Auboise alternative

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helly86

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I'm moving to a new yard and due to limited muck heap space the owner asks we use Auboise bedding or something similar so it rotts down quickly. Any suggestions? My boy is a messy beggar so the cheaper the better!
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I use Hemcore - also hemp-based - and I really like it. Good for wet ones, not so brilliant for messy ones or horses that dig as it really needs to be deep littered and you get a thin top layer of clean and dry then a compacted layer that you don't want to make it to the surface (well I do, anyway).

I've also used Megasorb which is paper-based and would probably be better for mucky horses. It's really, really absorbent though, and I would be worried about hooves getting too dry if the horse was in for long periods.

Hope that makes sense/helps.
 
We use countrywide's bedding if you order in bulk we had it for around £4 a bale, its really quick and easy to muck out and super absorbant like auibose too!
 
ellie_e said:
We use countrywide's bedding if you order in bulk we had it for around £4 a bale, its really quick and easy to muck out and super absorbant like auibose too!
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I'm looking to change from straw as HATE it, what is countrywides bedding made from and how much do you order at a time to get it for £4 a bale? Cheapest bedding ive found delivered is £5ish a bale and thats having 105 at a time so yours sounds good :D
 
I love Auboise, but it is very expensive, so I buy Hemcore, which is the british version. I buy mine from Thorogoods, who sell another hempi bedding which is a really finely chopped product called Edellin which is chopped flax, it is quite cheap, I tend to mix it with the Hemcore, it makes a good bed and it is economical to use. Super absorbant. http://www.thorogoods.co.uk/shop/bedding they deliver.
 
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