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CocoChex
Reg. Mar 2013
Posted 2014-12-13 7:15 PM
Subject: Arena Base



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We recently moved and there is a fenced arena - it is a red clay/sand mix. It is not ideal, it's decent enough to trot a pattern, but that's about it. If it rains, it gets thick and slick, and if it gets too dry, it's hard. I barely use it. Our previous arena at our old house was built about 10 years ago and it was a lime base with sand on top, and it was nice, awesome drainage. But trying to decide what the best base is nowadays. Will go with sand on top.
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uno-dos-tres!
Reg. Jul 2004
Posted 2014-12-13 11:54 PM
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CocoChex - 2014-12-13 7:15 PM We recently moved and there is a fenced arena - it is a red clay/sand mix. It is not ideal, it's decent enough to trot a pattern, but that's about it. If it rains, it gets thick and slick, and if it gets too dry, it's hard. I barely use it. Our previous arena at our old house was built about 10 years ago and it was a lime base with sand on top, and it was nice, awesome drainage. But trying to decide what the best base is nowadays. Will go with sand on top.

It sounds like to me you have baseball sand. That's a red sand-clay mixture. What I've seen done is to add more white sand to the mix and till the heck out of it. I really like that for cutting and for training young colts on as it has enough stay to have them gain confidence in setting up for the turn and pushing off but enough give to not injury them.
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CocoChex
Reg. Mar 2013
Posted 2014-12-15 6:57 PM
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Thank you!
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CocoChex
Reg. Mar 2013
Posted 2014-12-23 9:31 PM
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Anyone else?
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mruggles
Reg. Oct 2008
Posted 2014-12-24 8:56 AM
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta		im no help, mine is all natural and im thankful for that.....you guys do have some very strange dirt in the south..lol


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CocoChex
Reg. Mar 2013
Posted 2014-12-31 8:33 PM
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mruggles - 2014-12-24 8:56 AM

im no help, mine is all natural and im thankful for that.....you guys do have some very strange dirt in the south..lol


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