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We have three horses. Our stalls have sawdust over 4' X 6' X 3/4" rubber mats over crushed stone over native clay. This works well for us, but the initial cost of the mats is pricy. We tried sawdust over native clay for stall floors before the mats - didn't like this option. Floors became rutted, uneven, saturated with urine, smelly and hard to clean. The mats work well. Too much urine will leak thru mat joints into clay, so we clean the stalls daily. Mats have been in use tor 11 years with no sign of deterioration. The sawdust does tend to get under some of the joints, especially at the mat corners in the center of the stalls. I lift the mats at the bad joints once/year and remove the packed sawdust and reset corners of those mats. The mats provide good level even footing, insulation during cold weather, and can be used with less sawdust. Caution, some horses may be more prone to colic from sawdust, sand or dust in general. None of our horses have had a problem. The mats used to go on sale at TSC for 10% off. I don't know if they still do. Best wishes!