Yes! There were some really nice folks that redid their arena and the sand was way too deep and unstable. They had a clinic. Two of their horses sustained suspensory injuries and were never rideable again. I know you don’t want to wait to ride but I would not risk it. I suspect that vet has seen his share of suspensory injuries.
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I’d move. It isn’t worth a soft tissue injury. I’ll ride on asphalt before too deep of footing.
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Does anyone still regularly road horses - riding on paved roads to strengthen tendons? I live where this can safely be done. Roads are privately owned and maintained, with little traffic. My farrier, who has worked in England, remarked that our equine development has the only really safe place in town for roading, and wondered why no one was doing it.
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Is it actually too deep or is it unstable? Removing sand from an unstable mix won’t change much in how it rides, you then just risk hitting base. Maybe it needs more water than they can provide in the indoor. Probably not sold the right product, but it is a very expensive problem to have, more often than not.
I haven’t lived anywhere in over a decade where it was feasible but enjoyed it when I had access back in the day. Roads around here have no shoulder and are 45-55 and hilly.
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She did say we can water and rake. It doesn’t feel unstable just deep. Will try to just stick to outdoor as much as possible
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If my horses were shod I’d do more roadwork, but not off my property.
When I moved here 20yrs ago, I’d ride to the neighbors & even 5yrs ago, drive my mini on the 2-lane N/S & E/W roads.
But development has made that too dangerous now.
No shoulder wide enough to be safely off the road & 4’ ditches both sides.
Add the drivers who are ignorant about passing 
I had one tailgate me & the mini & honk 
How fast did he think those little legs could move? 
I do considerable driving on asphalt roads at The Ntl Drive, but that’s just once a year.
Move. Your horse is going to get injured working on deep sand. Deep sand is unstable by nature. Think about a beach or river bottom. You step on the sand and it moves. That’s what causes the injury. Been through this and lost two years of riding. Signed, Older but Wiser.
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I am in the country but the road I am on people go 60mph and there are ditches on both sides, no place to safely get off the road. People DO NOT slow down. I know other friends who on off shoot roads and they road hack a lot and either never see traffic or the traffic also has horses so they slow down.
