School Surface

[igglepop]

Need to top up the sand school where i ride, i am the only person who uses it, not sure what you need to know when choosing a surface so advice would be greatly appreciated. What would you recommend for general riding and jumping? Where would you get it from and how much?

 

[eggs]

Speak to surface providers but whatever you do DON'T use builder's sand.

 

[amandaco2]

ditto, anything other than silica sand is a total nightmare and extremely hard to fix....
for a 'cheap' option alot of people go for either equestrian sand plus rubber or wood chip....

 

[Mainland]

Remember to get the right grade of Silica Sand. Just because it is called 'Silica Sand' doesn't neccesarily make it suitable for an arena. You need a fine grade, sub-angular Sand. There are only a handful of quarries in the UK that produce this.

 

[Cupcakes and Horses]

I have plastic granules on top of silica sand which have been great I was even able to use it in the snow, the most it gets is a little crusty when every where else is frozen solid and once you've walked round it that goes too.

 

[soloequestrian]

Mine is sharp sand with shredded carpet fibre on top. I need to put in a little more carpet fibre, but the areas where I have plenty at the moment are brilliant - barely mark when the horses go over them. Fibre comes from Brennan Keogh at Equicon - he was very helpful.