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letswin Reg. Nov 2005	Posted 2016-05-20 10:04 PM Subject: wet stalls
Veteran Posts: 165 Location: TN	We are having trouble with water seeping up under our stalls causing them to be wet does anyone have any syggestions on how to fix this? We have dirt floors.
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mollibtexan Reg. Jan 2007	Posted 2016-05-21 12:27 AM Subject: RE: wet stalls
Expert Posts: 1526 Location: Texas	Pour a footer or try to get your dirt higher in your stalls than the outside dirt
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fulltiltfilly Reg. Dec 2008	Posted 2016-05-21 7:07 AM Subject: RE: wet stalls
I hate cooking and cleaning Posts: 3310 Location: Jersey Girl	I would put screenings in then mats.
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ThreeCorners Reg. Nov 2003	Posted 2016-05-21 9:05 AM Subject: RE: wet stalls
Tried and True Posts: 21185 Location: Where I am happiest	fulltiltfilly - 2016-05-21 7:07 AM I would put screenings in then mats. Yep! Put in crushed gravel, tamp it down and then mats. Your stalls will stay high and dry.
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euchee Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2016-05-21 1:16 PM Subject: RE: wet stalls
Lived to tell about it and will never do it again Posts: 5408	If you don't want to buy the mats just put the crushed gravel down. Wet it really well so that it packs then just use shavings over that.
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BARRELHORSE USA Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2016-05-21 5:53 PM Subject: RE: wet stalls
	Need pictures of your barn's exterior drip line and at ground level looking at the 30 ft surrounding the barn in relationship to the lay of the land to determine where the water is coming from ... It is better long term to deal with the cause ... vs ... covering up the problem ...
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