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Safety Surfaces
The
equine athlete is a sensitive, delicate, highly strung and finely
bred individual that is susceptible to all sorts of injuries.
Bearing in mind that the horse is walking on steel or aluminium
shoes, it becomes clear that the chance of slipping and sustaining
an injury is great but even more so in certain situations, such as
entering or leaving a swimming pool; being washed down after
exercise; being paraded before a noisy crowd or even leaving or
entering the stable complex.
What then,
can be done to reduce the chance of these horses, being injured, or
even just frightened? The simple answer is to provide surer and
more consistent footing, on which the horse is confident and
therefore both calmer and safer.
The use of
rubberised flooring products or safety surfaces within the equine
industry has been developed over an extensive period of time and we
have taken it upon ourselves to design and incorporate these types
of surfaces allowing safety to be our main priority, whilst
balancing cost, durability, maintenance and ascetics.
Such
products are now available on a world wide basis, and have been
used extensively by leading owners, trainers and breeders in all
five continents. Not just for racehorses, but also for show
jumpers, polo ponies, dressage and events horses. These products
have been specifically designed for the purpose required to reduce
the risk of injury to horses and to provide a safe and hygienic
surface.
Everyone
within the equine industry and even the general public have been
impressed with these ascetically pleasing rubberised safety
surfaces that calm a horse with their silent tread and create a
slip resistant surface. These surfaces are not only used at the
track, in parade rings or walkways, but also in barn corridors,
saddling or sales areas, and serving barns. |
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