Washed concrete sand is suitable for roundpens and horse arenas.
It is a medium size course sand particle that holds up to most uses very well.
You do not want over 3 inches of sand in the arena or roundpen and you may want to start with a 2 inch lift. Too much sand can injure your horse. It is much easier to add more material than to remove it.
Heavy daily use of the arenas and roundpens by multiple horses can break the sand down and it will become dusty. This is natural, just as every so often your car needs new brakes or tires, your horse riding and exercise areas will need new sand.
At that point you can add another inch or so of sand or use squeegee instead. Squeegee is 1/4 inch minus rock with 20 - 30 percent sand in it. Squeegee covers 100 square feet 2 inches deep per ton, the same coverage as sand.
Squeegee is the material sized between sand and pea gravel. While some arenas and roundpens add up to 50 percent squeegee, most of the time it is a better idea to start with 25 - 30 percent.
The amount of sand or squeegee needed to acheive average depths is as follows.
Diameter of Round Pen Calculations | |||
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Depth In Inches | 40 Feet Dia. | 50 Feet Dia. | 60 Feet Dia. |
2 | 12.60 tons | 19.70 tons | 28.30 tons |
3 | 18.90 tons | 29.40 tons | 42.49 tons |
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