Stall Mats

Why Stall Skins are Superior to Rubber Stall Mats

Why do people choose one-piece, permeable Stall Skins over rubber stall mats to line their horse stalls? Here’s one lady’s story: “I used to walk into my friend’s barn and, even though it was clean, I was horrified at the smell of urine and usually had to go outside for a breath of fresh air. Then a couple of months ago I was visiting at her barn and realized that the smell had disappeared. She had replaced all her rubber horse mats with Stall Skins. Not only was the smell gone, she also told me of all the advantages of using Stall Skins instead of rubber mats.

STALL SKINS EASIER TO INSTALL THAN RUBBER HORSE MATS!

Puzzled about which stall flooring to use? Tired of wrestling with rubber stall mats? Stall Skins is the ultimate answer!

There are a number of reasons for choosing Stall Skins for your horse stalls, including cost savings over rubber stall mats or horse stable mats (Stall Skins cost 50% less than rubber stall mats!), time saved in cleaning stalls (wouldn’t you rather be riding than cleaning stalls?), less bedding material (you could save up to $100 a month per stall just in bedding material!), and no more pools of urine and damp shavings (and that awful odor). And you don’t have to worry about rubber stall mats piling on top of each other where your horse can trip or catch a shoe — or the fact that you can trip on those mats too!

Stall Skins are the Remedy for Mud Season Woes!

There isn’t one horse owner who hasn’t cursed mud. It tracks into stalls, can cause foot problems, and is just plain icky.

There’s hope! Stall Skins are an economical and easy way to keep paddocks and stalls dry. Yes, paddocks. Because Stall Skins are a permeable material, unlike conventional rubber horse mats, paddocks can remain relatively mud free for the whole winter and spring. And unlike with rubber mats, horses don’t slip on Stall Skins.

Reducing Barn Ammonia Smell with Stall Skins

You’ve undoubtedly been assaulted by ammonia fumes in a barn. You know how foul it smells, and how your eyes and nose water and your throat closes. Imagine how the horses feel! And imagine how foals must feel — they spend a lot of time lying down in the stall, which puts them right next to the source of ammonia fumes in stalls lined with rubber stall mats!

In addition to proper ventilation, much of this ammonia gas smell can be avoided by using Stall Skins instead of rubber stall mats in the horses’ stalls. Urine pools on top of rubber horse mats, whereas with Stall Skins the urine passes through the permeable Stall Skins material into the base (such as decomposed granite) underneath — helping eliminate the ammonia odor.

The Safety of Stall Skins Versus Rubber Horse Mats

Stalls Skins are the ultimate choice over rubber horse stall mats. Why? They’re 50% of the cost of rubber stable mats, easy to install, they dramatically cut the cost of shavings, they reduce the amount of labor and time in cleaning stalls, and they reduce the smell of urine in the barn. And Stall Skins don’t bunch up and get shifted around like rubber horse stall mats.

Safety is another important factor. Here’s what one Stall Skin user said about why she purchased Stall Skins to replace conventional rubber horse stall mats in her barn.

“About six months ago I went into one of my horse’s stalls to feed and tripped on the rubber mats that he had pawed at and pulled up into a heap. I hit my head on the metal manger and laid there with a 1200-pound Thoroughbred hovering over me for about three hours.