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Re: OT- Trailer floor rubber mats
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Posted by Coldiron on May 15, 2005 at 22:52:39 from (207.200.116.199):
In Reply to: OT- Trailer floor rubber mats posted by Brent in IA on May 15, 2005 at 20:35:05:
Brent, Hauled horses for over thirty five years off and on. Ours for pleasure and others for friendship. Buy the mats but if you can. It makes it easier on the animals during shipping and if they are shod it will be almost impossible for them to slip. If you drive sensible (not necessarily slow !) you won`t have any more problems than you would if they were standing on the wood. The mats spread their weight out more on the flooring and are quieter if they are moving around much. If the flooring is a little loose any urine will find it`s way through the cracks. Any trailer will suffer urine and feces damage if not cleaned after use and the mats have to be removed and cleaned also. All of your better trailers come with mats for a reason. I rode in the back of a horse trailer for 300 miles with a weanling that went nuts if she was alone and even with the mats it was a noisy ride. Without them it would have been real bad. If you are worried about them slipping on wet mats, throw a couple of handfulls of sand on the floor before you put the animals in. We do our hauling to the back country for trail riding and wouldn`t do it any other way. 4`x6` at about 32.oo each is a good investment. If you go to a rodeo check and see how many rider use mats and how many dont.
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