Maintenance of stables and a good mucking out routine is paramount to ensure your horse has a healthy environment to live in with fresh bedding providing your horse with a warm and cosy bed.  And of course the more regularly you tidy their bed the less of a big job it is and of course the more you keep your horse bedding needs to a minimum.

 Follow these horse bedding  tips to ensure your horse has a clean and healthy stable environment.

1. Clear the horse bedding area. Take your horse out of the stall and remove any objects such as feed and water buckets.
2. Keep a horse bedding cleaning kit handy so that all your tools are within reach and kept in good working order.
3. Clear all the soiled horse bedding. Remove manure and wet bedding thoroughly.
4. Dump the soiled horse bedding in the designated  area, ensuring it is well away from the stable. Muck heaps can attract flies and other parasites which can provide a nuisance factor as well as spreading disease among horses.
5. Once all the soiled horse bedding has been removed spread the leftover bedding in the stable.
6. Add fresh horse bedding on top to replace the amount removed. Buff the bedding up with a fork to maximise comfort and warmth.
7. When possible keep the clean horse bedding up so the stable can dry out completely before re-bedding.
8. Clean up outside the stable. Any residue dirty bedding will carry disease so make sure all waste is tidied away and dumped on the manure heap.

Daily upkeep of your horse bedding can help you keep your horse bedding costs down and of course provide your much loved friend with a warm and healthy environment.

We can provide you with advice on which horse bedding may best suit your budget and your horses needs.

Please contact us to discuss.