FS HP Arena Base Mat

Innovative arena base solution from Germany: An elastic, cushioned arena base mat that adds bounce and safety to your footing.

Benefits of the FS HP Arena Base Mat:

Enhanced cushioning and elasticity for improved horse comfort and reduced impact on joints and ligaments.
Improved drainage and water distribution, ensuring a more stable and consistent arena footing.
50% reduction in severe head injuries in case of falls, validated by HIC tests, enhancing rider safety.
German-engineered quality, providing durability and reliability for long-term use.

FS High Performance Arena Base Mat

FootingSolutions’ High Performance Arena Base Mat is an innovative, scientifically tested and certified cushioned elastic mat from Germany that is used underneath your arena footing. It adds incredible cushioning and bounce to the footing, reducing the force of the hoof impact and so protecting the horse’s joints and ligaments. It makes training less strenuous for the horse, reduces the risk of injury for riders in case of a fall, and it’s high permeability for water improves drainage as well as even water distribution during irrigation.

A gray horse and rider in the midst of a tight turn on a jumping course

Health Benefits of the Arena Base Mat for your Horse

The cushioning of the High Performance Arena Base Mat reduces the impact on joints and ligaments and tendons in the fetlocks, and is beneficial for your horses’ overall musculoskeletal health. The bounce of the elastic mats, which is strikingly visible under your horse’s hoof with the naked eye, also helps to reduce your horses fatigue during and after training.

HIC Test

The HIC test, or Head Injury Criterion test, is an internationally recognized measure for the likelihood of head injuries and is often used in fall safety tests (for example on children’s playgrounds). The HIC test performed by the German Institute for Sports Facility Testing (ISP) found that the likelihood of severe head injury after a fall is reduced by 50% on FS HP Arena Base Mats compared to a regular arena base.