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Appropriate bedding for horses is very
important as it has a direct impact on the
comfort and health of the horse. In
Australia the main choices for bedding have
been either straw or shavings but now there
is a revolutionary new bedding product
available. After reading comments within our
forum we were intrigued, Eco Animal Bedding
was mentioned as been a great bedding for
horses.
Eco Animal Bedding is corrugated cardboard
and came with a list of benefits but like
anything new, you never know until you try!
So that is exactly what we did here…
Tired of ‘dust’ from dust free
shavings, the lack of absorption, the hefty
price tag now attached to a truck load and
in due course,
shavings
tend to leave a lot of residual dust which,
if inhaled, can be harmful for the horses.
In some cases, sawdust is used as a
substitute for wood shavings, but it also
creates a dusty environment, which can
consequently irritate the lungs.
Straw the
oldest known form of bedding
was out of the question for a number of
reasons; the ponies are more inclined to eat
all night, some horses can be affected by
dusty straw and this can, in certain cases,
lead to respiratory problems and allergies,
lack of absorption and the biggest pain
getting rid of used straw.
So basically the choice for stable
bedding that has the ticks in all the right
boxes was up till now limited. Getting
the right type of bedding is very crucial in
ensuring that the horse remains injury-free
and healthy.
The main reasons for stable bedding:
Provide warmth and
comfort to the horse
Prevent the horse from
slipping
Lessen the concussion
from hard floors
Good bedding encourages
the horse to lie down
Absorb the horses urine
So clearing out the
stable of the worse bed wetter here [one of
those that must cross her legs all day
waiting to relieve herself once in her
stable] we ordered some ECO Bedding. Our
stables are 12 x14’ and the advice was 4-5
bags should do the job [however 3 bags in
and it was a pretty good coverage and depth
to the bed] Eco bedding comes in 20kg bag so
manageability was easy and no DUST! when
emptying out the bags and laying down the
bed was easy as the Eco bedding is so light. |
