straw or shavings??

[pegasus1986]

wot do prefer to use?

 

[Chico Mio]

Shavings. Mine eat straw. Plus I get shavings free from the local woodyard.

 

[horseriderdeb]

I use both. Shavings for the ones that eat the straw and the other 3 are on straw. I must admit I do like a nice big straw bed for my big old shire

 

[BobbyMondeo]

I prefer straw, for my boy at the moment i use straw with shavings underneath as he is so wet

 

[clip_clop]

shavings, much quicker and cleaner to muck out as i have rubber mats so it makes it a bit easier!

 

[ThePony]

I use shavings for my mare - she eats the straw (an extrordinary amount!) and she can be a bit sniffy - she seems better on shavings than straw. I do love a deep bed though and she is very wet so the cost of it is horrible!

 

[BFG]

I use both, I love straw beds when they are big and look really comfortable. But i like shavings beds if i just want to do a quick skip out (easier to take the poos off).

I think it depends on the horse, my lad is really clean on straw so it is easy to muck him out however i would go mad if my mare was on straw because she likes to kick her bed about a lot.

 

[tasteofchristmaschaos]

Shavings. My boy eats straw, and also he has previously got feather mites from straw, so I wouldn't use again.

 

[algy666]

Definitely shavings, Dylan did have a straw bed at one point, but he was too wet for it to be any good.

 

[muffinino]

Straw – I can’t stand shavings! Plus I can deep litter straw properly and it looks so cosy

(yes, I am aware it makes no difference to the horse)

 

[Jojo_Pea4]

Straw, changed last summer from shaving it took me a while but once got the hang of it I now love it, espically when its all big and fluffy does help that my boy is very clean

 

[VioletStripe]

Shavings. Easier to clean IMO, they don't eat it and easier for if you have hay on the floor instead of a net. xx

 

[flowerlady]

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shavings, much quicker and cleaner to muck out as i have rubber mats so it makes it a bit easier!

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Same here plus he coughs when on straw as it's dustier.

 

[sykokat]

Straw every time unless horse has respiratory issues. If she has plenty of hay she will not eat it, its so much cheaper and much easier when you are used to it.

 

[Lollii]

I changed from shavings to straw a couple of months back when Hunter shavings went up to £8 a bale - they can stuff that

I can manage 6 horses on one giant bale of straw now which cost me £10 a week - lovely!

 

[JoBo]

Depends on the horse. Badger is on straw as it’s cheaper, but Bodey on shavings he is cleaner on them, and also so he doesn’t eat it. So I like both.