Riding arenas

Building a riding arena on a budget

H&H asks the experts how to go about putting in a manege on a budget

Hickstead to improve surface in the International Arena

Hickstead’s International Arena is to undergo improvement work this summer, with updated drainage and irrigation systems and new turf

Zara Phillips installs an outdoor school at Gatcombe

The event rider says being able to work outdoors has already improved her horses' way of going

Zara Philips gets a Martin Collins outdoor arena

The new school is the first outdoor manege at Gatcombe Park

Martin Collins International heads for High Court showdown

Equestrian surface supplier Martin Collins International is heading for a High Court showdown with one of its former employees, Christopher Perks

Forest Edge Arena invests in new facilities

Forest Edge Arena is having a new waxed surface installed in their indoor arena, in addition to the installation of a new outdoor warm-up arena

New all-weather riding arena for Royal Windsor

A £500,000 all-weather arena is being built at Windsor in time for both the May show and the European Jumping and Dressage Championships

Ask H&H: dressage letter markers

Why are the markers used in an arena?

Ask H&H: bee infestation

Horse & Hound finds out how to deal with a riding arena infested with bees and wasps

H&H Asks: Cover-All arenas

Horse & Hound finds out why Cover-All arenas are becoming popular in the UK

Ask H&H: light meters

Horse & Hound looks at the installation of light meters in indoor schools and what it means for liveries

H&H Asks: arena surfaces

Horse & Hound explores whether the Ecotrack arena surface can reduce limb concussion

Ask H&H: protecting riding arena from falling leaves

Horse & Hound suggests ways to stop outside riding surfaces getting covered in leaves

Ask H&H: Fixing soft patches in an arena

Horse & Hound gets some expert advice on what can be done to improve an area surface that is suffering from soft patches

Q&A: Building an arena at home

Expert advice from HORSE magazine on choosing the right arena and surface