Please help - College coursework - Horse Bedding

Hey all,

I'm currently studying horse management and as part of my course I have to do an investigation project into the types of bedding different people use.

Please could you spend 5 minutes of your time completeing the following survey.

Many Thanks





Bedding Survey

How many horses/ponies do you own? One


What size is your stable? Huge 12ft x 16ft


What type of bedding do you use in your horses stable? wood pellets



How often do you clean your horses stable out? Muck out every day (poo only and get wet out once a week)



How much on average do you spend on bedding per week? 5 quid max


On average how many bags/bales of bedding do you use a week? 1 - 2 per week


How do you store your bedding? outside on a covered pallet



How do you dispose of your bedding? on the muck heap which is collected every other month and arranged by YO


How many hours per day on average do you keep your horse in its stable? 13 hours (6pm to 7am)


Does your horse suffer from any respiratory problems? Not at the moment


If there was one thing you could change about the bedding you use, what would this be?
I wish it was good for use all year round but wood pellets get very dusty in the summer
 
Bedding Survey

How many horses/ponies do you own? 3


What size is your stable? 12x16


What type of bedding do you use in your horses stable? Aubiose



How often do you clean your horses stable out? Muck out each morning, skip out as and when needed


How much on average do you spend on bedding per week? 1-2 bales at ??£9.50 a bale


On average how many bags/bales of bedding do you use a week? 1-2


How do you store your bedding? In a spare stable



How do you dispose of your bedding? On the muck heap which eventually goes on our veggie garden


How many hours per day on average do you keep your horse in its stable? in summer - 12, in winter 18+


Does your horse suffer from any respiratory problems? yes


If there was one thing you could change about the bedding you use, what would this be? make it cheaper! But is is very manageable and dust free so is very good for me
 
How many horses/ponies do you own?

3

What size is your stable?

12 x 12


What type of bedding do you use in your horses stable?

1 = Shavings 1= straw 1=lives out

How often do you clean your horses stable out?

Daily

How much on average do you spend on bedding per week?


£15

On average how many bags/bales of bedding do you use a week?

1 bag of shavings now that bed is built up and half a bale of big straw bale.


How do you store your bedding?

On wooden pallets with a plastic sheet over them

How do you dispose of your bedding?

Muck Heap which farmer picks up


How many hours per day on average do you keep your horse in its stable?

16hrs


Does your horse suffer from any respiratory problems?

No

If there was one thing you could change about the bedding you use, what would this be?

Nope
 
Bedding Survey

How many horses/ponies do you own? 3


What size is your stable? 15x15, 15x15, 12x14 feet


What type of bedding do you use in your horses stable? Ecobed cardboard



How often do you clean your horses stable out? Every few hours between 8am & 10pm

How much on average do you spend on bedding per week? Approx £45


On average how many bags/bales of bedding do you use a week? 2-3 per stable


How do you store your bedding? Outside, on pallets

How do you dispose of your bedding? Muckheap, rots down

How many hours per day on average do you keep your horse in its stable? 20 in winter, 0 in summer.


Does your horse suffer from any respiratory problems? No

If there was one thing you could change about the bedding you use, what would this be? I
wouldn't change anything about it, it's fabulous.
 
How many horses/ponies do you own?
2

What size is your stable?
12x12

What type of bedding do you use in your horses stable?
Straw


How often do you clean your horses stable out?
Everyday


How much on average do you spend on bedding per week?
We produce our own.

On average how many bags/bales of bedding do you use a week?
One large round bale.

How do you store your bedding?
In a barn under cover


How do you dispose of your bedding?
Put on a muckheap

How many hours per day on average do you keep your horse in its stable?
About 14 hours

Does your horse suffer from any respiratory problems?
No

If there was one thing you could change about the bedding you use, what would this be?
Less little dusty bits!
 
How many horses/ponies do you own? One horse

What size is your stable? 12 x 16

What type of bedding do you use in your horses stable? - Straw

How often do you clean your horses stable out? - Full Livery, she is mucked out every day

How much on average do you spend on bedding per week? - N/A as full livery , but if i wanted her on Shavings it cost a extra £5 a month and thats for one bale a week, if you want more laid down than that you have to buy it on top

On average how many bags/bales of bedding do you use a week? - N/A

How do you store your bedding? - Straw is stored in a large barn

How do you dispose of your bedding? - Livery yard disposes of it, i dont know how

How many hours per day on average do you keep your horse in its stable? - Out from 8am and taken in at 3pm

Does your horse suffer from any respiratory problems? - Nope

If there was one thing you could change about the bedding you use, what would this be? - nothing i find it very cosy and every time she comes into her stable and its all clean and bed fluffy , she likes to roll in it, so i think she approves.
 
Bedding Survey

How many horses/ponies do you own?
Two


What size is your stable?
Both 12x12


What type of bedding do you use in your horses stable?
Genie - Aubiose
Milly - Wood pellets



How often do you clean your horses stable out?
Skip out every day, big muck out once a week


How much on average do you spend on bedding per week?
One bale of Aubiose, two bags of woodpellets - £17


On average how many bags/bales of bedding do you use a week?
One bale of Aubiose. 2 bags of woodpellets (but have changed supplier so hopefully soon down to 1 bag a week)


How do you store your bedding?
Stacked on a pallet in the barn - everyone has a pallet but I have the only huge pallet as I have two horses.


How do you dispose of your bedding?
Goes on the yard muckheap


How many hours per day on average do you keep your horse in its stable?
In winter overnight - approx 12 hours but varies.
In summer daytime only - average 5/6 hours



Does your horse suffer from any respiratory problems?
No, neither does.


If there was one thing you could change about the bedding you use, what would this be?
Woodpellets - rubbish if you like a nice white bed although I've learnt to live with it.
Aubiose - the price and the packaging breaks REALLY easily.
 
Bedding Survey

2 Horse 1 pony

all stables 12 x 12

all 3 have rubber matting and have deep beds pony has shavings 2 horses have wood pellets

all stables fully mucked out daily

Pony is very clean only use a bale of shavings every 2 weeks £7
both horses use a bag of pellets every week £8

Half bag of shavings and 2 bags of wood pellets every week but more if needed

Store beddding in feed room plenty room as only 4 horses to each feed room on our yard

Muck heap

All three in over night roughly 12 hours

No respiratory problems

Make bedding cheaper
 
Hey all,

I'm currently studying horse management and as part of my course I have to do an investigation project into the types of bedding different people use.

Please could you spend 5 minutes of your time completeing the following survey.

Many Thanks





Bedding Survey

How many horses/ponies do you own? 1 x 15hh, 1x 14hh


What size is your stable? approx 10X15 feet


What type of bedding do you use in your horses stable? 1- Barley straw over rubber nats, 1- Barley straw over concrete



How often do you clean your horses stable out? sip out daily, muck out every 3-4 days



How much on average do you spend on bedding per week? £ straw from own farm


On average how many bags/bales of bedding do you use a week? 4


How do you store your bedding?
In barn


How do you dispose of your bedding?
Farm Muck heap

How many hours per day on average do you keep your horse in its stable?

14 (over night)
Does your horse suffer from any respiratory problems?
some mild coughing (from hay)

If there was one thing you could change about the bedding you use, what would this be?
prefer nice bright wheat straw- not available this year
 
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