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RE: [RC] [RC] Trailer bedding (shavings)-was Standing wraps - Mel Cochran

This probably sounds silly, but I do not use shavings in my trailer because I am afraid that particles from them could fly up in my horse's eyes with all of the air circulating through the trailer. I also worry that they could be slippery?

Am I being overly paranoid? Would my horses benefit from having some shavings over the mats in my trailer? I have porous mats so liquids go through to the floor and drain out rather than sitting on top of the mats and making them slippery. It does make for a lot of work when I get home, take the mats out, rinse them and the trailer floor and then put everything back in.

Mel


From: Barb Peck <bpeck9191@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Barb Peck <bpeck9191@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [RC]   Trailer bedding (shavings)-was Standing wraps
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 08:19:17 -0400 (GMT-04:00)

While we're on the subject of trailering...

My neighbors are stressing to me that when I trailer (2 horse straight load) I should be using
waaay more shavings than I do (which is none to almost none).

I conceed that if I was using a stock trailer as a box, and hauling extremely long distances,
then maybe I would- but for short trips of a few hrs- I don't see the point.

They tried to use the 'less concussion' on the legs theory- and I just don't see how that could possibly help unless the bedding extremely deep.

What do most of you do?

Barb

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