Shavings stalls

Weekly shavings replacement and top up

The stables get cleaned every day.

Replacement and top-up of the shavings happen every Wednesday with the amounts of bags each owner assigned per week. Sourcing good quality shavings is a complex logistics. The supply nor quality is consistent; transport breaks down,... We pre-finance a large buffer stock of shavings and store them in dedicated ventilated containers. We pick up shavings with our trucks and staff when needed.

Some owners believe that sourcing shavings themselves saves money. We doubt this when considering all costs of organizing a quality and steady supply.

In case an owner wishes to supply his/her own shavings, the following guidelines need to be respected:

1. The shavings must be placed in closed bags on Tuesdays between 12.00 and 17.00 at the horse stall. We cannot store the bags or leave them lingering in the stables. If we do not have bags at the stall on Tuesday evening, we cannot top up the stall on Wednesday morning.

2. We cannot store bags on behalf of the client. There is the cost of container storage, transport up and down, and inventory management,... which all comes at a cost

3. We cannot change "own supply" versus "The Hill supply". When the client decides to do their supply, he/she is responsible for guaranteeing the supply of the required top-up bags every Tuesday between 12.00 and 17.00