What is so special about recycled-cardboard horse bedding and why is it so popular? Largely because of the great benefit to horses, it’s Green, and quite practical for the owner. Recycled-cardboard horse bedding and animal bedding is the perfect solution for us as we become more aware of our actions and go all out in saving the environment.
There are a variety of advantages to horse bedding and you needn’t pick and choose: your horse receives them all. Major areas such as health, cleanliness, and comfort is taken care of by horse bedding. This remains true of animal bedding designed for smaller pets and poultry as well.
The therapeutic effects on the respiratory system is considered to be the greatest benefit of horse bedding. Actually, because our recycled cardboard is dust-free you and those in contact with the horse will experience respiratory relief as well. The dust and mould spores found in traditional bedding materials of wood shavings and straw more often result in British horses suffering from respiratory issues.
Horses suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (C.O.P.D.) or showing symptoms of coughing, discharge of mucus from the nasal passages, labored breathing, or sluggishness need recycled-cardboard horse bedding.
Cleaning the stable is also made simpler and hassle-free with the use of recycled-cardboard horse bedding. Water seeks its own level, as does horse urine. Hence, the upper-most layers of the horse bedding is dry and devoid of any odour as the liquid seeps down from the top layers of the horse bedding to the lower level.
To muck out the stable, throw the top layer of dry horse bedding up onto the walls until you reach the saturated layer. This layer needs to be removed and bits of food, hay, and the like that get stuck in here need to be taken out. To freshen the stable, add a bit of new horse bedding to the floor. You would need about one or two bales of new horse bedding per stable each week.
What shall you do with the collected muck? The used horse bedding decomposes at a greater rate than wood shavings or straw. Depending upon your property, you may want to till it into the soil where it will complete breaking down or use it as mulch. The Green aspect of our horse and animal bedding material is an added bonus to an almost perfect product further reducing the carbon hoof print.
Another point worth mentioning is that the recycled-cardboard in the horse and animal bedding passes through high levels of quality check for cleanliness and consistency of end product. The cardboard cutting process leaves the bedding in irregular shapes trapping air leaving the bed warm and comfortable.
The horse bedding flows from the bale to the floor effortlessly; will not cling to the horse, clothing, or blankets; nor will it walk out of the stable with you. A horse would spit it out of his mouth if a bit of the bedding gets in as it is absolutely dry. Rats and rabbits are so fond of animal bedding; and studies reveal that it almost eliminates feather plucking in poultry.
This is our individual attempt to take the high road remaining conscious of our actions and how we affect one another. Come, be a part of the movement.