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Step 1
Remove all buckets and feeders from the stall.
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Step 2
Strip the stall down, taking out all hay, straw and/or other forms of bedding.
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Step 3
Sweep the stall out and use a broom to remove any cobwebs, dust and straw or pieces of loose hay from the floor of the stall, the walls, any ledges, and the door frame.
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Step 4
Mix 1 part chlorine or bleach, the kind used in laundry, with 10 parts hot water. Use the mixture to scrub off any grime or stubborn residue from the buckets and feeders. Don't rinse the mixture off, but let it air dry. Then repeat the process one more time, rinsing the buckets thoroughly.
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Step 5
Rinse the floor of the stall and walls using a power washer or in a pinch a garden hose.
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Step 6
Scrub any grime off solid surfaces using a hard scrub brush and dishwashing detergent.
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Step 7
Combine 2 1/2 tbsp. of concentrated disinfectant with a gallon of water in a pump-action spray bottle, the kind you use in gardens.
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Step 8
Put on goggles, a mask, pants and a long sleeve shirt to protect yourself while spraying the disinfectant.
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Step 9
Soak all of the stall's surfaces with the disinfectant, let the stall air dry and then repeat the process.
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Step 10
Return the clean feeders and buckets to the foaling stall.
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Step 11
Put down a thick layer of clean straw or other foal-safe bedding in your mare's foaling stall.
