footing for dry lot


Cheryl Oickle
 

We use field dressing.   It’s a sand....not too fine doesn’t pack nor wash away easily with rain....my laminitic horse loves it!
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Cheryl and Jewel
Oct 2018

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Tucker
 

My pony is doing so well and she is moving around very nicely with her softride boots on, For part of the day, she has been going in a large makeshift stall at the end of the barn aisle so she has more room and a change of scenery. We are sticking to her emergency diet, she will hopefully be getting another trim this week. What I am wondering is how to go forward in getting her some exercise? I lead her up and down the soft shavings covered aisleway of the barn, but how do I determine how much to increase the distance and when?? Should I keep her soft ride boots on? I am afraid to turn her out in the small lot I made for her outside as she had a flare up late December when she was spending time in it. I would like to designate an area that can be a dry lot which would be fairly small and half circle shaped behind a round pen. What kind of footing would work best? I was thinking a fairly thick layer of screened sand rock and another thick layer of pea gravel on top of the sand rock. We would have to have a drainage area through it from the round pen. I appreciate any advice and tips from all who have made a successful dry lot!
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Tucker and Indigo
NC, Nov 2018
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