fornema
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Where did you get your rubber stable mats from and how do you rate them? Thank you for any suggestions
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Rubber Matting
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Firefly9410
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I got mine from countrywide store they are durable easy to clean but heavy. Recently sold to another livery because I decided I prefer the ease of no mats.
Orson Cart
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Easi mat on Amazon. Or it may have been EBay. Love them. Lightweight, interlocking, lovely and thick.
jumping.jack_flash
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I have wall to wall rubber matting . . to ensure my horse does not scrape his legs, hocks on the concrete, should he make it through his bedding when laying down. I still lay a good bed on top with banks! . .
milliepops
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yep same, I don't have the interlocking ones, just the plain ones but I'd never have heavy rubber mats ever again.
I've got 44mm mayo mats in the other stable, but got those second hand on FB.
Sukistokes2
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I have premier equine ones, 18" thick and laid by the company. Have been pleased so far, horse wouldn't lay down on straw but does on the mats. I just add straw to soak up the mess and I sweep it up and shovel it out, takes a fraction of the time and the horse seems far happier.
Tyssandi
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Direct from Equimats and I rate them very highly, light weight - tough - interlocking and they cut them to fit each stable individually
Birker2020
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When I moved to my present yard in 2004 there were about eight of us that had matting from the same company - sorry forgotten the name now its so long ago. THey are 6ft x 4ft and I needed six for my stable although could have done with seven.
Very warm for horses, very good on joints for older boys, encourages them to lie down too I think.
Last yard was a dirt floor and we couldn't put mats down. It was okay but found it didn't drain properly.
When I left my present yard after ten years (since returned) I lifted the mats up and apart from a little wee underneath (minimal) they didn't smell at all. I've put them back in my present stable and they are great.
I have about 4" of shavings on top of the matting and banks about 2.5 foot from the stable floor.
Very warm for horses, very good on joints for older boys, encourages them to lie down too I think.
Last yard was a dirt floor and we couldn't put mats down. It was okay but found it didn't drain properly.
When I left my present yard after ten years (since returned) I lifted the mats up and apart from a little wee underneath (minimal) they didn't smell at all. I've put them back in my present stable and they are great.
I have about 4" of shavings on top of the matting and banks about 2.5 foot from the stable floor.
popsdosh
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Yes you need to keep your eyes peeled as several dairy farms are upgrading their mayo mats at the moment so the used ones are looking for a home.
milliepops
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oooh good to know, I could do with a couple more
but they are SOOOO expensive new. where would be the best place to look?
HufflyPuffly
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Another Easimat from Amazon over here, they are the best mats I've ever had! Never going back to the stupidly heavy ones now and when the old ones wear out will replace with Easimats .
Also whats the difference between Easimats and Mayo ones?
.Also whats the difference between Easimats and Mayo ones?
9tails
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I've had thick heavy black mats for 8 years. I bought the cobbled type as the ones with bobbles drive me crazy trying to brush them. I never lift them, they aren't professionally laid but I cut them to size and they don't move. Bedding has got into the gaps and they're secure. I wouldn't be without, I use wood pellets as bedding.
Cortez
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I've got Mayo cattle mats (from Mayo...) on top of concrete, some with straw, some with shavings. They are grand; means I don't have to worry about horses scraping through bedding, they are insulating and not particularly hard to clean, or smelly. Had these particular ones down about 14 years now and they are like new.
popsdosh
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oooh good to know, I could do with a couple more
Not sure where they may advertise them!Farmers wont buy them secondhand for biosecurity reasons. 200 went in skips locally just before christmas apparently! If I hear of any I will PM you. They are expensive because they are the best if they can put up with cows for 15+ years their not doing to bad. However some are now being replaced by Dutch mattresses as they are softer ,obviously longevity we dont really know about.
milliepops
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I like my easimats but the mayo mats are like a whole different ballgame. Kira has the mayo ones and she dances round her stable like she's Michael Flatley when I take Millie away... there's not a mark on the mayo mats even though she's shod all round with road pins. plus they haven't really stretched at all. My Easimats are about 5 years old and then are quite squished and a bit more marked.. plus they are 34mm whereas my Mayos are 44mm thick.
in skips :eek3::redface3: Oh! no! Thanks
HufflyPuffly
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:lol: like Michael Flatley you say :lol:
Doodle has the fancy Easimats and a year in they still look perfect, but she doesn't have shoes on and is too dainty to break stuff
. Maybe the ruffians Topaz and Skylla might need something more sturdy when there's are replaced...
milliepops
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It's Riverdance... just a bit less elegant. Riverdance with clogs on.
HufflyPuffly
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:lol: you now need to film this for us all to see!
milliepops
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problem is I'm never there! I can just hear it and glimpse her little head bobbing about as I ride away :lol:
*dreams up where to put camcorder...*
(sorry OP, this is KINDA relevant to rubber matting...)
HufflyPuffly
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scats
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Got mine from local feed store. Both stables kitted out fully. I still put normal size shavings beds down but I have peace of mind that my horses won't slip getting up.
Wee does tend to pool under the mats of the dirty beast, but they are lifted and brushed out when I have the energy!
Wee does tend to pool under the mats of the dirty beast, but they are lifted and brushed out when I have the energy!
Dubsie
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I looked at the Countrywide ones, then wondered how I'd shift them to the stable and in the end ordered from www.philipeaton.co.uk who arelocal to us in Berkshire, and the cost was similar to buying from Countrywide BUT they delivered (in a van so at a mutually convenient time), and they would fit for a fee too. However the biggest difference is quality, these are very strong and not yet marked (even though she does a good paw at the floor when food arrives)and they have deep grooves underneath and so drainage is good and the grooves give it some spring too, they're very comfortable. Really pleased with them, they've been in a few months and not budged.
hollyandivy123
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hi sorry to jump on the band wagon, but has anyone purchased from http://www.horsematsplus.co.uk/ just wondered on the longevity of the rubber or rubber topped EVA?