Perfect Light for Riding Halls

Illuminance

Illuminance, measured in the unit "lux", indicates the amount of light reaching the floor and thus influences how much light needs to be mounted on the ceiling.

However, these values can be used as a minimum guideline, since the illuminance prescribed is sufficient in most cases. 

Competition Riding Hall International: 

500 lux

Competition Riding Hall regional: 

300 lux

Training / school operation: 

300 lux 

Color Rendering Index

CRI

Light should best reproduce the colours of its surroundings as sunlight does. The CRI (= color rendering index) provides information about the color rendering of light.

A high CRI helps to maintain visual performance and optimizes the visual information intake during the riding lesson. 

Glare

When selecting and installing your lights, make sure that they do not dazzle either horse or rider. Reflections of light are disturbing and distracting and can even be dangerous if your horse gets scared.  

Glare can be prevented by specially developed optics, but also the mounting height and angle are important prerequisites for a safe riding lesson.  

In order to identify which luminaires cause more or less glare, the degree of glare is measured in the so-called UGR value. 

Protection against dust and water 

Both in the stables and in the sandy riding halls it is self-explanatory that the lights should be protected from dust and water. However, the changing climate in riding stables can also have a negative effect on the performance and service life of your lighting. Therefore, make sure you choose a high IP value when choosing your lighting system. In this way you ensure that your luminaires are protected against weather-related environmental influences and that dusty luminaires can be easily cleaned with water. This not only prolongs the life of your lights, but also reduces the maintenance and replacement cycles of your lights.