Clive Cox Racing Chooses Traditional Coconut Horse Matting To Prevent Slipping

AT A GLANCE

Challenges:

Prevent Slipping

Avoid Injury

Large Area

Benefits:

Made to Measure

Naturally shock absorbent

Biodegradable Product

OBJECTIVE:

In a busy training stable, every opportunity must be taken to minimize the risk of injury and enable the horses to remain fit. Clive Cox was looking for a way to protect the horses from slipping on the concrete as they turn a tight corner when heading out for training.

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SOLUTION:

Traditional Coconut Matting (also known as Coir Matting), the material commonly used to make doormats was a perfect solution. It is gentle underfoot but in large pieces, 180cm x 600cm long is so heavy that it will not slip. It absorbs moisture so acts as a great anti-slip surface in wet or icy weather, and the traditional woven-backed construction ensures that it will breathe and dry out.

BENEFITS:

Anti Slip

The deep pile and brush construction of the matting provides shock absorption and anti-slip properties to protect the horses’ legs

Made to Measure

Large mats can be made to cover huge areas. The maximum single piece is 1.8 m x 11.5m, and these can be laid down alongside each other with minimal gaps to cover an enormous area. At Clive Cox Racing the mats cover an area 45m²!

Sustainable

Coir is a completely natural material made from coconut husks. The woven-backed matting used as horse matting is completely biodegradable and can simply be composted at the end of its life.

CLIENT QUOTE:

We’ve used coir matting in the past, but it’s become harder to find. We know it works well to protect our horses and that it lasts. We are delighted that Make An Entrance can now make us whatever size we need!

Clive Cox

Clive Cox Racing

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