Bedding – Wood

Doc-t August 29, 2015
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Wood bedding comes in many materials and forms.  The most common woods used are the softwoods representing the coniferous trees (pines), while the least common are the hardwoods representing the deciduous trees (maple, walnut, etc.).  The formation of the wood bedding includes sawdust, shavings, chips and pellets.  In addition, there is shredded bark.

All wood bedding forms dust that settles on all surfaces that need continual cleaning.  And if it is on the surfaces, it is also in the air the horse breaths.  Sawdust and shavings are popular in the US due to their abundant availability and low cost.  Cleaning these stalls is relatively easy compared to straw and inexpensive.  I would caution working in a stall with fresh wood pellets.  These can become roller bearings causing you to lose balance when working on a moving horse.

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Wood sawdust is the bedding used in this barn not just for the stalls but for the large aisle used for exercising the horses. Everything is clean and organized in this barn. A lot of hard work is clearly evident in the whole barn. Note fire extinguisher (one of many throughout the barn)
Wood sawdust bedding piled in a corner is a source for quickly adding bedding to a stall plus it helps to prevent the horse from becoming cast. Tail board is attached to the stall walls to prevent Saddlebreds from rubbing off their tail sets.
Close up of clean wood shavings.
Wood shavings clean and level in a stall.
These wood chips I have found between the teeth of some horses. The owner of the barn feels that they make an uncomfortable bedding for the horse, but there were no other bedding solutions for her at the time.
Bedding of wood pellets that have been allowed to crumble into sawdust.
Bedding of wood pellets that have been allowed to crumble into sawdust.
Bedding of wood pellets that have been allowed to crumble into sawdust.
Stall banked with bales of shavings
Stall banked with bales of wood shavings. greatly reducing the floor area where the horse can lay down comfortably.
Wood bedding
Wood shavings thick in a clean stall.
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