Rubber strip for arena surface

[soloequestrian]

Has anyone used the rubber strip or ridden on it? How does it work? What do you put it down on top of? Is it better than the crumb?

Any info gratefully received!

Thanks

 

[Louby]

My friend has a rubber/sand surface. Its small pieces of rubber, not sure if that is called crumb. Over a couple of years the rubber worked its way to the bottom and the surface became deep. She was advised it needed topping up so looked at the options, one was rubber strip. Her research into it came back with it being slippy so she ended up topping up with the same as she had. Its been fine ever since.

 

[sillygillyhorse]

I have ridden on couple of sand and rubber strip arenas and have really disliked both of them. One rode very deep, seemed like the rubber moved to expose the sand and the whole arena became like a poached mudy gateway. The other was at a competition centre, I only did dressage on it and it seemed slippery, no longer go to that venue because of it. Would not be a surface I would even look at if I was in a position to build a school.

 

[soloequestrian]

Thanks both, I have a feeling that I've read it can be slippy before. Will probably go for the crumb!

 

[dene]

Hello,

I have large rubber pieces on top of sand with good drainage. More than five
years later, rubber pieces are still on top like when they were laid. Still springy
as we ride on top of the surface, not in it. However, I have a special leveller
that levels the rubber instead of mixing it up with the sand.

Send me a PM if you want to know which rubber supplier - dene

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

i have rubber crumb, trainer has strips. both were totally rideable through all that snow, didnt freeze.

mine rides the same in heat of summer or after torrential rain, as does trainers.

DRAINAGE IS KEY!!!!!!!


both are on silica sand.