Poo picking virgin

[HiPo'sHuman]

Don't judge me - I've never had to poo pick before, ever! Omg, I hate it. Is there a knack to it? My shavings fork was getting tangled in the grass/weeds and it took me forever to get it all up

Think I'd rather muck out 10 stables than poo pick one field.

On the bright side, had a fab hack on my boy! First time I've rode him since he came back from full livery on a grass free track following lami. I relished every second. Bad news is that his saddle is no longer a good fit, desperately need a new one fitting before we can start any proper work.

 

[AmyMay]

Rubber gloves, plastic trug, wheelbarrow.

 

[ester]

I prefer to use a scoop with a rake (and have converted both parents to this method too and we have adjustable height ones ) after years of using gloves. Much better for my back.

 

[Equi]

Or a poop scoop with the flat bit of metal on the other side of the head. Never anything with a space!

 

[windand rain]

get a proper poo picker its easy with one I would take a life time with a shavings fork

 

[JulesRules]

A proper trug and rake is much quicker but rubber gardening gloves are useful in long grass.
A friend who was helping me over summer likened using a rake in long grass to combing dreadlocks!

My best tip is do it every day. If you do it every day it only takes a few minutes.

 

[MyBoyChe]

I use a poop scoop with the longer handle and the flat side of the little rake that comes with it plus gloves for the longer grass. Trundle round with my wheelbarrow and find it quite relaxing, except when Mr Helpful wanders over and knocks the barrow over

 

[SEL]

I prefer it to mucking out! Sense of achievement looking at a nice clean field....for all of 5 mins.

I do it every day and then it doesn't seem so bad. Much easier on short grass and I use a proper poo picking rake thing.

 

[HashRouge]

Are you poo picking in long grass OP? It's much harder than short grass! I use my shavings fork and it's easy peasy on my well grazed field, but hard work on long grass! Try a poop scoop as others have suggested. It also depends how many horses are on the field. Picking up after two is fine, but lots of horses produce an awful lot of poo!

 

[Sussexbythesea]

After years of rubber gloves and a trug tipped into a wheelbarrow I switched to a poop scoop and rake which is quicker and easier. However I don’t use the rake that comes with the scoop. I use one like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Faulks-C...62b55a61650ac1924a2ace1fff2ce67&ul_noapp=true

Also when I buy another I think I’m going to get a bigger one like this which also comes with a short handled fork.

https://www.redpostequestrian.co.uk...uHAU9zMNQ0boT0_mRIHXIT2iFTIgPzL8aAvJ-EALw_wcB

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Or a poop scoop with the flat bit of metal on the other side of the head. Never anything with a space!

Me too. Having got mini's as well as bigger ones, its SO much easier with the flat side of the rake, even in long grass

 

[asmp]

I use one of these rakes. Yes, it's more expensive but its sturdier than the cheap ones (apart from the foam handle which the youngster chewed off!). I use the back of it the most.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Muck-Rak...204102?hash=item2147a96346:g:MsAAAOSw0JpV6bBn

 

[meleeka]

I’d be complaining if I had to use a shavings fork too! I use a scoop and a rake and it’s much easier and quicker that way. One of mine does massive piles so the flexible takes don’t work, the solid type are much better.

 

[milliepops]

After years of rubber gloves and a trug tipped into a wheelbarrow I switched to a poop scoop and rake which is quicker and easier. However I don’t use the rake that comes with the scoop. I use one like this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Faulks-C...62b55a61650ac1924a2ace1fff2ce67&ul_noapp=true

Also when I buy another I think I’m going to get a bigger one like this which also comes with a short handled fork.

https://www.redpostequestrian.co.uk...uHAU9zMNQ0boT0_mRIHXIT2iFTIgPzL8aAvJ-EALw_wcB

Yep me too, big bucket and short handled rake. I prefer the gardening hand rakes as the tines are flat for extra poo flicking power

 

[Horsekaren]

i use one of these forks, the blunt ends make it easy, its always a pain in long grass what every you have.
https://equestrianco.com/products/f...1RILWNfmpIzO-EwkXaqoZ5jGyhWeSRWkaAhDtEALw_wcB

takes about ten mins to fill a deep barrow

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Field vac

 

[Archangel]

I hate poo picking. I would rather have a root canal than poo pick.

Aside from the obviously sensible suggestions above I would:
Swap current horse for Shetland pony for smaller poos
Move horse to enormous field where you need binoculars to spot him and no chance of poo picking

 

[HiPo'sHuman]

Ah thanks guys, I definitely need to invest in poo picking tools! There are three horses and my poo machine/Highland...I think it is done most days so not too much to get on top of I was feeling a bit sorry for myself last night, coming down with a chest infection and had a bit of a sulk after an hour of frustrating poo picking, lol.

 

[MyBoyChe]

Just FYI, in case youre not sure, you would expect 10-12 poos per day per horse, so assuming you have a field share rota you'll know if someone isnt pulling their weight in poo

 

[Floxie]

The traditional, standard poo rakes give me horrible wrist pain. I use something like this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/High-Qua...-Grass-Weed-Lawn-Garden-160cm-G1/153053068004

You can adjust the length, and the spread of the tines which can help on different ground (e.g. close them up for long grass, open out if you're actually raking up spread-out bits on short grass).

 

[Orangehorse]

I use a scoop with a handle that reaches the top of my leg, which I can use to balance and put a bit of weight on, plus a metal short-handled rake that I bought from a tack shop for about £12.00. This is quick and easy.

 

[Coblover63]

I have a children's size garden rake which I bought from Aldi for £3 and it is way better than the equine rake that comes with a scoop. The tines are perfectly distanced for poo picking and make a quick job of PP.

 

[Fiona]

Rubber gloves and a bucket and wheelbarrow here

Fiona

 

[Dubsie]

Just FYI, in case youre not sure, you would expect 10-12 poos per day per horse, so assuming you have a field share rota you'll know if someone isnt pulling their weight in poo

Not if you are our horse. 18-24+ Depending on what's been going on in the surrounding fields that necesitates bowel evacuation.

 

[milliepops]

Not if you are our horse. 18-24+ Depending on what's been going on in the surrounding fields that necesitates bowel evacuation.

hehe! I have one of those. And the other saves it all up and does about 6 gigantic heaps in 24 hours.

 

[joosie]

I am clearly in the minority but a shavings fork is my tool of choice! I won't poo pick with anything else, I don't like using anything I have to bend down for as I get a sore back & like someone else above I find the poo picking rakes end up hurting my delicate little wrists!

 

[HiPo'sHuman]

Score! Found the purple skip thing and a rake in my Mum's shed I do have a vague recollection of buying the skip and a small handheld rake YEARS ago. Poo picking is soooooo much easier now, thanks guys...it's sad how excited I am by this.

 

[Orangehorse]

That is the scoop I use, but the rake is slightly different.

 

[HiPo'sHuman]

That is the scoop I use, but the rake is slightly different.

It worked really well think I'm going to put a trug bucket in the barrow tomorrow so I can lift it straight into the muck heap rather than throwing it up (it's in a trailer). Also planning to wear my marigolds tomorrow to get the last few bits up, totally OCD lol

 

[Equi]

How excited we get over a barrow full of **** hahahaha