Does anyone have any experience of liquid rubber matting as opposed to stable mats? Thought it might save all the hauling about that seems to be the downside to mats. Thanks.
i never lift my mats either. i can't see why people do. as long as you disinfect on top, have decent drainage, and use enough absorbent bedding, it won't smell. the bacteria that make it smell need oxygen to breed, so leaving the mats down stops them breeding.
If I had my own yard I'd deffo have liquid rubber but because I'm on a livery yard I have mats. I lift mine twice a year but they are quite light so I can do it on my own.
Thanks. Gosh, doesn't the Forum fill up fast? I'm not thinking of moving having just moved to a place with 11 acres and 4 stables, which is why I could consider a more permanent solution. The stables are situated facing a small paddocky/ turn -out grassed area and my thoughts were that if it was truly horrible weather, I could turn the horses out there, leaving their stable doors open, so they have the choice of in or out as they like and I just liked the idea of rubber flooring.