I am building an outdoor riding arena for my horses; what is the best material to put down for riding surface?
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I work at my Colleges equestrian center. We have 3 outdoor riding arenas and one indoor arena. We use sand on all the arenas. On the indoor arena and the main outdoor arena that we use for competitions we have rubber mixed in. The rubber is small strips that we get in bulk from a guy that grinds scraps from a toy factory. The rubber is really nice, if you can get some.\n\nDirt would be the cheapest probably, but I think that it would suffer the most from weather and need the most maintenance. \nSawdust floats, is light enough to blow around, and will probably decompose eventually outdoors, so I would stay away from it.\nI assume you mean cinders by ashes. I don't have any idea how well this would work.\nOur coarse sand works well. It is easy to maintain and is not affected too much by the weather. It can get dusty in dry weather, and horses cannot eat off of it because they would ingest the sand. \nWhile it is not perfect, I think that sand is probably your best bet.
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Any Hardware/lumber store ie. Home Depot or Lowes.  Ask for landscaping timbers.  most have rounded sides so they are safe.
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try \nTHUNDERBIRD EPOXY\nENDURANCE BOW FINISH.\nlink below.
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You can use stacky tack also called putty. It is a white color.
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If I understand you right, you want a wooden base for the the floor of a sports hall. Wooden floors for sports halls improve the grip by players of football and other running sports where the players whear rubber trainer shoes.\n\nThere are many places to aquire such flooring here in the UK, some cheaper then other but usealy they are made custom to order, for example the size, shade and marking on the wood are factors which determine the price.\n\ni can find out about the prices, but not this second.\n\nget in touch with me to chavatshimshon>yahoo>co>uk
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put it on the surface ur sliding on and ur deck. that's what i do anyway. i dont know if it makes a difference not putting it on ur deck or not, i just do it.
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plastic, but it doesn't breathe, so for a person or something, wool is good.\n\nAs for insulating something that is not a person, combinations work well, and so does aluminum foil.
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Get laminates.  They are thin very strong and cheaper than fillings or crowns, and the results are spectacular!
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Seems to me that padding is the answer.  Could you wrap it in several inches of padding to soften the blow from the landing?  Maybe try some bubble wrap, etc.
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The pipe corral panels are the best for your purpose.\n\nYou can buy light weight 12-foot panels for $50 each if your horse respects the fence, or you can get heavy weight panels for around $100 each.\n\nI use the heavy weight Crowding Corral Panels that have J legs and square corners.  Square corners are better for horses, so they do not catch a leg, should they rear up.\n\nWood corrals are permanent structures, and they are edible.  If a horse runs into a wood post, there is no give.  The horse can get hurt.\n\nIf they run into a pipe panel, the panel can bend and absorb the impact.  Also, if your horse rolls and gets a leg or two stuck under the fence, you pull a couple pins and the horse is free...rather than looking for a saw or hammer to remove boards and nails.
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I would first put a primer on the deck and trunks. It will make it stay on longer. Have the part by it self and just apply a couple of layers.
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The most important thing is to make sure that the edges are dry when you store it.  Rust usually isnt a big deal- it will all get scraped off by the snow in a couple of runs.  It will dull your board a bit, but a sharpening will fully fix it.
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To my knowledge, apart from tennis courts and similar sports areas, this isn't done. For walkways and foundations, the sand is condensed using water and/or mechanical force. Sand ways usually are built where 100% sealing of the ground is prohibited, or where it is "green" not to use any kind of stone tiles or tarmac. In either case, no chemicals would be added to stabilize the sand.\n\nBelow stone tiles for walkways sometimes meagre concrete is used.
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Hi, I barrel raced for years and won alot.  The best thing I can say is to try to stay as close to the horse as you can for air streaming.  Good balance is a must.  I tied a barrel with a cable through it between two trees.  Then had someone shake it slowly at first, then faster as I got better.  It's a trick I learned from watching my brothers pratice bull riding.  It really does work.  Another thing is when you are practicing, at first anyway, make sure the horse you are riding already knows the barrels.  A green horse will fight and throw you all over the place.  Believe me I know!!!!!  When you sinch your saddle on, walk your horse, then sinch again.  3 times.  That should make sure your saddle is on tight enough.  Alot of horses will blow themselves up, so the saddle won't be very tight. When you walk them, they can't bloat themselves out.  Last but not least, even if you fall, KEEP GETTING BACK ON!!!! No matter how much it hurts.  Hope you have lots of fun, I did.
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use a saddle oil or tree oil. This will help perserve it. Lee
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Decomposed granite.\n\nhttp://www.redding.com/redd/news/article/0,2232,REDD_17523_3738978,00.html\n\nI couldn't find any formal rules for the shotput that requires such material, but decomposed granite seems to be the standard for this kind of track and field application.\n\ngood luck.
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if its somewhat large, or near something very important, i would recommend going to a local geotechnical/ civil engineer.  \n\na few hundred bucks may be worth it not falling over, and then you are out the wall and the money.  better safe than sorry.\n\nan engineer will review site and soil conditions to give you a quality end product, and a guarantee