By Toby Elford, LEISURE RIDE GROUP When, in 2014 The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) commissioned a detailed white paper on riding arena surfaces – it was clear that at last, people in the corridors of horsepower were coming to realise the importance of the surface to performance and overall health of the horse. Whilst it’s impossible to condense a 51-page study into a short article – it’s important that owners understand different surface types, how they affect the horse and how each surface material behaves over time. If you do, you will save money, time and most importantly you will...