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Frequently asked questions
How can the riding arena be maintained?
What is part of the basic equipment for a stable?

Stable & Arena Supplies

Q: How can the riding arena be maintained?

The riding arena is the heart of many equestrian facilities and should therefore be well maintained. After all, the surface quality of the riding arena affects the horse's joints and consequently its gait and health. Therefore, time, effort and money should be invested in a well maintained riding arena. Regardless of the type of riding arena surface, every arena should have a manure fork, a rake or an arena leveller. Horse droppings should be collected directly after training, as should other debris, such as leaves. Keeping the surface layer clean prevents contaminants from having a negative impact on the condition of the riding arena surface. An arena leveller or a rake should be used to pull any sand piled up at the sides inwards. This prevents the track from losing its surface layer and thus its elasticity. Furthermore, depending on the intensity of use, the riding arena should be levelled with an arena leveller at least once a week. Good riding arena maintenance also includes watering the riding arena. For good, regular manual riding arena maintenance, we offer different shavings forks in the Mucking Out Category. If you want to set up obstacles in the riding arena or make improvements to the fencing, you can buy non-slip work gloves in the Arena Category. As a useful aid for a tidy riding arena, you can find screw-on whip holders, amongst other things, in our Tack Room Accessories.

Q: What is part of the basic equipment for a stable?

- Absorbent, non-slip bedding - Manger - Automatic drinker - Possibly a haynet or hay rack - Lick holder Your horse should not only feel comfortable in its own stable, but also be safe within it. This means that the stable shouldnt pose any risk of injury in any way. This begins with the walls and floor. Stable walls must not break nor splinter, even after multiple strikes of a hoof. If the walls have bars, these must be either no more than 17cm apart, or at least 30cm apart in the head area, or no more than 5cm apart in the foot area, so the horse cannot get its head or hoof caught in them, but can still make contact with its fellow horses. Absorbent, non-slip bedding is also part of the basic stable equipment. It should be laid thickly enough to absorb urine without any ammonia odour until the next mucking out. In some cases, it may also make sense to line the stable with stable mats to provide the horse with both a springy and joint-friendly surface as well as increased grip. A manger and drinker are also required in a horse stable for feeding and watering the horse. These should be positioned to allow the horse to reach them comfortably without straining its head and neck, and should not take up too much valuable space in the stable. If the horse lies down, there must be no risk of it injuring itself on the manger or drinker when it gets back up. To allow horses to replenish their electrolyte supply, a lick on a holder near the water supply is important. Be careful with mares and foals: The lick should be placed out of reach of the foal. When it comes to mangers, foal mangers with bars are suitable. Forage also needs a suitable place. Hay can be laid on the floor in a corner. This allows the horse to eat from a natural position. To extend the horses feeding time, hanging haynets, hay racks or hay boxes with feeding grates can complement the stable equipment.

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Frequently asked questions
How can the riding arena be maintained?
What is part of the basic equipment for a stable?

How can the riding arena be maintained?

The riding arena is the heart of many equestrian facilities and should therefore be well maintained. After all, the surface quality of the riding arena affects the horse's joints and consequently its gait and health. Therefore, time, effort and money should be invested in a well maintained riding arena.

Regardless of the type of riding arena surface, every arena should have a manure fork, a rake or an arena leveller. Horse droppings should be collected directly after training, as should other debris, such as leaves. Keeping the surface layer clean prevents contaminants from having a negative impact on the condition of the riding arena surface.

An arena leveller or a rake should be used to pull any sand piled up at the sides inwards. This prevents the track from losing its surface layer and thus its elasticity. Furthermore, depending on the intensity of use, the riding arena should be levelled with an arena leveller at least once a week. Good riding arena maintenance also includes watering the riding arena.

For good, regular manual riding arena maintenance, we offer different shavings forks in the Mucking Out Category. If you want to set up obstacles in the riding arena or make improvements to the fencing, you can buy non-slip work gloves in the Arena Category. As a useful aid for a tidy riding arena, you can find screw-on whip holders, amongst other things, in our Tack Room Accessories.

What is part of the basic equipment for a stable?

Absorbent, non-slip bedding
Manger
Automatic drinker
Possibly a haynet or hay rack
Lick holder

Your horse should not only feel comfortable in its own stable, but also be safe within it. This means that the stable shouldnt pose any risk of injury in any way. This begins with the walls and floor. Stable walls must not break nor splinter, even after multiple strikes of a hoof. If the walls have bars, these must be either no more than 17cm apart, or at least 30cm apart in the head area, or no more than 5cm apart in the foot area, so the horse cannot get its head or hoof caught in them, but can still make contact with its fellow horses.

Absorbent, non-slip bedding is also part of the basic stable equipment. It should be laid thickly enough to absorb urine without any ammonia odour until the next mucking out. In some cases, it may also make sense to line the stable with stable mats to provide the horse with both a springy and joint-friendly surface as well as increased grip.

A manger and drinker are also required in a horse stable for feeding and watering the horse. These should be positioned to allow the horse to reach them comfortably without straining its head and neck, and should not take up too much valuable space in the stable. If the horse lies down, there must be no risk of it injuring itself on the manger or drinker when it gets back up.

To allow horses to replenish their electrolyte supply, a lick on a holder near the water supply is important. Be careful with mares and foals: The lick should be placed out of reach of the foal. When it comes to mangers, foal mangers with bars are suitable.

Forage also needs a suitable place. Hay can be laid on the floor in a corner. This allows the horse to eat from a natural position. To extend the horses feeding time, hanging haynets, hay racks or hay boxes with feeding grates can complement the stable equipment.