| Horses are remarkable animals and can be great | | | | variations on mats are the weight, the thickness, the |
| friends. If you own any, then you would be aware that | | | | size (you can usually cut it the desired size), the |
| horses spend the most part of their time standing on | | | | material it is made of (for most rubber), the overall |
| their feet. Well if what is underneath your horse's feet | | | | texture, if they are permeable and if they are portable. |
| is concrete, it can eventually put too much pressure on | | | | The best rubber mats should not be permeable. If it is, |
| them, causing pain in your horse's legs and joints. | | | | it will get soaked up in urine, and eventually cause |
| Putting a rubber horse mat in its stall can help relieve | | | | irreversible odor problems. Porous mats are a different |
| most of the pain and the stress, therefore facilitate | | | | thing. They basically are made up with rough grain, |
| relaxation. | | | | allowing urine to run through with being absorbed. Of |
| One of the main advantages of using one of those | | | | you travel a lot with your horses; you might want to |
| mats is to preserve the heat. Concrete floors do not | | | | consider a portable mat, allowing you to take it with |
| hold the heat very well. Putting a mat over the stall's | | | | you. |
| concrete floor will help your horse stay warm and | | | | The texture can be present on sides, only one or |
| healthy. The materials use for those mats are naturally | | | | neither. A textured mat will give your horse extra |
| insulating. Wet concrete can also be very slippery, | | | | traction, while a smooth one will give provide you with |
| making it dangerous for your horse to slip and injure | | | | less demanding cleaning. It always varies on your |
| itself. Mats help provide some traction and avoid these | | | | horse's necessities. |
| incidents. | | | | Cleaning a stall with a mat is a breeze compare to the |
| Cleaning always being a chore, stable rubber mats can | | | | one laid with hay! You will still need your fork or shovel, |
| make it easier for you. If your horse's stall needs to be | | | | but will have a lot less to pick up than you usually |
| sterilized, you will have less trouble to do so on a mat | | | | would. To keep it even cleaner, it is a good idea to |
| than you would on concrete or wood. You will need | | | | spray it a few times a week or month with a hose. If |
| significantly less bedding, for the mat will be doing the | | | | you are using a pressure hose, make certain to keep |
| usual hay bedding's job (like comfortable surface, heat, | | | | a safe distance not to cause detriment to it. |
| shock absorption and traction). Consequently you will | | | | Rubber horse mats can bring you many advantages, |
| find yourself saving money and time. | | | | as well as your horses. Remember that a horse that is |
| You can lay a mat on any solid surface, such as | | | | relaxed and contented will be a better worker and a |
| wood, concrete or asphalt. You can find in a range of | | | | better pet. Prices roughly range between 30 and 60 |
| quality, depending on what you need. The main | | | | USD. |