PADDING UNDER TRAILER RUBBER MATS

[Suzy Henderson]

Does anyone know of any good material to use under trailer floor rubber mats to give the horse a softer ride?  I called some of the trailer sales and they have some but very expensive and costly to ship.  It was mentioned to me that Home Depot might have something, so just wondering if anyone has tried it.  Suggestions greatly appreciated.

[Don Huston]

Hello Suzy,

Padded boots would be much cheaper.
Also, if you add a second layer of something under the trailer mats, make sure it will not soak up and store urine or any other moisture.

Don Huston

At 07:26 AM 2/28/2013 Thursday, you wrote:

Does anyone know of any good material to use under trailer floor rubber mats to give the horse a softer ride?  I called some of the trailer sales and they have some but very expensive and costly to ship.  It was mentioned to me that Home Depot might have something, so just wondering if anyone has tried it.  Suggestions greatly appreciated.

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[tara rothwell]

I put shavings in my trailer. Really cheap.

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[bi...@b4boots.com]

Replace your lumber with rumber, if you can handle the weight difference.

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[Laney Humphrey]

http://benhurtrailers.com/Parts/Redneck%202009/H-Body%20Components/H16-H20.pdf

scroll down the page to "trailer cushioning mat".  I've had either this or something very much like it in my trailer for years.  It really does add cushioning.  My horses don't pee in the trailer so I've never had to worry about moisture retention.
Laney

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 7:26 AM, Suzy Henderson <hend...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Does anyone know of any good material to use under trailer floor rubber mats to give the horse a softer ride?  I called some of the trailer sales and they have some but very expensive and costly to ship.  It was mentioned to me that Home Depot might have something, so just wondering if anyone has tried it.  Suggestions greatly appreciated.

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[Flora Hillman]

Yes. I use the lock-together hard foam fatigue pads that are designed for people who have to stand for long periods in one spot on hard floors (ie: cashiers, etc). You can buy the pads at Home Depot, Staples, Costco, etc.

The pads have a jigsaw edge that allows you to connect one pad to another to cover a space as large as you wish. They are easily trimmed to fit via a box cutter.

I laid the fatigue pads directly on top of the trailer floor boards, then put rubber "dog run" matting on top. The dog run matting is thinner and less weight than equine stall matting, but is just as tough and resiliant to shod horses, staying in place even with horses that shift, move, or paw.

My personal experience with my ponies has been that they seem FAR more relaxed traveling and standing in the trailer with the fatigue padding under the floor mats. The padding also seems to act as a sound reducer for road noise (in the few times I've been in the trailer while it was moving). No problem keeping the trailer clean either - the padding's jigsaw edges allow liquids to seep through so there is no accumulation of fliuds on the floor, plus the pads are so lightweight they are easy to lift out if one wants to inspect the floor boards.

[Laney Humphrey]

What a good idea!  My cushion padding as squashed where the horses have stood on it over the years.  Yours would be way easier to repair - just remove the squashed squares & replace.  I'd have to replace the entire piece of mine.
Laney

[Shannon Loomis]

Where do you get the dog run matting?

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[Flora Hillman]

You can get dog (or kennel) mats at Tractor Supply. I love them because you can move them far easier than than the heavy equine stall mats. I've found I'm more apt to clean the trailer more frequently and more completely because I don't have to struggle with those awful heavy stall mats.

[Shannon Loomis]

So you completely remove the mats that come with the trailer and replace them with the interlocking pads and the dog mats? My trailer is currently naked for the winter, I may have to try that come spring....

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On Mar 1, 2013, at 8:06 PM, Flora Hillman <wels...@gmail.com> wrote:

> You can get dog (or kennel) mats at Tractor Supply. I love them because you can move them far easier than than the heavy equine stall mats. I've found I'm more apt to clean the trailer more frequently and more completely because I don't have to struggle with those awful heavy stall mats.
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