As a new horse owner, I have to tell you that they are still very confusing creatures to me. We've got two horses - The Squid and June Bug. They have identical stalls in every way - same size, same fences, same gates, same buckets... everything. But for some reason, the ground in each stall looks incredibly different.
June Bug is tearing the ground up. Squid's stall looks pretty good. She poops in the same spot every day, doesn't walk around in it, and generally keeps things pretty orderly. June on the other hand poops all over the place, paws at the ground, walks grooves in to the ground, and generally creates a bunch of mud.
We really need some stall mats, and fast before we're in the heart of winter. One big problem: I'm cheap. I didn't want to spend $100 per mat, because we need about 12 of them. Luckily I got a lead on a Craigslist ad, and scored a bunch of stall mats for $200.
The videos pretty much tell the story...
Stall Mats 1 from ron upshaw on Vimeo.
Stall Mats 2 from ron upshaw on Vimeo.
Stall Mats 3 from ron upshaw on Vimeo.
Stall Mats 4 from ron upshaw on Vimeo.
Stall Mats 5 from ron upshaw on Vimeo.
Stall Mats 6 from ron upshaw on Vimeo.
Stall Mats 7 from ron upshaw on Vimeo.
Stall Mats 8 from ron upshaw on Vimeo.
Stall Mats 9 from ron upshaw on Vimeo.
I have to say, the stall mats have been working great so far. June's stall is level and much easier to clean.
The conveyor belt has helped some, but it's getting pretty muddy about now. I'd like to get some more and cover some more area and see if that helps...
See you next time
