GENAN rubber granulate (GENAN ULTRA COURSE or GENAN MEGA COARSE) is suitable as top layer for both indoor and outdoor horse arenas (dressage and jumping), paddock, roundpen and walkers. The rubber granulate provides a resilient, shock-absorbing surface, offering less strain to joints and tendons – and reducing hoof wear. And should the rider fall off, a softer landing is ensured on the elastic rubber layer.

In comparison to horse arenas with either grass, sand or wood chip surfaces, conditions are far better on both rainy days and on days with temperatures below freezing, which makes rubber granulate perfect for outdoor arenas. Genan rubber granulate excels as the purest rubber granulate product on the market – being virtually dust-free and free from steel contamination. Furthermore, rubber granules withstand rough weather conditions better than both fibre and wood chips materials.

A horse arena with rubber granulate requires far less watering compared to other surface materials, and the need for maintenance is low. Especially, top riders from Denmark already use Genan rubber granulate in their horse arenas due to these many advantages.

Climate-wise, horse arenas with rubber granulate also have great positive impact; yet, as is also the case in many other contexts, e.g. in connection with the handling of batteries and household plastics, there may be environmentally negative effects, if rubber granulate is not handled correctly.

It is thus important to ensure that the arena is constructed to help prevent the spreading of rubber granules in connection with both normal use and regular maintenance. Furthermore, a code of conduct should be made for users, so they know how to avoid spreading rubber granules when leaving the arena.

The environment is spared several hundred thousand tonnes of CO2 emission annually, when end-of-life tyres are recycled into rubber granulate – e.g. for horse arenas.

If Genan’s recommendations for the construction and maintenance of horse arenas are followed, you can ensure that rubber granules remain inside the arena – and are not spread to nature.