Equestrian direct Ecoarena?

[glamourpuss]

Does anyone have any experience of this system? Ridden on it/ seen one/ Own one?

I've just got off the telephone from a very helpful advisor & I'm actually quite excited about this. It sounds ideal for my site (flat, reasonably draining) & the best bit....she thinks this system will come in under half the cost of what I've been quoted for a traditionally built manège
Basically the premise is that instead of digging out loads of internal drainage ditches & needing tons of drainage aggregate there are band drains within a membrane system.

I'm getting all excited that I might get my arena before the end of the year now.
[awaits the hundreds of replies waxing lyrical about the arena system]

 

[Polotash]

I have never heard of the system so cannot comment specifically, but just be a bit careful with membrane, as I know of several schools (one of mine included) where the membrane came up through the surface in several places so it all had to be pulled up.

 

[glamourpuss]

Thank you Polotash, definitely something to think about....if the membrane comes up, with the drainage being part of it, it will make the arena useless.

 

[BeckyC]

I am looking at arenas at the moment too so will be interested to hear any experiences. How much were you quoted for the eco arena?

 

[glamourpuss]

Hi Becky, supplying their Eco arena (without fencing) with equi cushion comes in at 8,000 + vat

 

[sillygillyhorse]

Is the equicushion the springy surface made of foam etc? If so I saw one that was just pure surface (no sand) and IMO it was dreadful. When I walked on it it felt to me like trying to walk on a trampolene, yes it was springy buy personally I felt it offered no support, I would not have wanted to work my horses on it. Mixed with the correct sand it may be a very different story