A good sandy loam is ideal for working horses. Too much sand can cause numerous muscle and tendon problems in the back and legs, where as a hard clay is more damaging to bones. Be careful in selecting compounds that are supposed to keep down dust as they can severely dry out horses hooves.
Soil that is overly compacted, rocky, or uneven can be bad for a horse's feet, joints, and tendons. These types of soil can cause uneven pressure on the hooves, leading to stress and potential injury in these areas. It's important to ensure that the ground where horses are kept or worked on is properly maintained to prevent these issues.
Myakka Soil
potted soil, vermiculite
Soil
Horses help plow crops, carry the crops around, and carries the farmer to places. Horses are very helpful and have feet made for the soil and ground of the farming area. Plus, when horses do their business, horses are helping the soil because it dries up and becomes nutrients for the soil which fertilizes it and makes the soil better to plant crops on.
silt
A horse should have a mixture of hard and soft soil, if not it could stress or strain the tendons.
No, it does not!
depends what it is
No. Horses have tiny legs relative to their body size. Do you ever see horses galloping down highways? Also, horses eat grass. Do you ever see hard soil growing grass? Hungry horses with broken legs do not fare well in our society. So if you value your horse buddies, keep them off hard soil. They will bless you for this decision.
No.
after time it can be