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Note the position of Ivan’s hands and feet. You can either use your foot or knee to hold the end of the “T’ square in place. Your free hand should always be towards the top of the “T” square and out of the way of the knife’s blade. Step five is to make the final cut. Fold over the piece of the mat that is being cut off and open up the seam that you created by scoring the mat. Start at the end of the mat, place the blade of your utility knife inside of the seam and continue to cut the line form one end to the other.
Your third mat can now be locked into place.
Before laying your fourth and fifth mats, be sure to take measurements from the female end of an interlocking tab to the furthest point on the wall. Take these measurements from both corners of the mat just as your did previously. If the mats need to be trimmed, you should “sketch” out your measurements on the rubber and cut them as stated above. Once this has been done, you can interlock your mats respectively.
By creating this “L” shape you have given yourself points from which you can measure in both directions. This is an important step in fitting your last mat tightly into the doorway of the stall. It is now time to address the last and most important mat, the doorway mat. When taking measurements for this stall mat you will want to allow for enough rubber to extend out into the doorway or threshold. The exposed edge of this stall mat should butt tightly up against the stall door or threshold area. Extending the rubber to this point will prevent your horse from pawing at the edge of the doorway mat.
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