right now, all our horses are in dirt paddocks that connect to lean-tos so we dont use any type of bedding...we are looking for some fill-dirt however to try and level the paddocks out and then maybe layer the lean-tos with sand.....when i used to show at the fair, we would always bed our horses in pine shavings....cedar does smell wonderful and it helps keep the flies down but all my horses try to eat it so we used the pine........