Dirt Stall Floors Too Dusty

Here s a look at the types of flooring found in horse s stables.

Dirt stall floors too dusty.

This time of winter it gets so soppy and mucky and gross. Provide a small trench 2 inches wide extending from the top stall flooring material down to the gravel subfloor layer to collect runoff. Never had any problems at any of these barns concerning the floor. We raked up all the larger rocks built stalls etc.

My barn is old 1880 and my horses can run in and out 24 7. A dirt floor is probably the cheapest option. I could put down 2 semi loads of pelleted bedding and it would just smoosh into the mud. You may wish to have one type of flooring for aisles and another in the stalls.

My problem is the dirt floor. Then i d still have a soppy muddy. All had dirt floors in the stalls all of the stalls are kept deep bedded enough bedding in the stall for a week keep the extra bedding banked up around the wall. Former owner was using the barn for auto storage the floor had alot of small rocks too large for stalls probably some smaller gravel and dirt not clay.

Stone dust blackburn believes that stone dust also known as crusher run screenings or quarter inch minus makes a better floor than dirt because it can compact well and still permits. As with any loose flooring material however stonedust can produce dusty air and if it s too dusty that dust can hold odors after use and as horses move around the flooring will shift. The stall is more like a divided corral in the barn than a traditional stall. Eventually after a year or two of mucking and stamping it will need to be re leveled.

Does anyone else have dirt stall flooring. 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. The upkeep of some types of flooring is easier than others. We currently have dirt floors.

The stall floor may be sloped to the exterior wall of the stall where a sloping gutter drain is provided along the inside of that wall.