Re: padding under trailer mats?

["Bonita B. Young" <corky@foothill.net>]

Hi Marilyn,

If you want more padding in the trailer why don't you put in a cupple of bags of
shavings.

I have found on long trips that they incourage urination plus the bennifit of
extra padding.
The only drawback I can think of is if you have a stock type trailer with a lot
of wind comming in it could cause eye irritation.

Corky, west region

marilyn wiese wrote:

> My trailer has rubber mats over a wooden floor.  For traveling to and from
> rides, that are many hours from home, would it be helpful to the horse for
> some cushioning to be under the rubber mats.  Would carpet under each mat
> work?  I always clean the mats off after each use of the trailer and usually
> will even take them out of the trailer and hose them off really well.  Is
> there some other type of material that would be good to put under the mats
> or is more cushioning not a good idea for any reason?
>
> Thanks, Marilyn and Khal in San Angelo, TX (no rain at our place in more
> than 2 months and it is VERY dusty)