Sunday, September 27, 2015

The balancing act

Well, I haven't been doing a great job of balancing work, horse care, riding, and life lately. I've been pretty consumed with work and although horse care always gets done, riding sometimes gets put on hold. This isn't necessarily a good thing as the summer winds down and we start to prepare for winter where riding often doesn't happen at all.

Although I wasn't able to ride this weekend, I did get some other things done which made me feel better, but I wish I had gotten a ride in!

Speaking of balancing, I'm also trying to find a balance between too much bedding in the run-in shelter and not enough. I've always put a little bit of bedding in the run-in shelter, but as P has gotten older, I think she lies down in there more and could probably use more cushioning for her joints. However, she also uses it as a bathroom, so it's a little tricky to give her enough bedding to lie down but not enough to make a big mess!

How much bedding do you like to put in your stall or run-in? A few inches? A foot? What kind of bedding do you use? I've been using a mix of shavings and pelleted bedding which seems to keep things slightly cleaner.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

4 comments:

  1. as far as i know we don't really put bedding down in the run-ins, tho the ground in there has softened up over time

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    1. At first I didn't put much bedding in the run-in, but I find that P is sleeping more and more in there. Maybe I'm just spoiling my pony with a soft bed! :D

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  2. My horses sleep in the barn- I have rubber mats and 3-4 inches of shavings. I might be tempted to use peat moss in a run in for bedding because you could scoop it out and use as compost later.

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    1. I was thinking 3-4 inches might be a good depth. I've never tried peat moss but I'll look into it. Thanks!

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