Pour on rubber for passageway

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I have a long concrete passageway from one of the fields to one stable ..the horse that uses that stable has field access 24/7 But at times can race in and out .
I have had rubber mats for years in my stables which I always use with a bed on top which suits me. However as the passage way is smooth concrete I have been leaving mud from the field that the horse carries in on his hooves and bits of cardboard bedding on the ground to assist re grip.
I would like to have some matting on this passage way. Laying rubber mats would not be that good as when he goes very fast I would be worried that he would ruck a mat up and then trip.Likewise with grassmats, plus he poos in the passage way so I would spend all my time trying to get it out of the holes in the mats
I have looked into pour on rubber but to have it done by the companies is rather expensive.
Luckily my husband is very good at DIY so we are looking into a pour on product that we can do ourselves.
Has anyone had any experiences ..Good or Bad?
The answer would be for the horse to come and go sensibly. But this is not going to be the case.
Thanks
 
We used pour on rubber (I think we bought it from Robinsons or similar and it was laid out by our local handyman, apparently it was easy to do) on a steep walkway leading into the arena. The walkway was on quite a slope so we really needed something non-slippy and it was good enough to ride a horse up and down it (in walk admittedly) safely. I don't know exactly how good it would be for a horse messing about but it does seem the best option for keeping it clean.

Another possibility is to put down hardcore, a blinding layer and then a bit of woodchip (just a small amount). This would also be quite non-slippy but it would not be possible to brush it clean, you would have to pick up individual poos.
 
Booboos ..Thanks for your quick response.
We have had hardcore further out the track and it has been awash with poo!! however quick I try to clear it up it has still got mashed into a hardcore manure path .

Will take a look at Robinsons
 
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