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Full size image will open in a new window." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.proequususa.com/images/riding"> <IMG SRC="http://www.proequususa.com/images/riding_arena_construction/concussive_injuries_dirt-track_compacted_arena-footing.jpg" border=0 width="211" height="335" ALT="Diagram1: Equine concussive injuries and stress points, which directly result from too hard/ungiving riding arena footing. Notice the concussive stress forces placed upon the equine navicular joint and upon the knees." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.proequususa.com/images/riding_arena_construction/2-huf_boden_weich_422x579_v2_100.jpg" TITLE="Equine anatomy diagram, showing the soft tissues and tendon in a horse's legs, from its hooves to its torso, which are damaged due to footing which is too soft, or is too loose, or which contains incorrect footing additives such as wood, dampened stone dust, crumb rubber, waxed sand, polymer-coated sand, and other unsafe footings. Full size image will open in a new window." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.proequususa.com/images/riding"> <IMG SRC="http://www.proequususa.com/images/riding_arena_construction/degenerative-tendon-damage_too-soft-footing.jpg" border=0 width="211" height="335" ALT="Diagram 2: demonstrating the stresses and forces upon the equine tendons due to arena or performance/racing tracks which have restrictive "too soft and loose" footing. This structural damage to the equine musculo-skeletal systme derives not only from dirt surfaces, but also from any surface which restricts the rotation or the turning of the hoof." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="376"><div> <A HREF="http://www.proequususa.com/images/riding_arena_construction/3-huf_ist_boden_gut_844x671_v2_RLE.jpg" TITLE="Building the perfectly correct performance riding arena and footing system, to exacting German equestrian footing standards using only the genuine, original German footing components, arena base systems and mats, the correct type of arena sand in the correct grain size with the specific particulate blending which will exceed standards established by the fEI for international and national championships. Full size image will open in a new window." TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.proequususa.com/images/riding"> <IMG SRC="http://www.proequususa.com/images/riding_arena_construction/building_exactly_correct_riding_arena.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="286" ALT="Diagram 3: Notice that designing and building the ideally correct riding arena for exacting classical equitation disciplines such as Springen-Show Jumping, or Dresseur-Dressage, is a science. This diagram illustrates the utilization of the German Artgerechte Systemboden/European style footing technologies and genuine German footing components and mats." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Artgerechte Systemboden für Pferdehaltung:</B>  Belastung verteilt sich auf Bodenschichten</div> <bR> <div> <B>The ideally correct Ground-footing System for maintenance of horses: </B>Forces are distributed evenly across structural layers & bases of footing.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 68 WIDTH="103"><div> <B>Zu fester Boden:</B></div> <div> Belastung geht auf Gelenke</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="103"><div> <B>Too solid ground: </B></div> <div> Concussive damage to joints and soft tissue.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="103"><div> <B>Zu weicher Boden:</B></div> <div> Belastung geht auf Sehnen</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="103"><div> <B>Too soft ground: </B></div> <div> Degenerative damage to the tendons.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>