senior project please help

Hi yall. Im a senior at a local vocational school for equine science and managment. Well I have a senior project. I have to compare and contrast the different types of arena footing, on traction, dust, matainence, rate the pain of falling on each, and price, can yall help me out? I have a vision problem and have no transpartion for much hands on research. Thank you
Mike

What exactly are you asking for??

Im looking for the pros and cons of different types of arena footing.

Ok, so did you want pictures of arenas or just info about them..... sorry, it's late and i'm not all here

Welcome to the forum by the way

Im talking about the footing. Like most out door arenas use some sort of sand mix if not all sand.so I gotta talk all about the good and bad things about using sand, and so on

Oh, fun.... hmm, I'm not an expert, but the harder it is the harder it is on the joints.... the deeper it is the harder it is for the horse to move, but builds more muscle......

Idk if that helped even at all..... sorry......

Hmm... tough question. "Sand mix" is tough to describe seeing how it can mean almost anything. I'd say the biggest difference is the depth of the sand mix.

These are the footings I've ridden in:

Sand mix
Pros: dries quickly, easy to work, not to expensive, can dry out quickly, a well worked arena will generally be good for joints/feet unless it's too deep
Cons: will need watering, can be dusty (or very dusty, depending on the climate), can get deep easily (leading to joint strain or injury), doesn't dry as quickly as all weather footing

Grass
Pros: looks nice, no dust
Cons: can be hard or slick, certain disciplines will need studs on shoes for traction, can't take too much traffic, needs to be watered

All weather footing (bits of shredded rubber/tires mixed in)
Pros: feels great, doesn't flood, not dusty, great for joints/feet
Cons: extremely expensive

As far as falling off goes, I've fortunately only fallen off at home, which is a sand mix.