Your local playground is an important place for your children to go when they are young, as believe it or not, it is a place where they can get much needed exercise and develop social skills that will still apply in their adult life.

The apparatus in a playground, will vary from place to place, but are likely to include swings, merry-go-rounds, slides, climbing frames and see-saws to name a few. Children using these apparatus on a regular basis will gain confidence, balance, strength and flexibility – all important attributes in growing up and daily life. (more…)

We all want a safe place, like a playground for our children to play, so what do we do if we think that our local playground is not up to scratch? We should not sit and do nothing, but make a stand. Here are some actions you can take.

Talk to other parents and kids at the playground to find out what the favorite and least favorite apparatus are. You can also find out if the children have had any injuries at the playground. This will determine whether there is real concern for playground safety, and you will be able to find potential parent allies for your playground safety campaign. You can involve them in the actions below.

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Surefoot by Rubber Recycle is one of the most superior brands of arena footing (for horses) on the market.

Most other leading suppliers of arena footing only offer a 3, 5 or 10 year guarantee, but Surefoot has a life long guarantee.

If the cost of arena footing (for horses) is a reason that you haven’t chosen to use it, you should consider it as a long term investment. With Surefoot’s lifetime guarantee it is one time investment, which means that you won’t have to keep on changing the surface on a regular basis and create more costs.

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A few changes in our daily lives can really make a difference to the environment and help save the world! Since the industrial revolution, we have invented some many things that make ours lives easier, but unfortunately not all these things are so good for the environment, things like plastic bags, disposable cups, and old discarded tires, to name a few.

Americans throw away something like 100 billion plastic bags a year. That’s just a drop in the ocean compared to the worldwide number – an estimated one trillion plastic bags a year. A maximum of 3% of this number is recycled.

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Why risk horses damaging their legs and joints on concrete and other hard surfaces, when there are options like Surefoot surfacing available?

The simple answer is that you shouldn’t take the risk. The Surefoot soft surface is the dream surface for all things equine. Your horses will love you for laying it as well! (more…)