Poll
Functional Footing
What kind of footing do you ride on? (Learn about footing research in our July 2012 issue.)
Total votes cast: 228
Comments & Write-in Answers
Trail ride
7/30/2012 9:11:56 AM
Sand and rubber
7/27/2012 6:52:31 AM
depends on where we are riding
7/26/2012 10:22:13 PM
sand, rubber and felt combination
7/26/2012 8:58:55 PM
I usually ride out of a ring even when schooling Dessage
7/26/2012 6:22:03 PM
sand mixture
7/26/2012 1:13:24 PM
I only ride in an arena once aweek, every monday night, for 4-h horse project. normally i trail ride
7/25/2012 7:06:51 PM
Buy load of wood chips (grindings) 2 x a year, great for arena, round pen and stalls too!
7/25/2012 6:07:36 PM
Sand and rubbery stuff-great footing, especially after a light rain or watering
7/25/2012 4:14:45 PM
My horse is barefoot, never any shoes.I ride him on roadways, blacktop, gravel/rock drives w/no prob
7/25/2012 3:55:22 PM
There are three arenas with 3 different footing, rubber, sand, turf
7/25/2012 2:29:00 PM
Work on natural grass footing with some firmness allows for healthy, thick-soled hooves
7/25/2012 12:50:56 PM
Natural is best, but some rocky areas would require functional footing
7/25/2012 12:38:46 PM
Black dirt, manure loam and sand mixed.
7/25/2012 12:34:15 AM
Sand mixed with rubber crumbles
7/24/2012 9:48:17 PM
I ride on all kinds of ground out on ranches.
7/24/2012 9:09:37 PM
sand & clay mixed
7/24/2012 6:53:51 PM
Sand (away) or grass (home)
7/24/2012 6:51:32 PM
We use crushed granite in our area.
7/24/2012 6:42:46 PM
Whatevers on the trail
7/24/2012 6:09:38 PM
trail ride mostly
7/24/2012 5:41:29 PM
Sand or sand/dirt. Varies depending on indoor out outdoor arena.
7/24/2012 5:27:11 PM
Trail Rider!
7/24/2012 5:24:42 PM
Mixture of the above.
7/24/2012 5:16:55 PM
everything!
7/24/2012 4:19:54 PM
Ride on sand in my roundpen and arena. Natural dirt, of course, on the trail.
7/24/2012 2:15:01 PM
I only trail ride some trails very rocky
7/24/2012 1:11:53 PM
I am a trail rider, so we also encounter road surfaces.
7/24/2012 1:10:51 PM
Crushed granite stonedust treated w/ArenaKleen for dust control
7/24/2012 9:13:49 AM
Sand in the arenas and grass when riding cross-country
7/24/2012 7:41:54 AM
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