Field riding area

[Roxanna]

We have just bought a field for our 2 horses and we would like to fence off a small area for lunging and riding. It's not a big enough area for a proper manège. We just want an area we can work in when the field is too muddy! I wonder if anyone can give us any help on how to make a workable area that won't get muddy or waterlogged and won't cost us a fortune!! Do we need to level it first and what would be the best topping to use? Any help would be gratefully received. We don't know where to start.... Thanks.

 

[Tickles]

Welcome!

If you do a search on here you will find there are quite a few people who ride in their fields - so your question has already been (at least partly) answered.

 

[Toffee44]

I just used electric fencing and and plastic posts for my "school" in the field, I dont top it or roll it. They sometimes munch it down in the summer. But to be honest I cant use mine when the field is muddy as that is also clogged up as well and I wouldnt risk injury, over reaching etc when the ground is like it is atm.


So would say if you were allowed to ie planning permission if you need it, I would find a suitable surface, I suppose you could use wood chip but you would have to top up regulary.