Slippery Stable Mats - Help

[kerry1]

I wonder if anyone has any idea to help me- About 4 years ago I purchased stable mats for about 6 stables - unfortunately without any research

- The mats are stuck down and im happy with them other than the fact that they are slippery (smooth surface on them) when wet - I was wondering would there be anything I could paint on them? or any ideas other than replacing them (and using more bedding)
many thanks

 

[Fiona]

Mine are smooth on top (they are actually mayo cow mats), but are only slippy when used completely with no bedding.

I use them with full banks, and a 2" bed in the back half of the stable, and that is enough bedding to soak up any dampness.

WHen I used my spare stable as a day box for my TB when she had to stand in (it has no bedding at all) I was surprised how slippy the mats got with trampled over poo.

Hope this has helped.

Fiona

 

[kerry1]

Yes I think you're right there Fiona - I will just have to stop being so stingy with the shavings - just dreading the the extra cost the're going to put on them this winter!

 

[Fiona]

Well I have 2 in at night and out during the day all year round (bedded like I described) and we use between 1 and 1 1/2 bales of shavings per week for both stables. Even at the vastly inflated price shavings are at the moment I don't think thats too bad.

They aren't particularly clean horses either (one slightly boxwalks, and the other pees for England

)

Good luck.

Fiona

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Are you sure you laid them the right way up? I bought basic mats - about £35 each 2 yrs ago - and they are bobbled on top for grip, channels underneath to drain wet away. Sunny is deep littered and has shavings at back 2/3rds of stable, mats at front 1/3rd. Never any slipping. Deep litter bed been down over 2 yrs and still as fragrant as a summer meadow!

 

[Northhorse]

A light sprinkling of sand helps!

 

[Birker2020]

Sprinkle some salt or put some rock salt on them. That's what I do on my mats by my horses water bucket in the winter and outside his stable. I recently founds some product in Aldi which was a discontinued line and is 'concrete friendly' and you can sprinkle it on the floor.

 

[kerry1]

The mats were actually put down by the supplier - but as Fiona said they could be cow mats

Sand might be a good idea I think I'll try the salt and see how that does first.

I was actually wondering about a product from robinsons - you paint it on (think its for horsebox ramps) wondering how that would work ?

Again many thanks for the ideas

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

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The mats were actually put down by the supplier - but as Fiona said they could be cow mats

Sand might be a good idea I think I'll try the salt and see how that does first.

I was actually wondering about a product from robinsons - you paint it on (think its for horsebox ramps) wondering how that would work ?

Again many thanks for the ideas

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I would be inclined not to risk using sand as if your horses ingest some it can cause colic