After the longest, wettest winter in years, the sun has finally decided to shine. The long, chilled out hacks and exhilarating gallops across grassy fields, which seemed out of reach just weeks ago, now fill our evenings and weekends. The spring and summer months are...
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Frost-Resistant Arena Surfaces for Winter Riding
As the winter months approach don’t let the weather hamper your riding and training at home. However, riding aside, the continuous cold does raise questions for surfacing your arena and will mean you’ll be searching for an arena surface that can stand up against...
How To Ensure Your Riding Surface is Weather Proof
A lot of time, thought and preparation goes into creating the best possible riding surface for you and your horses so it’s vital that you know how to keep it looking great and most importantly how to keep it weather proof. Prevention and maintenance is the key to...
Find the right arena surface to suit your riding style
There is more to building a good riding arena than meets the eye, it’s not just a case of fencing off an area and filling it with sand, a complicated science goes into making a safe, durable and consistent surface. Why go to all that expense? Because your horses...
How to Properly Maintain Equine Arenas
As a responsible horse owner there should be one thing that is more important to you than anything else – your animal’s welfare. The proper maintenance of equine arenas is essential in ensuring that you safeguard against injury to the horse as well as enhance the...
Design an Equestrian Surface with Your Horses in Mind
When building an arena, choosing the right surface for your horse is vital. Here at Equestrian Direct we can help you choose and design the perfect equestrian surface for you and your horse. We are dedicated to providing quality riding surfaces to suit your...
Choosing Cost Effective Ménage Construction
When choosing a ménage surface for your arena, it’s important you get the right one, that most adequately suits the requirements of your property and is set up to be maintained. Not doing so can lead to costly up keep and further expenses down the line, which could...
How to Construct the Best Looking Riding Arena
If you’re in the enviable position to think about constructing your own riding arena or wish to refurbish your existing arena, it can be difficult to know where to start. You’re likely to want an arena that offers the very best riding surface in all weathers, as well...
Ménage Surface – Many Choices Available to you
If you are an avid equestrian, you will without doubt realise the necessity of choosing the right and safest ménage surface for all of your equestrian needs, as settling for the cheapest option, or one that isn’t tailored for the specific use, regularly presenting a...