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Fiona Powell
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Username: Fionap

Post Number: 48
Registered: 03-2007
Posted on Tuesday, 28 June, 2011 - 6:56 pm:   

A couple of people in our club have used Belvoir surfaces in the last 2 years and said they were very good value and their service quick and efficient - and the surface is excellent for driving on as well as for other horse activities. Neil Bennion is your man.
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Janet Pilling
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Username: Janetp

Post Number: 16
Registered: 03-2007
Posted on Tuesday, 28 June, 2011 - 4:14 pm:   

We laid a 60m x 40m arena for driving four years ago. We used wood grain (not chip!) and it is super for driving on. We topped it up a few weeks ago as the surface was starting to look a bit tired but it is used almost daily by several turnouts as well as jumping and other ridden work. It is very cheap (the top up cost around £1600) and you don't use a membrane so another cost saved. Have a look at this website for info - http://www.awjarenasurfaces.co.uk/index.html I appreciate this is a Scottish company but I'm sure there will be others closer to you who provide a similar product.
We also have in our indoor, the Belvoir flat rubber http://belvoirequestriansurfaces.co.uk/content/view/15/29/ which is specifically for driving. This is another excellent product and not expensive compared to others.
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Caroline Gill
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Username: Carolineg

Post Number: 10
Registered: 05-2009
Posted on Tuesday, 28 June, 2011 - 2:17 pm:   

Please could anyone give advice! We are in the process of putting in an arena on a fairly limited budget. We had planned to put a mixture of silica sand and then rubber on top but I am just a bit concerned it will be too deep for my ponies to drive on. Any ideas would be much appreciated :-)

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