Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables.
Crushed concrete barn floor.
Steel troweling brings fine aggregate and cement to the top forming a glazed and slippery surface.
Concrete is one of the most common flooring bases in new horse barn construction.
You may wish to have one type of flooring for aisles and another in the stalls.
But concrete also goes an incredible long ways for hood health.
The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others.
If you want a surface that doesn t give at all you need to actually put down flooring.
I will say that outside the barn where the aprons get rained on the dust is much harder and solid.
Try that on dirt floors.
Here is a view of my floor and it s minor imperfections in the little video i made of spirit the pony.
The type of floor you will choose for a new barn will depend on the existing natural soil what materials are available to you and your budget.
Dirt floors are the ideal option when it comes to livestock barns.
For several types of barns this is the ideal solution when it comes to pole barn floors.
Impervious flooring materials concrete.
It is easier to muck out and clean a concrete floor stall than most other materials.
It s solid and won t settle so you won t have to pull up mats and re level the floors every once in a while as you do with porous flooring like clay.
Concrete has different finishing options.
It just scrapes right up.
Cool concrete to lie on and shade overhead it is a sheep s dream.