Which rubber matting for Horsewalker?

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I need some advice please folks :)
Have any of you used rubber matting on you horsewalkers that isn't slippery?
If so what type and design is it?
We are replacing the surface as the Dog Bone style crumb pavers keep being replaced as it get holes and makes it really unlevel...so want something that will last but worried about it being slippery :(
I've got two samples...one with small bobbles on and the other with a squigley design on.....I just need to be sure rather than guess which will be best.
Thanks xx
 
out of choice would never use rubber in a walker as slippery is least of the issues.However if you must use something on top that actually helps a little slip so horse has natural foot movement.
 
We have a small bobbles type rubber (!) on ours, it came from a horsey German company and they imported and fitted it as well. It's been fab on our walker. Def not slippy in the slightest.
 
We have the Quatro mats in ours. Ours are outdoor, uncovered walkers and they have worn well. We only get problems when everything freezes but a bit of salt and your grand.
 
How old are your rubber dog pavers? Ours are 4 years old and still look new.

Phone Quattro, they still me a sample of a rubber recently, as we're having another horse walker installed, that apparently all the racing trainers are now using which is very hard wearing :)
 
On one walker it is straight lines - this walker has been going for 10years with the same surface. The other walker is 5 years so far with the little raised bobble surface. Both are a good inch-inch & a half thick lumps of rubber. There is not really any sign or wear and tear at the door and there is a very slight track on the inner of the 10yo walker.
 
I still think the dog bone one is the best, at Shadwell we tried having a surface on one walker and it did not work at all, it was Martin Collins and within a week of 4 or 5 lots a day on it was dusty/dirty. I know that someone suggested a surface on FB but I know that that their surface is labour intensive and since they all wear out in the end where I worked ended up back with the dog bone one and they can afford to make mistakes!
 
Thanks everyone :)

I'm not sure why the dog bone pavers aren't working out?...but it's full of pot holes and even more unlevel when a few are replaced as they are then higher than the old ones.
It's a nightmare to sweep out being so unlevel too.

Having a surface is a definite no go....the amount of muck mixed in would be a nightmare and I wouldn't have the time to filter and sort it all out.....I need to be able to go in with a broom or snow shovel and do it quick and easily.

I have two samples of rubber...one has the small bobbles and the other has little squigley patterns on it.
I have run them both under the tap and the one with squigley bits doesn't seem as slippery as the little bobbly one...however that's me using my thumbs testing it , not a horse!

Has anyone used the squigley one , either on a walker or as stable mats?
Just don't want to get the wrong one and then regret it...Thanks again x
 
I have come across the squidgy stuff as the surface in parade rings and whilst it was good for a bit it did harden up and become slippy in the wet quite quickly. We are however talking about hundreds of horses and humans giving it a good pounding for a summer season of racing.
 
EKW said:
I have come across the squidgy stuff as the surface in parade rings and whilst it was good for a bit it did harden up and become slippy in the wet quite quickly. We are however talking about hundreds of horses and humans giving it a good pounding for a summer season of racing.
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Thanks EKW :)
 
Laafet said:
I still think the dog bone one is the best, at Shadwell we tried having a surface on one walker and it did not work at all, it was Martin Collins and within a week of 4 or 5 lots a day on it was dusty/dirty. I know that someone suggested a surface on FB but I know that that their surface is labour intensive and since they all wear out in the end where I worked ended up back with the dog bone one and they can afford to make mistakes!
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If you are referring to me, curious to know how you 'know' it's labour intensive? It gets harrowed, but then as a 12 horse walker, upon which you can canter a horse, it's worth caring for the surface properly :)
 
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