Comparison between Concrete Base and Leiyuan Horse Paddock Grid

Do you know what the traditional method of building horse walkers in the world is? If you are an equestrian export or farm owner, you must know that the answer is using an impermeable concrete base. But now there is another popular and sustainable ground reinforcement solution, which is using Leiyuan horse paddock grid.

As you may know, using a traditional concrete base as horse walker surface will directly impacts surface water run-off since rainwater has nowhere to drain into the ground. This can result in overflowing gutters and flooding. But don’t worry, using Leiyuan horse paddock gridcan solve this problem and allow the water to be absorbed into the ground naturally.

Preparing and laying concrete is labour intensive and takes a considerable time, not to mention the costs involved. It also has a meagre life expectancy of 15years. In contrast, Leiyuan horse paddock grid is easy and simple to install thanks to the unique interlocking system, with roughly 100 square meters per hour possible even for a novice. Leiyuan also has a guarantee of 20years, with expectancy expected to be 30years at minimum.

Hard, solid surfaces like concrete can be detrimental to a horse’s health and damage their hooves. Using Leiyuanhorse stable grid ensures a more forgiving, elastic type surface which provides freer movement for the horses and prevents wearing down of the metal within horseshoes.

Leiyuan horse paddock grid can be adapted for many different equestrian applications, such as walkers, paddocks, wash down areas, competitive arenas etc. So don’t be a ‘neigh’-sayer, just contact us for more details.

Why Horse Paddock Footing Systems from Leiyuan are Special and Better?

Having a horse-friendly, easy-to-care-for paddock for your horse is central to horse-keeping. The bonus for you is that having the perfect horse paddock will be better for your horse’s health, more chore-efficient for you, nicer for all to look at, and cleaner for the environment.

Horse paddock grid is your permanent, environmentally friendly paddock solution, and a permeable solution for muddy grounds. Paddock footing grid from Leiyuan Industrial Company is the newest equestrian footing and flooring grid system. The system is manufactured from a proprietary blend of 100% recycled plastic and it is able to withstand climate extremes from-40 to 120 degree Celsius while remaining flexible.

Why horse paddock footing systems from Leiyuan are special and better?

After studied the European Standard design, we made a revision on interlocking part, which is able to interlock tightly and ensure the interlocking parts no broken during horses running. The 9 individual sections of our horse paddock footing are pre-assembled in the factory to form easy-to-install units. This means that you can lay an area of 1 m² in one go.

Horse stall grid flooring can be widely apply in indoor or outdoor arenas, round pens, paddocks, turnouts, barn aisle ways, washing areas, driveways, parking areas, grass or gravel areas, ramp or slope soil stabilization, terra forming or landscaping, and grass protection against traffic damage.

How Can Horse Paddock Grid System Help with Mud Management?

How can Horse paddock grid system help with mud management?

For most horse owner, mud management is a recurring challenge to them.  And here we would like to introduce how the paddock grid system from Leiyuan is a sustainable mud management solution for paddocks and turnouts.

As you may know, it is unsafe and unhealthy environments for horses if the muddy conditions exist for extended periods, because muddy problem will lead to possible injury and illness.  What’s more, bacteria and fungal organisms harboured in mud will results to abscesses, rain scald and thrush could

In 2005, a research study investigated history of lameness in horses and associated risk factors.  There are over 11,000 members of the British Dressage took part in the study.  The results revealed a connection between lameness and surfaces which became deeper in wet conditions.

It will become unstable if the sand is saturated.  Dips begin to appear and mud bubbles up.  Pressure from the hoof pushes down onto the wet sand.  Water fills the impressions, forming a soggy sub base.   Repeated turning actions from the horses churn up the soil forming an impermeable muddy pulp.

How can horse paddock grid system help with mud management?

The Horse paddock grid from Leiyuan Industrial Company acts as a mechanical separation layer between the drainage rock and the footing.  Using horse footing grid can create an aquifer underneath the riding surface so that rainwater percolates through the horse floor footing and the grid.  This water is held in the gravel sub base permitting absorption by the natural soils to occur or having time to run off slowly.

The grid can provide a stable surface that remains separate from the substructure by acts as a ground reinforcement system further.  The design of the plastic paddock grid assists with swift drainage and the prevention of soil compaction in the tread layer.

For more details about horse paddock grid system, please feel free to contact us.