Winter 2025 Issue

EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Winter 2025 14 Winter is on its way, and with it comes difficult footing and challenging weather conditions. You’ll have a safe, dust-free place to ride all winter when you install footing from Arena Works in your indoor arena. Arena Works footing was developed by an elite dressage rider. It’s installed by an excavator who’s also a horseman, so he knows how specific and tidy it needs to be. Keep dust out of the arena equation with Evermist EQ Moisturizer fromArena Works. It keeps your arena from getting dusty while also saving you the hassle of watering it. Arena Works has a variety of options to work with any budget. Their Gold Plus footing is by far the most popular, but they also work with a multitude of budgets in order to get the client what they need and can afford. The average arena only takes one day to install the new footing, and it’s ready to ride on immediately. “We want to be efficient with the installation so the clients who are riding there barely miss a beat!” said Dan Henry, owner. Arena Works is family owned and located in Lancaster, PA. To get started on better footing this winter, call (717) 629-0576 or visit arenaworksinc.com. Ride Safely This Winter on Arena Works Footing Learn more about the advertiser’s services + products! Click on their ad and go directly to their website! The difference between a hard winter and amanageable one is all in the preparation. The information on the following pages can help you in many ways to plan for the inevitable short, cold days Old Man Winter has in store. Special Advertising Section Hay is crucial in winter. Not only does it completely replace grass as the main component of a horse’s diet, but it fuels that internal furnace that keeps them warm and toasty in any kind of weather. Hicks Hay, located in Kennett Square, PA, offers high quality Timothy, Alfalfa, Mixed Hay, Orchard Grass, Grass Hay and Wheat Straw. They run high quality hay through a hay cutter to create small, easy to handle bale sizes. The cutting process allows them to examine the bales, so each bale is sound throughout. The small bales flake off when opened like a big bale would. This helps customers measure how much they are feeding their horses. The small bales come in two sizes, 40 and 60 pounds. Hicks Hay forage tests some hay, so customers can see nutrition facts. This allows owners and managers to keep their horses on a specific diet. They will deliver hay and straw directly to customers’ barns. Customers can set up deliveries to ensure they never run out of hay. Customers are welcome to stop by and purchase hay to sample or they can schedule a delivery. Hicks Hay will deliver hay into lofts, stalls, bank barns, and anywhere customers need their hay stacked. Delivery is available to customers in PA, MD, DE and NJ and tractor trailer loads can be delivered anywhere on the east coast. Customers are welcome to stop by their facility at 835 N Mill Road Kennett Square in Chester County, PA. For more information visit hickshaycompany.com or call (484) 886-7943. Stock the Barn Now Before Winter Arrives