How to Muck Out a Stall With Horse Pellet Bedding

October 31, 2023

When mucking out your horse stall, it’s important to find material that works well for your needs. For example, horse pellet bedding can provide the high-quality cleaning option you need to keep your stalls horse-friendly. Here’s a simple guide for this process to ensure that you give your horses the high-quality support that makes sense for their bedding and sleeping needs.

1. Rake the Bedding First

Wood pellets are a unique material option for stalls because, according to Equus Magazine, they can expand up to 2.5 times in volume when they’re used for horse bedding purposes. Starting with firm raking, use a pond rake to remove manure clumps and get rid of urine-soaked bedding and balls of fecal matter.

2. Clean and Dry the Floor

After raking your horse pellet bedding, it’s important to clean and dry the floor using appropriate cleaning materials. A simple floor cleaner is probably all that’s needed here. Make sure you scrub the flooring and let it dry out before you replace the bedding. It’s important to let the bedding dry out completely before putting it back to prevent bacteria problems.

3. Spread the Bedding

When putting the bedding back down in the stall (or adding new bedding), make sure that you spread it evenly across the floor. You need to make sure that it’s spread as evenly as possible because this helps to support your horse’s legs. If it’s uneven, there’s a chance that they might trip or get hurt.

4. Sanitize the Stable

Once you’ve gotten everything cleaned, it’s important to spread a stable sanitizing powder across the bedding. Horse pellet beds need a powder to avoid bacteria growth and other problems. Once you’ve carefully spread the sanitizer, you can wait for it to dry before bringing your horse back into the stall. Repeat this process as needed to muck out effectively.

Understanding this process can help you muck out your horse stall quickly and efficiently. You'll be well on your way to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for you and your horses. At Guardian Horse Bedding, we develop our horse pellet bedding products with healthy, environmentally-conscious pine that you can feel good about using. We're also certified through the USDA to guarantee quality products every time. Give us a call today to learn more!

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The short answer is Equustock, makers of Guardian Horse Bedding was founded over 20 years ago and is operated by innovative, groundbreaking, professional and dedicated manufacturers who also happen to be lifelong horse and barn owners. The horse bedding industry was started to dispose of waste stream from window/door manufacturers and sawmills. The people putting this product in a bag were not horse owners and knew nothing about the intricate respiratory system of the horse, or the negative health and performance impact "any" bedding can have on a horse. While this by-product material is still used for 50% of the pine bedding in the country (the balance being manufactured shavings) it took our expertise and desire to "build a better mouse trap". With this motivation we were able to wrangle the materials, the industry, and the equipment manufacturers to produce a product that was not only specifically designed for use in a horse stall, but for the pure health of the horse and the people who care for them. We pioneered the proprietary high quality pine pellet bedding and an intentionally manufactured mini flake shaving in 2001. We made it different. We created new, high densification packaging that allowed us to ship 1350 bags on a truck rather than 900. This not only reduced the cost of delivery of each bag but also reduces the carbon footprint of each bag of bedding. We were first to develop a true product line to satisfy the diverse preferences of the horse bedding consumer. Our revolutionary engineering of processes and equipment that …... • Put more bedding in a smaller finished bag making it easier to handle and able to ship more on a truck. • Eliminated dust and controlled moisture to maximize absorbency. • Specifically engineered and classified shaving sizes to satisfy a variety of uses and preference. ….... established the industry trends of the last decade and the expected standards today. We continue to hold close to our chest the proprietary processes that keep us ahead of the crowd. Our customer service is stellar and, our desire to put the best product under any animal keeps us producing high quality products at our multiple plants across the United States. We would love to get to know you. We hope you will love knowing us!