> What kind of footing do you have in your arena?  I REALLY need to get
> some better footing in my arena, but every time it seems like I'll have > 
"extra" money to do it, something happens to use that money....like my
> husband's engine seizing up...!  I've got one corner that has a little
> slope up, and two corners that slope down.  One of those corners has a
> lot  of serious red clay and never seems to really dry out. I can't do > 
completely right thing and scrape it, lay rock, then gravel dust, then
> sandy clay and then sand or other footing.  It would cost a fortune!  I
> would like find a type of footing that would drain well and not stay as
> slick as this clay stays.  It makes me paranoid!
 
 
Look in the back of Equus or one of the other mags.. there are ads for rubber 
add ins.. and I've ridden an arena that had it. It's not bad although it has 
it's own set of maintaince quirks.
 
 
                                      BK 
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