Installing Rubber Stall Mats
- Posted by Alayne Blickle
A rubber stall mat is also a healthy surface for the horse to stand on. It is level and firm, but with some “give” for a cushioning effect. Your vet or farrier will also tell you that there are many horse health benefits to this type of stall flooring as opposed to an uneven, damp or hard stall surface.
Initially rubber mats are a pricey investment, but they pay for themselves in stall cleaning convenience, reduced bedding costs and comfort for your horse
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Alayne Blickle
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8 Responses
re: Installing Rubber Stall Mats
Great advice here and we agree that rubber stable mats are the most common and can last a long time but interlocking EVA stable mats https://www.equifloor.co.uk are becoming more popu””e: Installing Rubber Stall Mats
Great advice here and we agree that rubber stable mats are the most common an”
re: Installing Rubber Stall Mats
I do wish people who tout mats would stop telling people they can use less bedding. I lived in another state where the floors were dirt and nicely bedded with shavings. By between 8 and 8:30 at night in the cooler months, my horse was layin
re: Installing Rubber Stall Mats
I love my mats. I would not do it any other way. I have concrete floors and THICK mats but I still use about 4" of bedding. My stalls are 12’x14′ so I have lots of room and I leave the bedding thin in the back where my horses like to leave t
re: Installing Rubber Stall Mats
I agree that mats don’t really save much bedding. Horses need cushioning for their joints (especially older or heavier horses), and a mat with skimpy bedding does not provide enough comfort. Also, when a horse pees on a surface without downward d
re: Installing Rubber Stall Mats
I have used rubber matts for my mare and I think they are great. Yes they cost but for her comfort it is worth it. Also it makes clean up a breeze. It inspried my daughter to get them for her horses.
Something else that you can use with the matt
re: Installing Rubber Stall Mats
I agree with everything except the part about being better for the horse. Horses don’t want to lie down and rest on rubber and if they do, they can get abrasions when they get up. If you’re going to work your horses, give them a good bed to rest in. I
re: Installing Rubber Stall Mats
There is a company in British Columbia selling EQUIMATS stall mats that have dovetail edges along the long sides to "zip" together. The 4×6 mats weigh only 30 lbs and can be carried by one person. The mats are green, and come in 2 thicknesses
re: Installing Rubber Stall Mats
I have found that large ‘C’ clamps are much easier to use than vice grips.