Anyone ridden on strip rubber?

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We need a rubber top up for our arena as we only have a very thin layer. I'm leaning towards Rubber Fibre at the mo and I'm very interested in Parkways as what PS has on her arena. But the only thing I'm worried about is it mixing with the sand and I'm left with the same problem as I have now.

So I've also looked at strip rubber like this....

http://belvoirequestriansurfaces.co.uk/content/view/13/27/

As I know this does sit on top. BUT I'm worried it can be slippy? Any experiences?

Thanks :)
 
My mum has ridden on it at someone else's yard, and she found it slippy.
My mum has Silica with a rubber top - and to be honest she's could do with a bot more rubber than she's got, but the base is decent so rides very well.
Hers is the chopped up rubber - little like cubes of rubber.
You can have too much rubber, I think the underlying base is more important - just my opinion
 
I *think* that Manor Farm EC had or have this on their outdoor warm up arena, and in the past when it was wet I found it to be a bit slippy.
 
I have ridden on a surface like this a few times and it is lovely - haven't noticed it being at all slippy (did both jumping and flatwork on it) although never rode immediately after torretial rain (more by luck than judgement!) The only thing I did notice about it is that it sometimes squeaks a bit, which was a bit weird but horse didn't seem to mind
 
I used to have jumping lessons at Tim Stockdales yard as used to work there, and he has strip rubber in his outdoor and i thought it rode really nicely, didnt find it was slippy at all although i never rode on it in the rain.

But wouldnt of though he would have it if it was slippy especially jumping the heights they do.
 
I'm pretty certain that is what is in the school we were in when I came off. If it is, then it was good to ride on and the horses went well.

...I can also recommend it for lying down on as well :o:rolleyes:...
 
We have that surface- v pleased with it but I'm not sure I would chose it for just ridden/alot of jumping work- not had problems with slipping but can see how that could become an issue.
 
I have strip rubber on my arena and haven't found it slippery at all.
It does squeak a bit when it gets really dry, but stopped the surface freezing through the winter and overall I'm really pleased with it.
 
Thanks for replies everyone!

I really really don't know what to go for as our surface is lovely when damp but when you get a long dry period it gets very loose. After 6 weeks of no rain I started to water it but it was a nightmare as it's so big (60 x 40).

Oh I don't know, strip rubber, rubber fibre or something like combi-ride????? Argh! Decisions!
 
I've ridden on different types - very big strips are horrible and slippery

Smaller straps no bigger than 5cm long are fine, but are basically rubber shred rather than strips
 
I'd be really interested to see what you go for? I have a sillica sand school which is brilliant when we have had rain - it never floods and is perfect in winter (cept when it freezes!) but it's so deep in the summer I can't use it. I was thinking of strips because I heard that they sit on top of the sand and I can't afford to make a mistake - have you had feedback from anyone in a similar situation?
 
I have that rubber on my surface and love it, never slippery and I jump 1m10 on a big horse. I put it down for much the same reasons, I had sand with fibres mixed in and when damp it rode well but got deep when dry and rock hard when frozen. I put 11 tonnes of down in a 40x20 which is about half of what they recomend when putting it on top of sand alone.

Only maintenance I have to do is rake in sides/corners every couple of months and rake over jump landing areas if I have been doing a lot of jumping, occaisionly (once or twice a year I drag the leveller/harrow thing over it but really only needed if lunging on it.

They do 2 versions of the strip rubber and I think mine was the cheaper option which ever that one is.
 
I have ridden at my instructors for years in all weathers - she has them down and thinks they are wonderful and I have to say I have never found them slippery.

My neighbour has them as well and I use her school - once again no complaints about being slippery even when my horse is being an idiot on the lunge.

My only comment would be they are a bit harder than sand if you fall off!
 
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