Has anyone ever used rubber pavers actually inside stalls? If so, did it work well and what was the base underneath?
I found some discounted rubber pavers and am considering trying it. I think it could be something that works fabulously, but I’m also wondering if this is going to create a project in 5 years when it needs fixed!
Maybe over concrete. Anything else WILL shift and then you’ll have sooooooooooooooooooo many edges to catch your fork and drive you insane.
They won’t shift if they’re surrounded by concrete or wood walls on every side.
Sure they will. Down. If they’re not on top of concrete.
You can get a nice firm base with screenings or whatever, but it’s not going to stay perfect enough to keep all those edges aligned perfectly.
If you ever hear me shouting the F word… cleaning stalls. This is always why. 
We have concrete pave stone pavers as our barn’s floor. We used a bed of compacted road as the base with a layer of four inches sand (not compacted) as a bed for the pavers, once the pavers are installed sand is swept over the surface before compacting the pavers into the bed of sand. The pavers are locked into place.
We have heavy duty stall mats over the pavers.
We are near where Pavestone has a production plant where we were able to buy what was considered rejected pavers due to color variations which we really had no concern, This floor of 10,000 PSI concrete cost a faction of a poured concrete floor.
I would suggest not doing it. I have big rubber pavers (like 3x3) in my barn aisle, and while I love them there, I would not want them in a stall. You’d never be able to clean out the grooves between the pavers. In my aisle, I have to use a blower to get them really clean.
I can already smell these stalls…just no…
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