While stall mats are great to use as the base layer in your horse's stall for comfort, stall mats can also be used in several "non-traditional" ways to make your barn safer, cleaner and more user-friendly.  Consider these alternate uses in and around the barn as well as other areas where you can use Classic Equine Equipment's versatile and durable stall mats:

1. Stall mats can help eliminate mud around gates, doorways and paddocks. They are especially useful in and in front of run-in sheds..
2. Stall mats in paddocks are easier on your horse’s legs and easier to clean up manure.
3. Stall mats in the hay room make it easier to sweep and keep clean and helps keep your hay dry.
4. Stall mats in indoor wash racks are non-slip and easy to clean. In outdoor stall mats, they do the same thing, but also prevent mud from hose runoff.
5. Stall mats in the shoeing area are easier on your horse’s legs when being shod – and on your farrier’s too!
6. Stall mats on the tack room floor are easier to clean than carpeting and are softer and warmer on your feet than concrete.
7. Stall mats in the grain room make it easier to sweep up any spills. They also provide a deterrent to mice burrowing up into the feed room.
8. Stall mats make great walkways in a variety of areas – down the aisle over concrete to keep horses from slipping or as a pathway to the barn in rainy weather.
9. Stall mats attached to back walls of stalls can help save your walls and the legs of a horse with a habit of kicking.
10. Stall mats in the bed of your truck make it easier to sweep out hay carrying hay or gravel.
11. Stall mats provide excellent padding on the floor and sides of trailers and make floors easier to clean.
12. Stall mats are great to bring to a show. They provide a soft and safe place for your horse to stand and a clean place for you to groom or tack up.
13. Stall mats can be used under your compost bins to prevent nutrients from seeping into the ground. They also make it easier to scoop out the finished compost.
14. Stall mats can be used around the house. Cut into smaller pieces when necessary:
    1. Use in front of your sink to keep your feet warmer and prevent leg strain from long periods of standing.
    2. Use as a mulch in the garden or around trees
    3. Use as a welcome mat
    4. Use a place to store muddy boots.
    5. Use in the garage or workshop to insulate the floor and cushion feet while working.
    6. Use in the back of your station wagon or SUV to keep it clean when hauling wet or muddy dogs.

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Mighty Lite mat

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Classic Equine Equipment mats come in the traditional 4' x 6' style as well as our lightweight and portable Mighty Lite mats.

There are probably many more uses for the“jack of all trade” stall mat – what others can you think of?

Photo credit:  Classic Equine Equipment; ahorseforelinor.com