Indoor and Outside
Arenas Rebuilt
- Layered base per USDF plans
in the 2000 edition of Under Foot
- Indoor ring clay base with
50/50 mix of sand & rubber
- Outside ring compacted
crushed limestone base over stabilized clay with a course sand riding
surface
- HID metal halide lighting
installed indoors increasing brightness 800% to allow action photography
without flash
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| Indoor
Ring work |
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ring we scraped the rubber surface into a windrow down the middle of the
ring. A layer of old wood footing product was then removed.
This old material had broken down to a fine power and packed under the
rubber. It would collect water over time resulting in slippery
spots. We replaced this with 1.5 inches of course manufactured lime
sand. Particle size is 2 - 4mm. |
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Indoor
Ring Sand Addition |
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| Conveyor
trucks spread the sand uniformly over the surface. By not dumping
in piles, it made the initial leveling easier. Also with only 14
feet of clearance, we would have had to use many small trucks to bring in
the sand. Rubber was re-spread and mixed. The ring is complete and open for use. Everyone
seems pleased with the results. |
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Outdoor
Ring |
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| All old footing
was removed down to a surface of clean clay. The surface was leveled
with a drainage slope to one side and then compacted with a vibratory
double drum roller. |
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Outdoor
Ring Base |
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| A second layer
was added over the clay sub base. This was crushed limestone with
fines to aid in packing. It was sloped to the same 1% side to side
grade as the sub base and compacted with the road roller. Finally,
2.5 inches of stone sand was added as a riding surface. The
new ring has a very uniform feel and is no longer dusty when dry. |
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