Wood pellets

[mudmonkey17]

I am moving back to my old yard in next few weeks and have been thinking about trying wood pellets. I have rubber matting in stable but my horse is quite wet. Currently on easibed and take out the wet weekly.

How is wood pellets managed? My frind uses liverpool wood pellets so would be using these as would order in bulk with her and another girl.

It says on website only one bag needed a week to top up.

What are people's thoughts and experiences?

Thanks

 

[Bowen4Horses]

i love them. my horse is very wet and messy so i can't leave any wet in. LWP tend to come in smaller bags than the other companies (10kg). i add approx 2 bags a week. if you buy them by the tonne, each bag is £2ish.
my tip for a wet horse is to make the bed as instructed (adding water etc), leaving about 1/4 pellets whole. then, when there aren't many whole pellets left in the bed, top up with dry ones.
dry, they can suck up a LOT of wee...

 

[BBP]

Brilliant, easy to muck out with minimal wastage. Makes a lovely dense bed, I tend to mix up the whole bed daily once the muck is out, so mix in the wet (unless there's a really manky patch). It never smells (he has chalk floor so that helps too) and despite mine being an Andalusian with long mane and tail it doesn't mess them up like shavings can, it doesn't stick to his hair at all. I only add a bag every week and a half as he's so tidy.

 

[carthorse]

I use 3 a week as I add another bag every other day, love them and very wet horse that always ended up with a damp rug , is now lovely and dry

 

[Stephanotis]

I've been using lwp for about 1 month on rubber mats, first time using any sort of wp, and its absolutely fantastic only wish I'd found out about them sooner. My boy is v v wet and would say I am probably using nearer two bags per week but still way cheaper than shavings.
Still trying to decide best way to maintain bed, putting dry ones in works v well only problem I've found is that they get stuck in shavings fork when sifting poo and then end up in wheel barrow and I HATE wasting any.

 

[Achinghips]

Heehee, they are brill. My mare won't pee in her stable, so they are very economical for me. There is minimal waste, muck heaps are smaller and the work is less backbreaking.