Posted 2010-02-16 7:48 AM (#116645) Subject: Holes in stalls
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Posts: 179 Location: Illinois
This has been a long cold winter. Horses have been stalled a lot. They're making holes where they pee. What's the best thing to use to fill them in? I read somwhere sand and lime stone. Any thoughts on that? Floors are just the dirt, we use sawdust or straw for bedding. No mats.
Thanks everyone for your imput.
Shari
Posted 2010-02-16 7:53 AM (#116646 - in reply to #116645) Subject: RE: Holes in stalls
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Posts: 824 Location: Kansas
I have clay floors in my stalls and just fill the holes with more clay, tamped in well, every few years. I have found that you want to wet the existing floor very well before adding new dirt so it joins with the old.
Posted 2010-03-16 1:21 PM (#117685 - in reply to #116645) Subject: RE: Holes in stalls
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Posts: 16
Location: United States
I had this problem also. I tried the putting the clay and so on back in, did not work, tried the 3/4rubber stall mats over the dirt, did not work, finally I got tire if it and cemeted them out with the 3/4 stall mats on top it worked great and was very easy to clean the stalls with any bedding you put into the stall. I even foaled on these no problems at all.
Posted 2010-03-18 12:42 AM (#117755 - in reply to #116645) Subject: RE: Holes in stalls
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Posts: 16
Location: United States
I put my mares that are in foal in when their time is close. I have had mares foal 3 weeks early on me so I do not take a chance no more. I can not have a colt born in the cold and snow. I just won't let it happen.
Holes in stalls
