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[RC] Pros and cons of deep sand - Kristi SchaafA question for those of you who live in areas where you ride in a lot of deep sand...does your horse get conditioned enough to it that you don't worry about strain? I'm asking because I live in the midwest where deep sand is fairly scarce. I recently had an outdoor arena built, but with one small (huge?) error....due to a miscommunication, instead of 2" of sand, there is 6". Walking on it feels like walking on a mattress! I want to ask the construction company to remove the excess sand, but hubby thinks we should just leave it alone. He says it will settle and firm up, and that if we try to remove any, there's a good chance we'd disturb the base and have a mess. I plan to do basic training, suppling exercises, trotting patterns, etc in the arena. Should I be paranoid about the strain on tendons/ligaments from that deep of sand, or should I see the glass as half full and find a positive in having it? Thanks, Kristi iluvdez at yahoo dot com Life's a journey, so enjoy the ride (and try not to fall off) __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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