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Post by solomon on Mar 9, 2009 21:23:22 GMT
Yikes this horsey stuff is expensive! Just agreed to pay £168 for 6 stable mats 17mm thick, 6' by 4'. What do you all think of mats. They seem to be the thing where i keep Pete, don't want him straight on concrete if the bedding is scraped to the sides. He is on a foul deep litter at the mo which i can't wait to get rid of. We are moving in three weeks so no point changing til we move. Also what girths do you all like RI suggested synthetic is best.  |
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Post by abi on Mar 9, 2009 21:48:45 GMT
not used stable mats myself, but got a cottage craft girth off equestrianclearance for £12 the other day, thats been fab! its elasticated at one end and soft PVC that you dont have to spend ages softening, it seems to mould to the horse as soon as they get a bit warm! x
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Post by ernieburt on Mar 9, 2009 22:24:14 GMT
Hi I have stable mats as Noble suffers with COPD. Its definately cheaper on bedding and quick to clean out but I find that all of his stabe rugs really stink of pee!
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Post by solomon on Mar 9, 2009 22:27:13 GMT
Got that to look forward to then. Never mind small price to pay for comfy horsy.
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Post by ceej on Mar 10, 2009 13:52:40 GMT
I couldnt live without mats now - once you have them you never go back!! They do pay for themselves eventually!
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Post by fimacg on Mar 11, 2009 9:26:02 GMT
I couldn't live without my mats either, as ceej says eventually they pay for themselves with reduced bedding costs, but it is a good idea to pressure wash them once a year.
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Post by solomon on Mar 11, 2009 12:30:51 GMT
People tell the horses smell of wee when on mats any comments?!
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Post by fimacg on Mar 11, 2009 12:55:40 GMT
I think that is if you dont use any bedding at all, although I have to admit their rugs do start to stink by the end of the winter, but that is the same on any bedding!
mine boys don't smell of anything but horse, unless they have decided to use a fresh steaming pile of poo for a pillow, which is dexters favourite trick!
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Post by ceej on Mar 12, 2009 10:11:34 GMT
Mats do smell underneath I think, and yes, becasue you use less bedding they can be smellier (I think the heavy rubber mats smell less than the lighter (PVA?) ones). Make sure you have a hole at the lowest point of the stable for the pee to flow out of, and ideally you will be able to stick the hose underneath them every once ina while then,
Global herbs do soemthing called 'whiff off' which is apparently really good if you just sprinkle it on the mats once a week or so and it takes the smell away. I havent tried it though so cant comment..
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Post by neighlass on Mar 17, 2009 13:45:29 GMT
Do any of you use mats with straw?
Just wondered....
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Post by Jen on Mar 17, 2009 13:54:08 GMT
we do here at college although most of us are in agreement that the mats we have are rubbish and about as soft as the concrete as well as slippier than an oil slick.
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Post by rebanna on Mar 17, 2009 21:55:22 GMT
that seems exspensive i payed £12 per mat 6'3 by 3' i think
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Post by ernieburt on Mar 17, 2009 22:06:54 GMT
Probably well worth looking further into matting apparently the best is non imported something to do with it soaking into the mat/drainage maybe due to our tyres having no metal in the tyre? and it has to be 18mm for a horse also how well drained the stable is as to the design of the mat. I ended up paying £250 for 6 6BY4 including delivery for mine 3yrs ago so £168 sound OK.
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Post by mariedigit on Mar 19, 2009 21:51:20 GMT
i use leather zig zag girth's as they stop all the pinching and rubbing!!! would never go back to a normal girth again
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