New Rice Hull Bedding Is Easy On Horses And Stable Maintenance
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Today’s horse owners are facing ever increasing costs in the day to day maintenance of their four legged friends. With apparent shortages of wood shavings, bedding prices have reached an all time high. Leaving most barn and stable owners with a pondering thought: What else can we use?
Barn Biz ‘n Bits recently had the great fortune to meet with Mr. Ross McArthur, fellow horseman, business entrepreneur and inventor of the patented bedding system, Perma Stall Plus. Read what he has to say about a most amazing new product revolutionizing the horse keeping industry.
Perma Stall Plus
If the cost of shavings and the ever rising cost of manure removal have you looking at ways to rethink your bedding system, Perma Stall Plus is something you may wish to consider. Ross McArthur’s patented system offers horse keepers a full service bedding program that is getting rave reviews from many users.
After owning his own stable in Toronto and riding and competing in Europe in show jumping, Ross worked with a chemist to formulate a specialized coating to treat rice hulls creating a new bedding product. He has specially treated the rice hulls with anti-bacterial drying agents and coagulants to create soft bedding that absorbs and eliminates odor without requiring huge amounts of bedding to be stripped from the stall. Many users have reduced their waste removal costs dramatically.
Ross is the first to admit that his product is not for everyone. He personally oversees the installation of the product and trains the owners and workers on how to clean the stalls and how to maintain them. Farriers that care for horses on the product have been pleased with how hooves improve after only a few months in the new bedding. The urine is quickly dissipated from the treated product and damp, wet smelly areas are virtually eliminated. The bedding is quite soft and horses that normally have hock sores or other skin problems show much improvement sleeping on the Perma Stall Plus.
Once the bedding is installed, the need to add more is usually minimal. Depending on the horse and its routine, Perma Stall Plus may only need to be added once a week or every few weeks. Ross is very watchful over the maintenance of the product. He reviews his customer’s horse barns and works closely with those who clean the stalls. Twice daily cleaning is recommended to keep the stall or pen at its best.
Dove Hollow Dressage Center of Olivenhain and Anderson Farm of Rancho Santa Fe are huge fans and extremely pleased with Perma Stall Plus. For more information call Ross McArthur 760-274-4325 or see his website.