Concrete fines or just sand?

Welcome Apollo.

Here in central Texas I have red granite gravel in  a couple of my stalls.

It is a step up from sand. Not big chunks of gravel.

The rest of the pens are just dirt.

I would be fearful the concrete fines would be too powdery.

I heard the concrete fines compact or hardened and I wonder how good is that with drainage. ‍♀️ Thanks for your response.

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Fla-dah, I know very little about.   Being basically a sand bar, I suppose you would need something that does compact better than sand.  We use Decomposed Granite as a base here in California and often washed Plaster sand on top of that for a cushion.  Where we use the sand as a topper in shelters, we usually do put in mats as we don't want the horses taking up the sand with their feed.  We don't like dealing with enteroliths (gut stones).  Your horses are large and have big feet that will do a good job of compacting.  I would be leery of putting them on anything that would compact too hard.  Most especially if that is where they will sleep.  If you have a run-in shed mats might solve that problem.  Otherwise they might come up with sores and digestive issues.

 Thanks again.

@studebaker

Fla-dah, I know very little about. Being basically a sand bar, I suppose you would need something that does compact better than sand. We use Decomposed Granite as a base here in California and often washed Plaster sand on top of that for a cushion. Where we use the sand as a topper in shelters, we usually do put in mats as we don't want the horses taking up the sand with their feed. We don't like dealing with enteroliths (gut stones). Your horses are large and have big feet that will do a good job of compacting. I would be leery of putting them on anything that would compact too hard. Most especially if that is where they will sleep. If you have a run-in shed mats might solve that problem. Otherwise they might come up with sores and digestive issues.

Hello Apollo,

we put mats with holes under the sand. Sand is spread over it. This way the horses can roll in the sand, but the ground cannot get too wet and the water can still run off through the holes in the mats.

Good luck and best regards

from John Williams