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Adding salt to arena Moderators: luluwhit, gotothewhip, cindyt, crossspur, ForumAdmin Jump to page :	Last activity 2014-03-11 11:14 AM 24 replies, 8916 views View previous thread :: View next thread
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2014-03-10 4:46 PM Subject: RE: Adding salt to arena
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	Now see I have never heard of salt being added to an arena, I learned something new today.
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komet. Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-03-10 4:58 PM Subject: RE: Adding salt to arena
Expert Posts: 4121 Location: SE Louisiana	ACEINTHEHOLE - 2014-03-10 12:36 PM komet. - 2014-03-10 12:06 PM Rodeo Rose - 2014-03-10 11:50 AM komet. - 2014-03-10 10:38 AM Unless you are encouraging your horse to Sand Colic... Why add salt? Its for indoor arena ground, very commonly used So there is no sand in the dirt where you live? Nature provided very few mammals with the ability to sweat as a primary cooling method... Humans and horses are the only two I know of for sure but I've heard Elk do as well. (Gotothewhip.. Can you help out here?) Those who sweat need lots of salt and I would not provide it to horses free choice without some control. I think you are missing her point. She is going to put it in the arena she rides in... do your horses commonly eat dirt while you are riding them? In many places.. Yours included... It is perfectly normal for people to turn horses loose in an arena for exercise.
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daisycake123 Reg. Dec 2006	Posted 2014-03-10 8:18 PM Subject: RE: Adding salt to arena
Sock Snob Posts: 3021	You can also use something like a dawn mixture put it the waterer and it will quiet themdust down also.
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Hollywoods Fan Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2014-03-10 8:31 PM Subject: RE: Adding salt to arena
Forever Young Posts: 6768 Location: relocated to Texas	We always would disc salt into the ground of our arena in Iowa. It keeps moisture in the ground without the ground freezing. We used to bring in snow and disc it in too instead of watering with a hose. The salt would melt the snow. We would go to the local coop and buy salt pellets. You could rent a spreader the size of a dump truck, which is what we would do, filled with the salt. Spread it, disc it in and you were good for the winter. Our arena was 75 x 200 so it took a good load of salt. To the OP, add the salt before you water. Give it a day or two because the salt will pull some moisture out of the air. You might not need as much water as you think!
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TurnLane Reg. May 2007	Posted 2014-03-11 11:14 AM Subject: RE: Adding salt to arena
Pork Fat is my Favorite Posts: 3791 Location: The Oklahoma plains.	We used Mag Chloride for the first time this year- it is all natural and completely safe. It is a by product of salt mines. It has helped immensley in our indoor area to cut the dust.
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