I use lots more saw dust than that, but I get mine direct from saw mills for $10 a trailer full, so its more affordable. I also remove the wet bedding like that, except I leave the wet area uncovered so it can air dry before I cover it up it the old bedding before I stall the horses. You are absolutely right when it comes to breathing problems if the urine is not properly dealt with. I know of a few places where horses have gotten COPD. So listen to this smart lady and keep your horses healthy and safe.
$10 a trailer full! That's a smokin deal on shavings- gotta keep my eye out for a connection like that ;-) Thanks for checking out the video and sharing your thoughts.
@@insightfulequines The issue is most people who do this are stables or larger places as the bedding needs to be kept in a dry cool place where humidity and wetness wont make it go bad. I know the barn I work for keeps it in a section of their barn and also buys by the trunkful so when I get new bedding I get an entire clean mucking wheelbarrow (muck wheelbarrow only used for shavings and not mucking) worth of shavings to fill in the stalls where I have had to take out significant amounts of shavings like the wet spot(s) of doom. Many sawmills do this BUT I want to give you the heads up that not all shavings are created equal. Pine is good but Walnut and some other fancy woods are BAD for horses and the oils can make them itch and have issues. So always be sure to ask what type of wood shavings and sawdust you are getting as 2% Walnut and 98% pine is ok, but over 10% walnut or 20% is a sure pass.
I muck 7 stalls. We have 18-occasionally I do more. The barn is old and my stalls have a step down into them. I muck heavy manure first then medium; and lift out urine soaked shaving; scrape mats. I pitch the remaining dry shavings against the wall, then scoop any remaining poop that slides down the shaving pile. I pitch my manure /urine into a wheelbarrow then take it out of the barn to dump. I then make up the perimeter of the stall bed with the clean, but used shavings. Then I squeeze into the silo to fill wheelbarrow full of clean shavings, which I dump down in the middle and spread some to perimeter. Does anyone have any ideas how I can deal with pain in my neck and shoulder. It’s gotten worse the past few months. I don’t think getting slammed on the entire left side of my body by the iron gate helped. Lol, but it was sore before that. I’ve had PT massage; chiropractor, and 2 osteopathic treatments. I use a pain medication too when it throbs and cracks. I’m adding some stretches and plan on doing 2 of the treatments a week. I love my job and take pride in my clean stalls. Much appreciated. Dee.
Thanks for asking, we don't have concrete (you're right in thinking that would be too hard on their legs) we actually use stall skins stall liners. I wrote a post all about them, you can check it out here www.insightfulequine.com/stall-skins-geotextile-liners-review/
When ever I clean the stalls in my barn I normaly get the pee first and then see what’s left over so like after the pee I will get the poop and that is how I can tell if I need to put more bedding in it or not
I do the same. As nice as the pellets are.. they get so dusty! I miss having a fluffy bed but it’s almost impossible for me with the amount of urine I take out. Cushings sucks
I muck out stalls every day and I have never seen one this clean. Excellent job!👏👏👏 How would you deal with horses that throw their dirty bedding all over the clean stuff? The trainer I work for likes to make a big pile in the center and let them spread it out but it really gets all the dirty stuff mixed in with the clean.🤷♀️
Cleaning after someone uses the pile it in the middle method is the worst. You have my sympathy. If there is any way that you could be the one to clean a particular stall several days in a row using this method then the horse will get tidier and the whole stall will get better within a week or so and you can show them the difference and how much easier it is to have much cleaner stalls. I would also look at possible reasons a horse is being extra messy- stall walking or spinning, ulcers, grumpy neighbors, coping behaviors, boredom, etc- is there something that can be done to help the horse feel more settled in the stall.
@@insightfulequines I totally understand and completely agree with your theory and can identify key factors that affect the horses I clean for but. . . . . . . . they are boarders, I can't make them come in and spent time with their horses and the most I get to do is lead them to their stall to eat and lead them back to a dry paddock. Then I attempt to clean a stall where the horse has stomped their poo into such small pieces it goes directly through an apple picker. I would need a cat litter tool to get it and when I felt the whole shavings should come out as it was all little poo pieces I was told I was wasting clean litter by the owner and if the fork picks it up then it does and if it doesn't then it doesn't. Do you have advice for these stalls where it is a mix of tiny poo pieces everywhere? in every nook and cranny and throughout all shavings in the stall? I am only the caretaker so again I can't make a boarder come see and do things with their horse anymore than the barn owner can.
The horses should be outdoors, not sequestrated in boxes for the sake of selfish easy retrival. Stalls are only to serve the selfish interest of owners who don't feel and use animals as means to make a buck and/or to feed their hungry ego (notice how they all dressed up TO SHOW). What next, ship the horses to slaughter house once they outlive their usefulness ?.
Mr logik : the answer is NO. Everywhere I looked, hillbillies are looking for some other hillbillies to clean stalls, they make it sound like if it was rocket science. I was curious about it because the horses I have experience with were happy outdoor horses, I never dealt with stalls and propably I never will (I feel too much). So, I stand by my statements above. Next time you are cleaning stalls at a horse show, give some of those attention-seekers pretentions dudes and dudesses all dressed up FOR SHOW, a slap on my behalf. Thanks.
Mr logik Ok, I'll try to find somebody else to slap those attention-seekers misusing horses. I am going to share some info below, regarding race horses.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts Amin and for advocating for animals, I appreciate your concern. There are a number of reasons for stalling horses, for example, when healing certain types of injuries veterinarians recommend the horse be stalled for the best shot at making a full recovery to go on living a pain-free life. Our horses are turned out with their friends to socialize, graze, and roam the hills all day and then come in at night. At the end of the day, they are all waiting at the gate ready to come in. I have experimented with having my horses living out in a herd 24/7 vs being stalled at night and found that they are happier and less stressed with stalls. This is not a convenient option as it creates more work cleaning and is more expensive but their wellbeing is worth it. I understand that not every horse likes being stalled and some horses probably spend more time in stalls than they would like to but that's not always the case. It's important to recognize that there are circumstances in which some horses do prefer to be in stalls where they can rest, take a break from the bugs, and find relief from the elements.
