CORBRO UNDERLAY
Every kilometre sends impact and vibration through a horse standing on a rigid floor. Corbro absorbs shock, dampens vibration and provides a supportive surface under the hoof, helping reduce the impact transmitted through the legs, joints and the horse’s entire musculoskeletal structure.
The protective layer in horse transport.
Corbro is a closed-cell polymer underlay purpose-formulated for equine transport. Installed beneath the rubber matting, it transforms a rigid transport floor into a intensive-care supportive surface that absorbs shock and vibration throughout the journey.
- Rubber top layer
- Corbro Equine underlay
- Floor All surfaces; metal, wood etc.
Corbro is an underlay and is designed to be covered by suitable equine transport rubber.
What standard rubber alone can't do.
From the moment the float begins moving, vibration and movement travel continuously through its structure. Every bump, brake, corner, pothole and corrugation creates forces that are carried through the floor to the horse. Rubber provides essential grip, but over a rigid base it has little room to compress, so much of the force reaching the floor is transferred through the hoof and limb.
Corbro changes that response. Its closed-cell structure compresses under load, absorbing and dispersing energy before recovering. The floor takes the force first, softening and spreading it beneath the rubber instead of driving it straight back through the horse.
- Hard, immediate rebound
- Shock and vibration return upward
- Load concentrated beneath four hooves
- More bracing, instability and fatigue
- Controlled compression and recovery
- Energy absorbed and dispersed beneath the rubber
- Pressure spread across a broader support area
- Greater comfort, stability and freshness
Corbro gives every impact somewhere else to go.
Your horse is working for every kilometre.
That force does not stop at the hoof. Vibration and shock load the joints, tendons and muscles above, while the legs, core, neck and back work continuously to keep the horse balanced. Kilometre after kilometre, the journey becomes work before the work, building fatigue, tension, soreness and stiffness before the horse even arrives.
That means less freedom through the body, less in reserve for performance and more recovery before the horse can give its best. It also leaves less margin for the next movement: a correction can become a scramble, then a slip or impact.
Corbro interrupts that chain at the floor. Less shock through the limbs. Less muscular bracing through the body. Less of the journey carried into the horse, and more of the horse preserved for the work ahead.
For more than 30 years, owners and professionals have told us the same thing: horses step off the float fresher, looser and ready to work.
The hoof is designed to share the load.
Under weight, the hoof is designed to expand and engage the frog, sole, heels and digital cushion. This natural movement spreads pressure, absorbs force and supports circulation through the foot.
On a hard surface, contact remains concentrated. On Corbro, research found almost five times more of the hoof in contact with the ground. More contact means the load is distributed across a greater area, reducing the force concentrated through the hoof wall and limb.
Corbro provides the controlled give that allows the hoof to load more naturally. The frog and digital cushion engage, pressure spreads across more of the foot, and impact is cushioned before travelling into the limb.
Easy DIY installation
Bond Corbro underlay directly to the structural floor, then bond a suitable rubber matting securely over the Corbro underlay
A trusted name in horse transport.
Corbro has been made in Australia and proven in horse transport since 1994. Today, it is trusted across the horse world, from specialist veterinary care to elite international competition.
32 years in horse transport
Made in Australia
Developed and manufactured locally.
Trusted where equine care matters most
UQ VETS Equine Specialist Hospital
University of Melbourne Equine Centre
Scone Equine Hospital
Howard Springs Veterinary Clinic
and many more
Trusted from specialist care to world-class competition.
Work out how many sheets your floor needs.
Enter the length and width of your float, truck or stall floor. Corbro cuts easily, so offcuts are used to fill the remaining gaps. You only pay for the material that covers your floor.
Measure the finished floor area you want covered. Odd shapes: measure the largest rectangle and call us with the rest.
How the numbers are worked out
Corbro is easy to cut, so sheets do not need to fit your floor exactly. We total the area you need to cover, then supply the fewest sheets that cover it. Offcuts down to 100 mm are cut and used to fill the remaining gaps.
The 1800 x 900 mm sheet covers the same area as two 900 x 900 mm sheets for less, so an order never includes more than one 900 x 900 sheet.
Enter your floor measurements and we will work out the sheets.
Put support beneath every journey.
Install Corbro beneath the rubber in your float or transport truck.