For those who don't bring their horses in every night...

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Laura2013

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What do you do about bedding?

We get straw super cheap but I'm not sure deep litter would work for a horse who is only coming in now and then.

Just wondering what other people do when their horses don't come in every night?
 
Mine only come in when the weather is really bad. I use wood pellets, and when they are out the bedding is just thrown up against the wall out of the way. You could do the same with straw, muck out if they have been in and then just chuck it up, lets the floor dry out too :)
 
p87 said:
Mine only come in when the weather is really bad. I use wood pellets, and when they are out the bedding is just thrown up against the wall out of the way. You could do the same with straw, muck out if they have been in and then just chuck it up, lets the floor dry out too :)
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I was thinking of possibly putting some rubber matting down so I can have a thinner bed and take most of it out if it gets used- but not sure about using straw and matting.
 
My two are clipped out and rugged up warm as toast, and out at the moment and hopefully that happy state will continue, unless the fields end up TOO blimmin wet.

They do come in sometimes during the day and just stand in; mare's stable is concrete floor with rubber matting on top. I've got some "old" bedding banked up round the sides with a very thin layer of chippings on the floor so she can wee without it splashing up.

Traddie-man's stable is earth floor with gravel down at the bottom levels and now chippings on top.

If it were a really filthy night and they were asking at the gate to come in (as they do!) then it would be mega-easy to chuck a bag of chippings extra in each stable to make them comfy overnight. I keep full haynets and buckets in each stable all ready.
 
MiJodsR2BlinkinTite said:
My two are clipped out and rugged up warm as toast, and out at the moment and hopefully that happy state will continue, unless the fields end up TOO blimmin wet.

They do come in sometimes during the day and just stand in; mare's stable is concrete floor with rubber matting on top. I've got some "old" bedding banked up round the sides with a very thin layer of chippings on the floor so she can wee without it splashing up.

Traddie-man's stable is earth floor with gravel down at the bottom levels and now chippings on top.

If it were a really filthy night and they were asking at the gate to come in (as they do!) then it would be mega-easy to chuck a bag of chippings extra in each stable to make them comfy overnight. I keep full haynets and buckets in each stable all ready.
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I'm thinking poss something similar to this as would also only be bringing in if begging at the gate.

I wonder if I could use the straw to build the banks and then just stick a thin layer of wood chip stuff on the top.

Then if the fields ever get really wet and he has to come in longer than the odd night I could stick a bale of straw over the wood pellet things- would this stop the straw matting combo being so stinky?? I suppose otherwise I could always lift the mats up and put a deep litter bed if in for more than a couple of days?
 
I have rubber matting and shavings in my stables. The horses all live out but have access to the yard and as I leave the stable doors open they have access to them 24/7. Some days/nights they don't use the stables at all and other days there is plenty to skip out. I find it best just to leave any wet until there is a large enough patch to clear out and the droppings I take out when there are more than a couple in one box.
 
LynH said:
I have rubber matting and shavings in my stables. The horses all live out but have access to the yard and as I leave the stable doors open they have access to them 24/7. Some days/nights they don't use the stables at all and other days there is plenty to skip out. I find it best just to leave any wet until there is a large enough patch to clear out and the droppings I take out when there are more than a couple in one box.
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This is exactly how I manage mine too. They seems very happy & relaxed pleasing themselves. Don't actually see them come in very much at all.
 
Mine only come in if the weather is really filthy or the fields are flooding, i tend to muck em out as and when theyre in, and leave the bedding up to let the floor dry, however, i laid a brand new bed of wood pellets for madam at the weekend, and have left it down for now, wish i had put it up though as all this rain i have a horrible feeling i may have a flooded stable now and wasted bedding.
 
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