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Post by cyndi on May 14, 2013 9:40:55 GMT -5
Sounds like your plans are moving full steam ahead, Ghostrider My riding ring is still at a standstill. My barn owner hasn't done anything with the fence yet, probably due to my lack of enthusiasm when he asked me about it. At the time, my mind was racing furiously as to whether or not I should invest in all that sand, look for another barn, etc.. A friend of mine owns a gravel pit, and she has offered to sell me sand at $13 per yard, and will waive the delivery fee. I still need a "crap load" of sand, though. I measured the area today with a tape measure, to get a more accurate measurement than my feet, and it looks like it's about 86 feet by 54 feet. That is a lot of sand that has to come out of my pocket :/
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Post by ghostrider on May 14, 2013 23:35:58 GMT -5
Well maybe more like hurry up and wait! LOL I know it'll take time to get everything done but I'm still wondering what I'm gonna do about the slope. May have to build it up so I'll have to see what Rich would charge to bring his CAT over. He said he's got a big bucket on it. Might have to have him push a few of the stumps out anyway. Guess first things first, getting the trees gone.
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2013 12:40:34 GMT -5
When we were tearing down fence the other day, we went to put the posts in for the arena, and I changed my mind. I decided to wait until DD is there to say what she needs. I don't need it at all, and she is kinda picky. We have a skid steer with a post hole digger( auger) for corners, and then we just put the steel posts in with the skid steer bucket. We have somehow managed to get around that whole post pounding thing. LOL!!!
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Post by horsespoiler on May 26, 2013 0:10:22 GMT -5
Nana, we put our T-posts in with the tractor bucket. So slick, although you do need to start them a little so they stand up for it.
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Post by ghostrider on May 29, 2013 10:47:33 GMT -5
We have two pounders, one is really heavy and mine is heavy but not so bad that I can't get it over the post!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2013 8:07:31 GMT -5
So....I was feeling like I didn't need a ring anymore. I was wrong. So, DH is going to put a round pen up for me. I'd rather have a 60x80, but I think I can only manage a 60' round pen and have a relatively flat area.
How are everyone's plans going?
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Post by ghostrider on Jun 12, 2013 9:18:11 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for the friend to come cut down the first trees. It'll be too hot to work on the riding ring till spring which is fine if we can just get the trees gone first. I found a flat spot but it's closer to the road down in the wooded pasture and although it'd be perfect it's also not nearby the house and corral.
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Post by cyndi on Jun 12, 2013 16:20:23 GMT -5
I think I've mentioned in here somewhere (maybe on another thread) that I moved Fanny. The new barn owner has all the posts in for a 60-foot round pen!! It was handy that I've checked into prices of sand, because that helps him to know what it's going to cost him.
I was looking online and noticed that the general consensus for thickness and amount of sand for a 60-foot round pen is: No more than four inches deep. The common depths are 3.6 inches and 3 inches. At 3.6 inches, a person needs 31 (or so) cubic yards of sand. At 3 inches, it's something like 26 yards of sand.
Monty Roberts recommends 1 1/2 to 2 inches of coarse sand.
Any thoughts on the depth of sand that should be used? The sand will be going on top of clay soil. It is fairly well-drained.
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Post by horsespoiler on Jun 13, 2013 1:14:23 GMT -5
Finances have stopped my arena for now but we have mowed a section of pasture very short and I have put up hot wire with ribbons. We can ride in that and also have a 60' RP. No sand footing, just dirt. Sand would not make it through a winter here without extensive ground prep including rock base and road fabric. Even gravel tends to disappear in our sticky mud.
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