Stunning mat installation in West Sussex

Earlier in November, we were contacted by a customer in West Sussex who wanted to lay mats in a paddock, ahead of any downturn in the weather in the coming months. We were delighted to supply 80 square metres of our highly rated M52LO mats, laid on a base of our M9 Mesh. The project used 900 M9 pins and 500 cable ties. As you can see, the result is stunning. As a small company, we can offer an installation service on large projects up to 30-40...

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Fieldguard chooses TNT as new delivery partner

Pete from TNT will be collecting every order you place with us from now on For the past twenty years, we have had a very happy relationship with Interlink who have all our next day Courier shipments. However, like any marriage, there have been ups and downs. Now we have been forced to change delivery partners, as they are no longer able to carry liquids, meaning they no longer accept shipments of Green Gloop. As Green Gloop accounts for around 30% of...

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…the Unicorn Returns

After celebrating it's 40th anniversary in 2015, the Unicorn Trust, an equestrian centre based in Gloucestershire, decided to fit out a brand new stable block. In fact Fieldguard had provided the Trust with our M2 matting some 20 years before, so we were delighted that we were first choice when it's came to their new project. After a consultation to determine their exact requirements, we recommended our semi draining M130 mat and offered to demonstrate the fitting with an on site visit. Quick to self lay, they...

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EVA Stable Mats fit to order for the Ebony Horse Club in Brixton

The Ebony Horse Club in Brixton, South London, is a community riding centre in one of the country’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Pioneered by Ros Spearing, who for a number of years, had been taking an after school club of children for riding and horse care lessons at stables across London. She realised that a more permanent solution was required to help local children with difficult family backgrounds or who were in care. The ideal solution would be to establish a permanent riding school where...

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Fieldguard M2 Stable Mats – The perfect drainage mat for your horse

Stable owner, Liz Mossop recalls her search to find the best rubber mats for her stables I spent a long time researching various options when I needed to lay stable mats at my stables. It was important to get it right and a choosing a mat which allowed good drainage was key to my decision. When I spoke with Fieldguard, their knowledge was second to none. They have several different types of stable mats and they help you to choose the right one for your needs. Fieldguard's M2 Stable Mats are worth every penny if you...

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Honeycomb hollow ring mats – perfect for mud free play areas

When our Fieldguard honeycomb hollow ring mats were first available, we were contacted by a primary school who had a serious problem with mud and dirt being bought indoors throughout the year after the children had been playing outside. We suggested that they may consider trying our large, heavy duty honeycomb mat, which is what they did with a small section of one of the play areas. They were laid extremely well by the school ground staff, and the result was spectacular in...

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The day Fieldguard supported Lee Pearson, Paralympian gold medalist and the Royal Ballet

Never before had a horse been inside the Royal Albert Hall, until now! In June 2010, Channel 4 commissioned a series of programmes promoting the 2012 Paralympic Games. When Lee Pearson, a gold medal Paralympic dressage rider was asked to appear, the production company approached Fieldguard for our help and advice, so it was a very exciting project for us. Lee was to perform freestyle dressage to music, also known as kur, accompanied in the background by ballet. The chosen excerpt was ‘The Dance...

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Diary of a Dog – A visit to the vet

As recounted by the recently retired Greyhound, Bandit. Still new to domestic life at the time. This is an excerpt from his book ‘The Diary of a Dog’ illustrated by Viv Levy and published by Fieldguard Ltd. All proceeds are remitted to Greyhound rescue and re-homing, through either Celia Cross Greyhound Rescue or The Retired Greyhound Trust. Thursday And it was an early start. No breakfast and he took an indecent interest in my toilet arrangements. My goodness it was bitterly cold with...

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Honeycomb Mats on Hampstead Heath

Over the past year, the Corporation of London has been undertaking flood prevention work on Hampstead Heath. The combination of this on-going work and the very heavy rains in mid-December produced a couple of mud slides over some of the most trafficked paths. They needed a temporary fix in a hurry, so the paths could be used by the many thousands of Londoners who take it as read that a slug of fresh air is included over the Christmas New...

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