Bedding, fixtures and fittings

What bedding is most commonly used at the college yard?

• Straw

• Wood shavings

• Shredded paper

• Pellets

Why are shavings NOT suitable?

• Quality is inconsistent

• Harder to dispose of

• It can be sharp

• Wetness turns into ammonia

Horses can eat straw

• True

• False

How should shavings be packaged / stored?

• In a carrier bag

• Dumped in a pile - used whenever needed

• On a pallet, in rectangular bales

• In direct sunlight

What yard system do we have at college?

• Stalls

• Loose boxes

• American barn

• Loose barn

Your horse weaves, what fixture should you have?

• Salt lick

• Anti-weaving bar

• Hay rack

• Plastic mirror

Your stable measures at 14ft X 14ft (4.27m), what was it used as previously?

• Foaling box

• Muck heap

• Arena

• A pony stable

Eaves should be approx. 12ft (3.66m)

• True

• False

Ventilation in the stable is important because...

• It makes a fire

• You'll have to pay vetinary bills if your horse develops an infection

• Makes your horse overheat

• Provides fresh air in the stable, keeps it cool & stops dust spores from growing

How is peat bedding disposed of?

• It's reused as fertilizer

• Let the horse eat it

• Thrown in the bin

• Leave it to decompose in the stable