When you muck out remove the obvious droppings being careful not to take out clean bedding at the same time. Saving your clean miscanthus grass bedding saves money and trips to the muck heap.
An absorbent rape straw Raviera beddingย will tend to collect the wet and dirty waste at its base. This can easily be revealed by scraping back the base layer and removing the waste. Remember to sweep the floor underneath to keep the bed fresh.
It’s worth investing in good quality tools that you find easy to work with. It’s a matter of personal preference when it comes to the size of wheelbarrow for example you need to balance out reducing the number of trips to the muck heap with whether you can easily empty a full wheelbarrow.
Following these tips will also help you benefit from a smaller muck heap. An absorbent rape straw or miscanthus grass bedding will mean you muck out less, waste less and therefore put less on your muck heap. Using any bedding from the Caviera range will also keep the farmer who takes away your muck heap happy as its better for spreading than traditional wood shavings.
Try to keep stable fittings to a minimum so that your horse can enjoy his space. Look carefully at the stable layout and place his water where he is less likely to knock it over. Similarly feed hay where he can still be involved in watching the yard activity or else he might trample it into the bed.
Choose your routine and horse bedding carefully and you should have more time to ride and enjoy your horse!