Is the "Mayo Mattress" any good? (44mm cow mat)

2wsxcde3

Thinking of buying a few mats for my ponies. I'd like them to have as comfortable a mat as possible and the 44mm thick "Mayo Mattress" currently looks the best.

Here is a link to the specifications of this mat: http://www.themayomattress.com/mayo-mattress-44mm/

Has anyone had any experience with this cow mat?

Farmer

The regular 24mm cow mats are excellent anyway. I have some for under calves for years now with no deteoration. I even use one myself in the workshop for working under tractors and machinery and its actually quite comfortable and warm

Just keep them flat - they'll take a curve if you leave them upright against a wall or outdoors in the sun

I cant comment on its use as a horse mat however as I'm not in that space

2wsxcde3

Farmer wrote: »

The regular 24mm cow mats are excellent anyway. I have some for under calves for years now with no deteoration.

Yes, but are the calves happy? 24mm thick mats always seemed a bit hard to me when i press them. So was hoping 44mm might be softer for my ponies over the winter when they have to be housed indoors for long periods of time.

alps

They are a really comfortable hard wearing may, but they expand slightly from use. As you will have maybe 6 or 8 mats cut to fit a stable, they may expand and bulge over time, which would not be good in your situation. They are very easy to cut to size with a stable knife, but I would be slightly concerned about they expanding and lifting and causing an issue to a less settled type horse.

Alfco in Trim sell a similar type EVA mat with interlocking sides which would be safer but I would expect more expensive. We only have experience with the lighter Mayo mat and maybe the 44mm is better able to stay positioned and in shape.

2wsxcde3

alps wrote: »

They are a really comfortable hard wearing may, but they expand slightly from use. As you will have maybe 6 or 8 mats cut to fit a stable, they may expand and bulge over time, which would not be good in your situation. They are very easy to cut to size with a stable knife, but I would be slightly concerned about they expanding and lifting and causing an issue to a less settled type horse.

Alfco in Trim sell a similar type EVA mat with interlocking sides which would be safer but I would expect more expensive. We only have experience with the lighter Mayo mat and maybe the 44mm is better able to stay positioned and in shape.

Will a stanley knife cut a 44mm mat do you think or will i need my angle grinder?

The ponies will be going in a cubicle shed which used to house cows. The cubicles are 1 inch narrower than the the mats so i was thinking of just curling the sides of the mat upwards where it meets the wall (these cubicles have concrete walls at either side of them.) But maybe this would be bad for the mats as they would begin to curl out of shape and stay curled then. It sounds like I better cut them to fit. They should probably be 1 inch narrower than the cubicle to allow for expansion of the mat like you say.

Farmer

If it were me, I'd cut them to near enough right size and see how they go. It's easy to trim another inch off later if they expand. Don't use the angle grinder, it will just melt them.

See http://dairychh.com/installation/

alps

Stanley knife just slips through them