MANY equestrians are familiar with the company name John Ormonde Wexford Sand. The company has been in the specialty sand business for over 20 years. Through collaboration with trainers and competitors on a local and national level; John Ormonde Wexford Sand has gradually cultivated this experience to become innovators in developing the finest synthetic mixed surfaces for equestrian use.

Horse Sense asked John to give an example of the service and recommendations he would have for a customer who was a horse riding parent with a child and pony and who wanted to build an arena at home. This is what he said: “We like to advise correctly and, although someone like this may come to us and think they want a 60m x 40m arena, what we do is make them aware of the huge job it is to maintain an arena that size. Often a family like that won’t have the machinery and equipment to keep an arena that size and we have to remind them that it costs more to upkeep, more harrowing and a lot of water to spray during the summer months to keep it right.