdoor arenas may be different. The horse arena footing is too deep or too shallow. Blended with sand and loose will make a nice surface. Add a base of uniform dense graded aggregate.

This arena base will drain not mix with your horse arena footing even with heavy use e g. Premier equestrian will create a custom blend of material for your arena needs discipline and traffic. Select a convenient well drained site. 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 thing to remember with stone dust is to keep it loose said barron. While a lot of riders use stone dust as their footing barron prefers to use it primarily as a base. It just creates a more uneven surface and more of a chance for injury. Riding on it as some textile additive manufacturers have suggested does not mix the textiles back into the footing.

Compact the sub base. A polymer coated sand is dust free needs no watering and can be customized for your arena needs. The arena footing is too hard and compacts too much. If you re into reining you might want deeper footings than a dressage rider.

The optimum depth of your footing depends on the type of riding discipline you do. The arena base is the first and very important phase. 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. Learn more about our footing products.

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 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. Remove all vegetation and topsoil. 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.

Lunging and adds spring.