"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message
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Muddy Horse wrote:
"Muddy Horse" wrote in message
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Hello -

I've got a problem with the soil outside a stable getting eroded by
the horses.
Originally the concrete ramp in the pictures below was level with
the field, but 15 years of horses walking through mud has create a
large muddy hole (about 3 metres square). It's difficult for the
horses to get in and out of the stable. So far, we have the
following ideas:

1) Fill the hole in with compacted soil. Presumably this would have
to be repeated every few years.
2) Extend the concrete ramp with more concrete. This might be hard
work if DIYed, and expensive if done professionally. Any ideas on
how the ramp should be constructed?
3) Filling the hole with gravel or similar is not acceptable,
because it would injure the horses' feet.
4) Constructing a ramp from wooden sleepers might work, but
slipperiness would be a problem.

Any comments on these ideas, or better ones?

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Thanks


Thanks for the replies.
Any ideas on where I can order a few tonnes of MOT Type 1 Limestone
from in North Devon, and what sort of price I will pay?
Are builders merchants (Travis Perkins, Jewsons, etc) the best place
to order such things from?

If all else fails Wickes sell it for £42 a tonne
http://www.wickes.co.uk/Granular-Sub...T1/invt/224665 and have a
store
in Barnstaple.

You anywhere near Woolacombe BTW?


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk


Thanks for the replies. I'm a couple of miles south-east of Bideford.
I've noticed that Wickes, B&Q and several other places advertisel "MOT type
1" without specifying what kind of stone it is.
Am I correct in thinking that limestone would be preferable to other rocks
for this particular job?