Help!! Stall grids & rubber mat overkill? Save my marriage!

2a stone it will be!

YEAH, It's nice to have some company Foxhunter, I'd never seen a dirt floor in a stable until I came here, and I agree that horses don't appear to have anymore leg problems than they do in the USA. NO I haven't done a comparative study, but having owned horses here and there, I don't see much difference.

Great opinion, equal in validity to my opinion.

Eh, Taffy always looks for a reason to try to start an argument and then call everything her opinion as an out of the argument..Anytime any one disagrees with her, you're wrong..but that's her opinion.. I love having the wrong opinion.

Anyway!

OP- Have you ever though about adopting? Laugh!...kidding, it seems like you are doing a great thing and supporting your daughter. I wish my Dad was as supportive and considerate as you are. I think you're making a fantastic decision and you're seriously covering all of your bases, great job..I'm sure that whatever you decide and go with, you'll choose the best to suit your needs. Good luck!

I'd love to see your logic behind that one!

I agree with foxhunter I've only ever seen one stable without a concrete floor and it was a stinking sodden muddy mess that was rutted, had a hollow in the middle and created all sorts of back isues for the horses expected to stand in it.

Concidering EVERY vet hospital in the UK beds on concrete normaly with rubber on top I'd say it was the better option.

I personaly have sloping (only by 1 inch) concete floors with rubber matting cut to fit them exactly and a shallow bed of hemp on top (I don't like sprinklings). I lift my matting every 3 to 4 years, never ever have a smell from them and normaly it is still clean under the matting so it goes straigh back down.

I'm fairly sire I did read a study once done at Leahurst vet hosp about the effect of various floorings on horses legs. Rubber mats came out quite well.

Then again they did use horse matting not cheap crap cow matting.

Well at least I have a comparison, 30 years of working with, playing with and keeping horses in the UK and 6 years out here, so my opinion is based on experience of some experience. Yours appears to based just on well opinion with nothing to base it on.

[QUOTE=DrumRunner;1391609]Eh, Taffy always looks for a reason to try to start an argument and then call everything her opinion as an out of the argument..

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Did you read the entire thread? No arguement was started by me.

Unlike you I don't want to argue. I have no arguement with anyone.
This is ludicrist that this is even an arguement. Who would argue about horse stall flooring? Not me. I was jumped all over for giving my opinion.

That's great that others use a concrete base for their horsestalls. I would not.

[QUOTE=faye;1391620]I'd love to see your logic behind that one!

I agree with foxhunter I've only ever seen one stable without a concrete floor and it was a stinking sodden muddy mess that was rutted, had a hollow in the middle and created all sorts of back isues for the horses expected to stand in it.


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Well I am glad that you use concrete then, if you only have one alternative stable to compare to.

I am so glad that you are able to give an opinion based on your experience.

As did I.

[QUOTE=DrumRunner;1391609] Anytime any one disagrees with her, you're wrong..but that's her opinion..


Where on earth did I say anyone was wrong?