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[RC] horse manure - k s swigartCarolyn Lodeman said: A bit of trivia: On RFD tv I watched the other day the experts said that an average 1200lb horse produces 50lbs of manure a day --- 9000lbs a year!! How much a horse's manure weighs depends on how long it has been out of the horse; since one of its major components is water. If the average horse eats 20 to 25 pounds of dry matter a day and they are about 30% efficient as feeders (I don't know if this is true, but it is a number that I have heard), then a horse's manure will contain about 12 to 18 pounds of dry matter per day. So on average our smaller endurance horses would produce less, Actually, my endurance horses, because they are doing more work and therefore need more food probably produce MORE manure than the average horse, despite their smaller stature. but that still is a lot of body building cleaning stalls. However, if you leave it to dry out for a while, it becomes much easier to shift. kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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