Shavings in a trailer!!

[katiex2]

Ok guys! Do you have shavings down on the floor of your trailer or just matting? What's the concensus? What are the pros and cons of either?

Looking forward to your thoughts on this one!

 

[PennyJ]

Normally its just the matting actually. Although just to throw a spanner in the works there is currently straw down on top of the matting. Purely because I had to get a bit of a "wild one" in there and the blackness of the floor can throw them a bit and make them tricky to load. The straw seems to help...

 

[charlie13]

i put a thin layer in the back half off mine easier to pick poo out of plus looks comfier the only thing i have noticed is that if you put big flakes down they tend to be bit slippy i use easi bed

hope this bit off help
use to work at sj yard and they always did so jsut seamed naturally !!

 

[chestnut cob]

I always have done, especially for long journeys, but find that current horse travels better without them so don't put them down for him.

 

[mik]

I do use chippings as my lad tends to pee and it can get nasty, mixed with wet dung, and slippy.

 

[Stinkywellies]

I use easy bed too. I find it easier to clean out and less "splash back" from runny bottoms

 

[alliebaxter]

i use shavings in our box. they do make it easier to clean

 

[xbuzzx]

I usually have just the floor, but tonight i put shavings down as had to wash it quite late on and i need to use it early morning so was scared it might still be wet and slippy for him travelling!

 

[michelledud]

I never travel mine without some sort of bedding down. I believe an animal needs to feel comfortable to relieve itself whenever it feels the need as much as possible, and as such cannot understand why anyone would travel a horse without either straw or shavings etc as so many will put off weeing if they think they might splash themselves.

 

[wonkey_donkey]

I didn't use bedding in my lorry but I've gone back to a trailer again so I use plenty of bedding as the rubber matting is not as good.

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Straw in my trailer simply because I was travelling 2 tiny ponies loose on a 150 mile trip so needed them to be cushioned if they stumbled at all, plus the rest of the straw bale acted as a barrier to the jockey door (which gave me palpitations all the way home!). Took my Big Ned Sunny out in the trailer yesterday and decided to leave the straw down (= laziness!). He was quite happy with it, loaded as ok as normal and perfectly happy coming off. Straw stays down until Molly or Sunny tell me different!

 

[katiex2]

Ok. Some interesting thoughts! I think I will put a layer of shavings at the back and see how we go!! Thanks guys!!