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Originally Posted by Special Tan
I'm thinking of getting sand for my stalls, does it leave the strong urine odor like shavings?
I use to use milled shavings from the furniture company. Then I switched to shavings for when the Tan Foals.
I'm finding myself digging to china in her stall when I clean. She has a dirt floor, or use to it's all packed shavings now.
Please reconsider using sand. I've read and heard that over time there becomes a buildup of sand in the stomach leading to colic. I don't claim to be an expert -- I just read a lot. One source discussing the negative effects of using sand was in the book "Stablekeeping" by Cherry Hill. I have also heard and read similar things concerning sand from many other sources. I could see using sand underneath (way underneath) larger pebble-sized rock that the horse can't inhale.