Some Random Bits and Pieces

I am feeling the need to wrap up a few things. First, I alluded to some big news in Friday's post. I am still not quite ready to share, but that's the reason I haven't been able to respond to your comments for the past few weeks - we've been BUSY. I love reading what you have to say though. So often you crack me up or give me serious food for thought. I enjoy chatting with you. Once the dust settles around here, I'll be back to having two-way conversations.  

Speaking of the dust settling ... Several people asked about the dust control product that my ranch owner recently applied to the arena. I've been riding on it the past few days and can't believe how awesome it is. Seriously. There is no dust. In fact, the arena looks wet; it's not, but that's what it looks and feels like. After lunging Izzy the other day I noticed some deepish hoof prints, so I asked Reggie if he wouldn't mind dragging it smooth for me. Even dragging the footing around didn't change its look or feel.

So what is it? When I asked, the ranch owner responded:

I looked up the product and found what they had to say ...

ArenaKleen® is the only horse arena dust control product that eliminates the health hazards of dust as it improves the consistency, cushioning, traction and support or the arena footing material. With ArenaKleen® dust suppressant, horses, riders and trainers can work safely and comfortably in the arena, stables or anywhere dust is a problem.

Most horse arena dust control products just coat the dust particles. Arenakleen® works differently. ArenaKleen® is formulated to absorb into each individual soil particle. This means that soil particles remain in direct contact with each other insuring firm footing, excellent traction with no stickiness, thus no tracking.
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By absorbing into and not surrounding the soil/or dust particle the individual particles remain in direct contact with each other keeping the soil surface firm, with good coefficient of friction (traction). The product is not alkaline, it is not acidic, it is non-corrosive, and non-hazardous. Watering is never required. Climate or humidity is not a factor. It does not wash away or dilute in rain events. Reapplications after the initial application are done at a much lower rate to renew highly effective, long lasting control.

I perused DirtGlue's website, and while the product sounds great, the price is not readily available. That means it's expensive. I don't know how long it will stay this nice, but for the next 6 - 12 months, I am going to enjoy the heck out of not watering.

And to finish things off, I offer a completely random, unrelated piece of trivia: An adult horse’s brain weighs about 22 ounces, about half as much as the human brain. On the other hand, the average horse's heart weighs approximately 9 or 10 pounds while the human heart weighs between 7 and 15 ounces. That might explain a few things.