How to Clean a Horse Stall

Cleaning a horse stall is essential to every horse's health and happiness in the barn. A filthy stall can contribute to bad health and performance, and is a cruel way to treat any animal.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Gloves
• Boots
• Bucket or cart
• Shovel
• Stall
• New bedding (straw, shavings, wood pellets)
• Pitch fork
• Pitchfork
• large bucket or cart

1. Remove the horse from the stall.
2. Bring all materials to the door of the stall.
3. Place a large bucket or cart within reach of a pitch fork.
4. Put on work gloves so you don't get blisters on your hands.
5. Use the pitch fork to pick up all droppings and toss them into the bucket or cart.
6. Use a shovel to completely remove wet bedding from the stall.
7. Add fresh bedding to the stall to replace the soiled bedding.

Tips & Warnings

• If the stall is very dirty, you may have to strip everything out of the stall and replace it all with new bedding.
• Never clean a stall with the horse still inside. The horse may be spooked by the shovel or pitch fork.