Floor covering for stabling

A floor covering for stables, said covering comprising at least two layers of textile material tufted together, said layers defined as a top layer and a bottom layer, a highly abrasion resistant material impregnated into the outer surface portion of said top layer, said impregnation material being sufficiently permeable to allow fluid evaporation therethrough, said impregnation material comprising a composition selected from the group consisting of an acrylic resin, a cross-linked copolymer of an acrylic resin and styrene, a cross-linked copolymer of an acrylic resin and styrenebutadiene, and polyvinyl chloride, said impregnation material being applied to said top layer in an amount of from about 500 to about 2,000 grams per square meter of top layer surface area.