Any one in France use wood pellet bedding?

Sorry, we don't. Straw is cheap and we have 15 horses.

Where are you in Alsace? We spent two years looking for a farm there as we love that region. We did not find enough acres with enough riding so now in Maine et Loire.
 
The French are keen on wood heating so I would have thought you could find some reference if you visited a heating/eco shop? Otherwise go onto AngloInfo and ask on the forum for your area.
 
Thanks :) I'm right on the border between France, Germany and Switzerland. Land prices tend to be more expensive here due to the easy commute to Switzerland, and old Alsatian families don't let go of their land lightly!
 
Cost was not the problem. My o/h was a Vice President of a company who had big manufacturing plant in Colmar. We first holidayed in Alsace some 30 years ago. A lovely place to live.

Maine et Loire is not so cheap either - we liken it to Gloucestershire and easy commute for French Ministers.
 
We use www.petro29.com for our heating oil and pellets for the stables. They regularly have discount offers. Equideos in Loudeac do countrywide deliveries and they stock them now as well.
I deep litter 8-12 over the winter on them and it worked out significantly cheaper than shavings. The straw (and much of the hay) where we are in Brittany has been awful for the past couple of years so that's not been an option.
 
Interesting...I use wood shavings, but I've never heard of using pellets. Sounds kind of uncomfortable in a way?

And Rollin, you wrote the other day in Breeding when I asked a question about "Big Horses," that you lived near the national stud, the Haras du Pin...Are there two in France?

Mine's in l'Orne in "Basse Normandy..." And you're in Maine et Loire?...rr
 
They are really comfortable rr as you spray them with water and they turn into sawdust. My ponies love them and don't dig/wreck their beds like a couple of mine do when stabled on straw or shavings. The bed is firm and offers good hoof support to any prone to laminitis as well.
I nearly went in to meltdown when we first arrived here until I found somewhere to get them as I'd been using them in the UK for a few years and loved the beds so much!
 
onlytheponely said:
They are really comfortable rr as you spray them with water and they turn into sawdust. My ponies love them and don't dig/wreck their beds like a couple of mine do when stabled on straw or shavings. The bed is firm and offers good hoof support to any prone to laminitis as well.
I nearly went in to meltdown when we first arrived here until I found somewhere to get them as I'd been using them in the UK for a few years and loved the beds so much!
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Must check into this...thanks...rr
 
Richard, strictly speaking L'Haras du Pin has a postcode of 61310 but in France there are 24 haras nationaux, all of which get referred to by the same name. They even get road signs confirming this. So you both have one. :).
The only Uk equivalent I can think of is that now well known chain of fish and chip shops:Harry Ramsden. I learned to ride nr Guiseley in Yorkshire where the original was and although I knew they welcomed coach parties I was flummoxed when a group of Bristolians told me they were going there for their suppers! I'd totally missed this as a franchise. The original was definitely best imo.
 
sunnyone said:
Richard, strictly speaking L'Haras du Pin has a postcode of 61310 but in France there are 24 haras nationaux, all of which get referred to by the same name. They even get road signs confirming this. So you both have one. :).
The only Uk equivalent I can think of is that now well known chain of fish and chip shops:Harry Ramsden. I learned to ride nr Guiseley in Yorkshire where the original was and although I knew they welcomed coach parties I was flummoxed when a group of Bristolians told me they were going there for their suppers! I'd totally missed this as a franchise. The original was definitely best imo.
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Of course there are other 'national studs'(haras nationaux,) but there's only one "Haras du Pin," the most famous...
None other is called "Haras du Pin..."
http://www.haras-national-du-pin.com/video-jeudi-du-pin.html

I've lived here(as I said a stone's throw from the Haras du Pin,) for 16 years and in France now for over 30 years...

Saying that all national studs have roads signs leading to them reading "Haras du Pin" would be like saying in front of any French Museum there would be posted "this way to the Louvre..."

With regard to Rollin, I was being a bit facetious...rr
 
No help from me whatsoever, but this post took me back. I lived in Alsace with horses for 12 years (kept them on shavings ... and this was 10 years ago, so my sources will be of no use haha) ...
 
We're also in France. You need to look for the "DIN+" quality standard. These are drier (less humidity), have less dust and less chemical content than "standard" pellets, but surprisingly they are not more expensive. We've used a number of different suppliers, bricomarche, gamme vert etc. The main problem is to find one that supplies all year round for pellet heated houses as many DIY stores and gardening outlets only sell during the winter months. Currently we use are using http://www.pellets-granules-de-bois.com .
 
Richard,

As I have no proof to the contrary I accept your statement. However I know I have seen road signs to a Haras du Pin when many kilometres away from the Orne dept. I did a double take at the time but I did indeed drive past it. I just can't remember where this was. Also when talking with my French livery yard owner in the Gironde she referred to popping up to the Haras du Pin for some reason or other, and on further discussion she meant the one in Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
 
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