is this good quality/price for rubber matting?

[skye123]

i want some rubber matting for the front of my stable. front of stable is around 9ft (i think but will measure it tonight)

what do you think of this rubber matting? seems a very good price but i dont really have a clue!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RUBBER-STABLE-MATT...1742.m153.l1262

or theres this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ENDURANCE-STABLE-M...1742.m153.l1262

any opions welcome as i dont really have a clue!

 

[MillionDollar]

I have the first mats, from CarpetPac. Fab mats and fab company!!!! I have 5 stables kitted with them and some of my liveries have them too. Much better than the bobbled mats too (as they come from China and are harder to sweep)

Also if you can stretch to having your whole stable done, do it! Def worth it

 

[skye123]

thanks for that!

i`d love my whole stable done but i keep her on straw so would probably not work very well

 

[Lou23]

We have the 2nd mats and think there great but would be happy with either, as better for the horse/pony. We have a straw bed and it means we don't have to put loads in, just enough to be comfortable.

Def worth doing whole stable even with straw bed.

 

[skye123]

do you not find that it gets very smelly and wet though?

i`ve never mucked out a horse with straw and rubber matting but have heard people saying it doesnt work very well

 

[MillionDollar]

Theres 2 livery horses on rubber mats (the first ones) and straw andit works very well

not smelly or wet, although where the stables are is very well ventialted.

 

[Lou23]

I muck out everyday and leave bed up, stable is well ventilated. You can buy disenfectant powder called stable zone but haven't needed it yet.
About half of the yard use straw on rubber others use hemp on rubber.

So no don't find it smelly or wet

 

[itsme123]

I am currently purchasing rubber matting. Work has them all stabled on matting and straw and they're all easy to muck out and none smell.

 

[carthorse]

I have a stable matress which is amazing but expensive .One of our horses poured the ground by the door when he was on box rest and we bought one of the first ones from Balsall Common [ which is where they are] We did buy the larger size [4 x 6] and put it in the doorway and it has worked well. I think you will need the larger size

 

[learner1]

I have a stable and got lock together rubber matting from costco for £10 for 2.67 square metres, 4 packs would fit 3.6 x 3.6 metre stable