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A lot depends on the type of sand. If it's coarse that it will firm up - 
especially with rain - some and won't be too bad. If it's very fine like 
what we call "sugar sand" in the great sand bar know as FL, then it will 
not firm up and will be more of a problem.

If this is the only sand you ride in then be care at first.

Truman

Kristi Schaaf wrote:

> A 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)
>
>
>
>  


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