Dry turnout in a Washington sacrifice pasture

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creates sedimentation.</I></div> <div> Natural footing is always the best for horses (throughout history: dirt, sand and/or pasture with natural drainage).<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >However, when horse populations are confined in farms or ranches, the problem of soil compaction, sedimentation, and the subsequent</FONT> <I><B>intermingling of the surface with the subsoil</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > arises.</FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Since it is not practical to provide the "million acres per horse" that their hooves are designed for...<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> ... <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#CC3333" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>The next best solution</B></I></FONT> is to prevent the surface compaction and sedimentation:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c83333cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">while preserving the natural footing and drainage,</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#CC3333" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="321"><div> <I><B>Before...</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><IMG SRC="199454d0.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 202 WIDTH="642"><div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c83333cc00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">and creating a permanent, water-permeable separation layer between the surface and the subsoil.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="19ef1990.jpg" border=0 width="241" height="153" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>That is what HoofGrid achieves.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> HoofGrid prevents the horses' hooves from compacting the soil.  Or,  when the soil is wet,</div> <div> HoofGrid prevents the repeated hoofprints in the same concentrated area from...</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">disturbing the soil, </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">which devastates the grass root structure, killing the forage grasses,</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">while creating muddy, polluted runoff or collection pits,</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">which nutrient-rich stormwater runoff often ends up migrating into the nearest river, lake or stream.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 467 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>Before...</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1978ab00.jpg" border=0 width="650" height="432" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> Any footing method which does not <I><B>permanently</B></I> prevent surface compaction, </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 278 WIDTH="321"><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">and does not permanently preserve the natural infiltration of the native soil, </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a73007700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">and does not permanently protect the integrity and separation of the surface from the subsoil</div> <div> ... is only a stop-gap treatment.</div> <div> HoofGrid is the <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>German Original</B></I></FONT> agricultural/equine footing and flooring geogrid system.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>As in road building or skyscraper construction...</B></I></div> <div> The most important attribute of any geogrid footing system is its ability to flex, instead of breaking.</div> <div> <I><B>FLEXIBILITY</B></I> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >allows for durability, whereas a high "compressive strength" is only important for stationary objects. </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> (Still, HoofGrid is rated at <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>22.45 Tons / axle</B></I></FONT>, and <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>15-35 tons / ft² </B></I></FONT>- more than sufficient compressive strength)</div> <div> <I><B>After ...</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="321"><div> <I><B>After ...</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="19a45d80.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Download 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