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Bedding Flashcards

1
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What are the types of bedding that can be used?

A

Straw, shavings, hemp, paper, rubber matting

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2
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Is straw expensive?

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Can be depends on the season

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3
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Is shavings expensive?

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Yes

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4
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Is hemp expensive?

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Yes

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5
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Is paper expensive?

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Yes, in lost its collective as a waste product

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6
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Is rubber matting, expensive

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Just the initial cost

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7
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Is straw edible

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Yes

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8
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Is shavings edible

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No

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9
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Is hemp edible

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No

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10
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Is paper, edible,

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No

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11
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Is straw, easy to store

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Requires a barn

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12
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Is shavings easy to store

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Yes

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13
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Is hemp easy to store

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Yes

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14
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Is paper easy to store

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Yes

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15
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Is straw easy to dispose of

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Yes

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16
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Is shavings easy to dispose of

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No, it takes a long time to rot

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17
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Is hemp easy to dispose of?

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Yes

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18
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Is paper easy to dispose of

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Yes

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19
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Is rubber matting, easy to dispose of

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Yes, there is lest waste 

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20
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Is straw dusty

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Yes, it can be

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21
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Are shavings dusty

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Possibly, however, there is also an option to buy dust, free shavings

22
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Is hemp dusty

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No

23
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Is paper, dusty

A

No

24
Q

Is straw comfortable?

A

Yes

25
Q

Is shavings comfortable?

A

Yes

26
Q

Is hemp comfortable?

A

Hemp can have sharp shards

27
Q

Is paper comfortable?

A

Yes

28
Q

Is rubber matting, comfortable

A

No

29
Q

What are four reasons for using bedding

A

For warmth during winter, and to protect the horse from injuries is more comfortable for the horse to lie down, then on a hard ground for enjoyment, if one is sweaty or wet and to urinate

30
Q

Advantages of daily mucking out

A

Clean dry bad, horses feet are likely to remain clean and dry

31
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What are the disadvantages of daily mucking out?

A

Labour intensive

32
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What are advantages to deep littering?

A

Quick to manage on a daily basis, a warm thick nonslip base to the bed

33
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What are the disadvantages to deep littering?

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Labour-intensive one dugout weekly and a lot of attention needs to be paid to the health of the foot as it is more likely to induce thrush

34
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What are the steps of mucking out procedure?

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Remove the horse from the stable or tie-up securely, remove the water buckets, remove the droppings, remove the wet area, sorting it from the clean, throw all bedding up one or two banks rotated daily, sweep the floor, lay the bed, replace the freshly filled water bucket

35
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What is skipping out?

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Remove droppings, reshape, banks, sweet front of the bed, back, check water, supplies, clean, and four, check in at Steve and refill if required

36
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How do you maintain a market that has three separate heaps?
/piles

A

One is well, rotted, and ready to be taken away is manure, one is in the process of writing, one is in use, which is maintain daily to prevent unnecessary spread of the area, or should be Square and kept well trodden down to keep the air out, minimising the fire risk

37
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What should be thought about when picking bedding?

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Cost, horse, allergies, controlling a diet,disposal

38
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What is straw?

A

They look smart, drain well, or warm and comfortable, unfortunately horses are tempted to eat straw and it does not absorb well, so it needs to have a good drainage

39
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What are wood shavings?

A

They are absorbent and create an easily manage bed, they are often low quality and may contain splinters or other harmful waste

40
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What are wood pellets?

A

Compressed wood, shavings, water is added to make them expand and ready to be made into a bed, this type of bed is normally use like a deep litter system, they take up less space and other bedding

41
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Why use shredded cardboard?

A

Bought in bales or collected as office waste, highly absorbent, but can be heavy to muck out and blow around the yard, making it look untidy, can be very cost-effective, if collected as a waste, other hazards could potentially be mixed in the paper if collected as waste

42
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Why are use flax or hemp plants?

A

They are very absorbent and produce less odour in the stables, work best as semi deep letter

43
Q

What is the most expensive bedding tape?

A

Hemp

44
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What is the cheapest bedding type?

A

Straw

45
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What type of bedding is dust free?

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Hemp, flax, wooden pallets, paper and cardboard

46
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What type of bedding is not dust free

A

Straw

47
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What type of bedding is slowest to rot?

A

Shavings

48
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What type of bedding is fastest to rot

A

Straw

49
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What type of bedding has high absorbency?

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Shavings, wood, pellets, hemp, and flax

50
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What type of bedding has Low absorbency?

A

Straw

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