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Post by lildunhorse on Jan 11, 2006 19:40:51 GMT -5
Hey all! Here's a picture of my new/used round pen. What I need now are suggestions for footing. As you see, it gets pretty wet over here! My trainer drummed it in to my head, never, never, NEVER do roundpenning exercises when the ground is wet! So, any ideas how I can foot this thing to help it dry out faster and stay safe?   |
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Post by gypsygirl on Jan 11, 2006 23:25:51 GMT -5
My neighbor put big railroad ties around the bottom on the outside and put sand in theirs. They have to put in new sand every now and again, but it seems to work fine. I rode in it on their Appy and I was thinking to myself, "Wow if I fall it won't be that bad with all the sand to land on"  |
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Post by qhbuddy on Jan 12, 2006 9:59:21 GMT -5
The best (and most functional) round pens I've seen were set up in a layering process. Scrape the existing soils and crown the center to drain toward the edge at a 1 - 2 % slope. Spread about 4" of large crushed drain rock (2" - 4") and compact. Then another 4" - 6" layer of 5/8 minus. Then a 4" layer of washed sand.
Another option is to crown the area, spread 2" of washed 5/8, compact, and then install grids. Fill those with washed sand, compact, and then finish with 3" - 4" of washed sand.
As mentioned earlier, the RR ties really help keep things from migrating out.
Both of these drain really well, and provide safe footing pretty much year round if general maintenance is done.
Neither of these are cheap options. Footing for a 60' pen will probably set you back about $1000.
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