what bedding to use?

[jewel]

ok my horse is mess as hell, i take out 3 wheelbarrow a day with him on straw. the YO has said we can only use straw or something like straw i.e happy jack due to the farmer that takes our muck heap. so what do you recommend i will have rubber matting and i don't mind a minimal bed. also i hate the smell that the straw is putting on everything.

 

[TigerLilly]

a friend of mine has this same problem and she just uses rubber matting nothing else

 

[Shipley]

Thorogoods do a rape seed / straw chopped bed and a few at my yard use it very absorbant and farmer takes it away as it breaks down quickly. think its very cheep too

 

[jewel]

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Thorogoods do a rape seed / straw chopped bed and a few at my yard use it very absorbant and farmer takes it away as it breaks down quickly. think its very cheep too

[/ QUOTE ] could you find out what it's called for me please

 

[sam72431]

Nedzbedz is very good, it is chopped straw with a treatment on, my horse is very dirty and she is clean on it without rubber mats and now even cleaner with rubber mats

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

Miscanthus is excellent (google Fennington Fibres).

 

[Heidi1]

Bliss Bedding (Rape Seed Straw), brilliant, have all four of mine on it. They have a minimal bed on rubber mats..... www.blissbedding.com

 

[Spyda]

If your YO will let you, I ditto rubber mats with minimal bedding; just have a pee-patch in one corner and clean that out daily. It's MUCH quicker, easier and saves bedding. Shop around for mats, they don't have to break the bank. Honest!

 

[fattymare]

I have just ordered some rubber matting. Other than that, I use shreaded paper - Very absorbent and cheaper than shavings!!

 

[fattymare]

Also forgot to say, the ones I have ordered are 6 ft x 4ft and 17mm deep. Only £27.50 per mat.

 

[Spyda]

Yep, even think I paid a little less than that per mat and got free delivery as well! Laid them myself and haven't looked back. They were very heavy to hump about and lay, but once down, brilliant! Would be without them, or my HayBar!

 

[ernikins]

where abouts did you find them that cheap??

 

[fattymare]

It's a company based in Braintree, Essex but believe they deliver all over. boot-liner.com. email them directly for a delivery quote if you're buying a load. Ours are coming next week - hopefully an easier winter

 

[2021]

We have a big yard of 10 and use woodypet, clean, light, and absorbs so much!!

 

[cellie]

megazorb is fab if you have matting it absorbs all the urine and the smell .pooh stays dry on the top.i used it as deep litter which is how it is intended to be used but its expensive with my filthy beast.ideal on rubber £5.00 a bag normally you would only need one a week.

 

[davidoricardo]

Hi, we use Aquamax, much better than anything else we've tried and works out cheaper. You use about HALF a bag a week google horsezz for details...great on matting or concrete