Horse Stable Flooring Materials and Drainage Topsoil. Clay. Sand. Road Base Mix. Wood. Grid Mats. What is the best floor for a stable? Soil, Sand, or Clay Sand is frequently used for stall floors. It is easy on the horse’s Read more…
Sorbeo is perfect for the muckiest of horses – and the wettest. Horses and ponies which suffer from Cushings disease do really well on Sorbeo as they are generally wetter in their stables. The supportive nature of the bedding is Read more…
A horse will regain +20% energy every hour if the horse has been properly taken care of in the last 24 hours. If the horse is thirsty or hungry (caretaking bars filled < 25%) it will not regain energy. There Read more…
Most horses have typically stopped growing and are in their prime athletic years. After 15 years, horses tend to start slowing down and require more support to thrive. What age does a horse slow down? Peak age is estimated to Read more…
Refusal or runout in horse riding is the failure of a horse to jump a fence to which it is presented. Why does my horse refuse? A: A horse usually resists or refuses a request from his rider for one Read more…
Initial stall bedding requires six to 10 bales of shavings. After wet or soiled shavings are removed each time the stall is mucked out, clean shavings can be added. Pine trees used to make shavings are usually at least 10 Read more…
6 to 8 inches. Coverage. Vets and equine professionals agree that horses in stables need a good covering of at least 15 to 20 cms (6 to 8 inches) of bedding across the whole stable floor. This depth of bedding Read more…
If horses eat a large volume of straw, this lignin fiber accumulates in the digestive system and it can plug (impact) the digestive system. This results in severe colic and even death if not properly treated. Is it OK for Read more…
Soiled bedding should be removed from stalls daily and replaced with fresh bedding. Soiled bedding may equal 2 to 3 times the volume of manure, depending on management practices. Each stalled horse may require the removal of 60 to 70 Read more…
Black walnut shavings. Black walnut shavings are a toxic bedding for horses. The innermost wood of the black walnut causes toxicity after oral or skin contact. Bedding containing as little as 20 percent fresh black walnut shavings made from old Read more…