If you are planning to build or improve an arena, you must have this book. Think of the arena footing as more than a smooth surface--it's use and management must be compatible. The three most important concerns are dust, hardness, and drainage. You'll learn to control all three. Additional chapters cover purchasing land for horse facilities, arena maintenance, footing amendments, and more.
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"For the first time, horsepeople can find practical, informed advice on constructing and maintaining and equine arena." -- Western Horseman
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Malmgren, a soil scientist and consultant, has worked with the race track and polo industry as well as Colorado State University and other equine programs to develop safe, user friendly facilities.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Equine Arena Handbook,
By Holly H Gibbs (Cary, NC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Equine Arena Handbook: Developing a User-Friendly Facility (Paperback)
... [T]he book is a basic starter that someone interested in building or maintaining their own riding ring would find useful. The most important aspect of the book is to indirectly point the reader to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in order to obtain soil survey and soil type analysis. The book lacked any information on the new footings being marketed (shredded rubber, dust free materials, etc.) citing lack of research conclusions at time of publication. But overall, it tells you what kind of soils and conditions you need to have to build a good to excellent riding ring.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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if you want to know dirt....,
By Barb (Tucson, Az USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Equine Arena Handbook: Developing a User-Friendly Facility (Paperback)
This entire book is about footing....soil testing, issues, management,.....
What I thought I was buying included guidelines as to how big to plan an arena for various uses, .... and that was never covered. So, if you want to know dirt, soil, ...it's great. If you want more, it's lacking.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Equine Arena Handbook: Developing a User-Friendly Facility (Paperback)
I got this book because I was planning to build my own arena and was very disappointed with the lack of practical advice it contained. The author is a soil scientist and it shows. The book is about soils and sand, and has very little to do with the practicalities of arena construction, nor is it even very clear about the range of surfaces available. Its lack of practical orientation can be illustrated by the(very brief)section on drainage where it states that: "Drainage refers to the potential of a soil to acquire an optimum level of moisture for a particular purpose." That really wasn't much use to me. In fact I found much more valuable information on equestrian arenas, including surfaces, but just searching the web.
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