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traceyjoanne
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England
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 Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 6:37:25 PM
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Hi
what bedding is best for a real minging ned?
At present i use straw but she does eat it so it looks worse when i go next day
she is a good drinker which in turn makes her an excellent wee'er
want a really absorbant type bedding
dont really like shavings as i like to keep them white so as soon as they get bit mucky out comes the bed and they not cheap!!
any suggestions would be appreciated asap as which ever comes up the best i will go and buy tomorrow
thanks
tracey
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rosyw
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England
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Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 7:04:46 PM
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Hi Tracey, the best thing I ever did was to invest in rubber matting , several of mine were similar to yours! so now it's rubber matting for all with a 'poo strip' about two feet wide along the back of either Hemcore or Megazorb, it only took a few days for them to work out where to 'go', I now have a very small muck heap, can do all six - including filling water buckets and haynets in well under an hour - and the biggest plus is I don't have such a bad back
If you don't want to bother with the matting, Hemcore is really good, use 6-8 bales to start with (for a 12x12 box) and only take out the wet patch about once a week, disturb it at little as possible so it packs down into a level bed.
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 7:18:52 PM
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| Yes - will vote for rubber matting I just put down a small area of Easibed (brill stuff!!!) for a pee/wee area. Horses hapy to lie down on matting.....well they will lie down on bare earth outside! |
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katherineepea
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England
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Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 9:18:35 PM
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the problems with a messy horse and matting with little bed means they will lie in it and so get very mucky and their rugs stink in winter.
i use mats and a very thick shavings bed- seems to work. he used to be awful. also eats straw! i have him out as much as poss also- he is in from 9am till when i come to ride about lunch time so he sleeps when he is in |
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rosyw
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England
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Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 9:31:46 PM
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| Have to say I haven't had that problem, my messy ones all ended up pretty clean, maybe I've just been lucky! |
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Eeyore
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Posted - 10 Jul 2007 : 9:34:41 PM
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I have a mare who creates a very wet bed and have found out that by putting more bedding in she is cleaner. I don't know how that works but it does!! She has rubber matting topped with a good bed of Nedz Bedz Pro which is a bit cheaper than shavings. My clean horse is on Easibed which is also really good but slightly more expensive. Good luck  |
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linda
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 09:50:35 AM
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Hi Tracey,
Leisha used to be on rubber matting and shavings and was quite clean,
As you have a problem with her weight and eating the straw, I would put rubber matting in her stable and put either shavings or similar in the corner and even the dirty horses will rather pee there because they don't like it splashing up their legs,
You can skip ou so quickly each day too, even the foals learn from an early age they have a pee & poo corner,
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cassy
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 10:13:12 AM
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| I use rubber matting with shavings, cost a fortune to start with but saves me ££££ and hrs of work, they soon get the idea and mine mess, wee all in same area now and are very clean and easy, on straw they stank from wee but shaving/rubber dont smell and a lot cleaner |
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traceyjoanne
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England
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 10:59:27 AM
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hi linda
its not leisha thats the problem she is the cleanest out of the 3 and does not eat her bed
its my friesian filly thats the minger
my andi is ok but shoves it all to the back!!
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linda
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 11:06:56 AM
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Hi Tracey,
Thats good news
We have some mares that poo and just trample it everywhere, but with a small amount of shavings I just sweep it out and put fresh it it is so quick and easy,
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arabic
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England
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 11:47:39 AM
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I second Helena - the bigger the bed the better! I love straw and soon found that a huge bed is cleaner and easier to muck out than an average one. Also putting fresh on the bottom and then pulling the sides down makes for easier cleaning of the wet areas as it really soaks it up. Helps too if they like to eat it when you put the new in the bottom.
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natntaz
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England
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 1:51:39 PM
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I have all three of mine on three different types of bedding at the moment. Straw, shavings and Aubiose. I have always like straw but my gelding will eat it so have him on Aubiose. The mare churns her bed up so she is on shavings. It doesnt seem to move to bad, The filly lays down a lot and doesnt eat her bed so she is on straw. I to am thinking it would be better to just get mating and only have little bed. I spend so much time mucking out  |
   
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 2:03:37 PM
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If horse is very messy on rubber matting - use a breathable NZ instead of a stable rug - easy to wash off!
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