We were recently able to try AirLite for trailering our bulls to events. We have always used shavings in the past and were pretty amazed by the AirLite. The first thing we noticed was how far it went compared to shavings, requiring fewer bags for the same trailer space. Then when we walked on it were amazed at the cushion. For large animals such as our bucking bulls we felt that the extra cushion and no dust was great for them! We were further surprised when we got to the event several hours away and the bedding was still in the trailer. With shavings we're used to getting to events and the only bedding left for the bull at the back of our gooseneck is what is stuck in his eyes and nose! Were also surprised when we got back home and found that it had dried out so quickly that we couldn't even tell where the bulls had urinated! Definitely a huge improvement over shavings!

Longears

China Spring, TX.

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Arabians

We have changed our barn shavings from traditional pine to AirLite’s animal bedding.  This has noticeably cut down on the dust in the air giving our new Arabian foals a healthier environment.” 

Sandra DeShazer

DeShazer Arabians

http://www.deshazer.com/
 

Being a horseman of many years and after numerous world championship titles, I have always been challenged with the perpetual “Bedding Issue”. It has been a continual battle with the good aspects vs. the bad aspects of bedding and none of which resulted in a win-win situation. My idea of good bedding is one that is not dusty, absorbs well, is easy to compost and is packaged in a manageable size to take to the horse shows. Dust is a major issue with me, since several problems such as upper respiratory problems and colic stem from a dusty environment, not to mention making the barn very dirty as well. Absorption is also a necessity in a stable that is used primarily as a business where odors can be an issue. Being able to manage the bedding is important, which includes the ease of composting it. Lastly, the need to transport bedding to the horse shows with ease is essential, bedding should be easy to stack in the trailer and be packaged in a compressed form to utilize available space.

Surprisingly, my wish has come true, a bedding product that meets every expectation and more.  AirLite Texas has a revolutionary bedding that is made from new cardboard boxes cut into small chips, cleaned of all dust and packaged in a compressed fifty-pound bag. Overall, AirLite bedding gives me a winning advantage with a product that is easy to use and creates a dust free environment as well as countless other advantages. My World Champion horses stand on nothing but AirLite bedding. 

 Thank you for this wonderful product that will help my business.

 Sincerely,

Dog Breeder

Hi!
I sure love that bedding for the puppies. I sure wish I had known about it 2 months ago. Finally, my puppies don't smell like pee anymore. They have a big 5 x 10 kennel indoors where they spend every night. The back 5 x 5 area is partitioned and the bedding is back there. They are very good about going back there to do their business, but with newspapers, well, it just wasn't absorbent enough, and to be blunt, they smeared the poop with papers too. I was changing those papers 4 times a day and those puppies STILL smelled. Well, this stuff is just perfect. It is very fast and easy to remove the wet and solid "stuff" and just add a bit of bedding each day. I suppose I will have to do a total change once a week. It also beats wood and paper shavings all to heck for the pups. That stuff got tracked all over.
Anyway, haven't tried it with the horses yet. I might try it on Ivo's "wet spot" in the middle of the stall. I spent so much money on my barn, fences, stalls, etc., that I ran out of money and couldn't afford mats. This bedding will probably be really good for that, but I don't know if I'm into flinging it against my new walls yet :)... I'll let you know about the horse stalls.

Well, I just wanted to tell you this because I think the company is missing a big opportunity by marketing mainly to horse people. Yes, they mention smaller animals, but I think this bedding could really be something gigantic for puppy bedding and maybe for smaller caged animals. I think I will also try it in the pan of my parrots' cages.
Thanks a lot. I don't know how much more I'll need for the pups as they will mostly be going to their new homes soon, and the ones I keep will be house-trained after the others are gone.
Thanks again.. I hope your new facility works out and that you get more boarders. There's something to be said about boarding. All I ever do on weekends is shovel, rake, etc.!!!
Kelly

AirLite Bedding In Use At CSU's

"Horses in a hospital environment have enough problems without adding respiratory disease or allergies to their list," notes Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS.

A diplomat of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons and Associate Professor of Surgery at CSU, Hendrickson continues, "We have found at Colorado State Universities, James L. Voss Veterinary Medical Center that the AirLite Bedding provides good absorption, minimal to no dust, non-allergic responses and an aesthetically acceptable alternative to other bedding materials.

"We have tried shavings and shredded paper but had problems with our drains. The AirLite bedding has been a benefit to our patients without causing any problems with our facilities."

Dean A. Hendrickson, DVM, MS
James L. Voss Veterinary Medical Center
Diplomat American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Associate Professor of Surgery
Colorado State University

Sick Foal

Kathryn Nikkel, Southern California based breeder, owner and manager, has about 30 of her horses bedding down on AirLite at Del Mar Race Course. Nikkel has around 180 horses in her care, all Thoroughbreds, in Southern California, Kentucky and England. On her recommendation, horse farms with which she has connections, also are using the corrugated cardboard product. 

What sent her to the web looking for alternative bedding?

A Thoroughbred race horse under her management is allergic to traditional bedding materials. She was familiar with the health benefits of corrugated cardboard because of its acceptance in recent years in the UK. "I didn't know anyone in the US was manufacturing a product like this," she notes. She also asked that AirLite be used in the stall of a horse who "had constantly carried heat in his feet every since we had brought him over from England a year earlier.  "Within 36 hours of bedding him down on AirLite, the heat was gone and hasn't come back." Kathryn also reports that grooms enjoy working with horses on AirLite, because the horses are so much cleaner, and the stalls so much easier to muck. "In my opinion, where AirLite may be most important for my operation is with respiratory problems and in foaling areas. She cites the case of one of her foals on a Kentucky farm who developed pneumonia eight days after birth.

"A sick foal with a lactating mare is kept in the barn, and a lactating mare produces a whole lot of urine. Regardless of whether on shavings or straw, the foal is laying its head on the bedding with all that ammonia," she emphasizes. "As soon as I heard about, I requested that the farm put him and the mare on AirLite. The foal already has lungs that are compromised; the ammonia makes it worse. "I feel we were way ahead of the game with this sick foal that we really did not want to lose.  The vet has been very impressed with the result, also." She reports huge cost savings--upwards of a whopping 80% in product and in labor since the horses on AirLite are cleaner--but emphasizes, "Even if it (AirLite) weren't economical, I'd still use it because of the health benefits.

"I'm pretty excited about AirLite. It's like being on a cushioned air mattress because of the air pockets in the cardboard. I tell people to lie down on it, and test it for themselves--this is the cushioning effect their horses will feel on their legs and feet," Kathryn adds.

Improving Life

"As well as being a superior bedding AirLite has significantly reduced the mortality rate in my game bird and poultry breeding program"

Tedford Farms (Game Birds & Poultry)

Bringing Horses Back to Health

My position is one that is primarily responsible for pre & post operative care of horses at Sheridan Equine Hospital & Referral Special Hospital exclusively for equine patients. The patients I am responsible for have extreme needs in care due to their conditions which include; Trauma injury, bone & joint repair (plates) and even amputees recovering during prosthetic process.

These patients’ requirements for bedding is far more demanding than that of your average horse. Horses here are sometimes down for longer periods and some have incision sites that require a clean dust-free and sterile as possible environment. Also due to some patients previously being down for long periods of time, bed sores are already a problem.

I used AirLite Bedding on two patients, one being a trauma mare with multiple injuries, the worst of which was a compound fracture in the fetlock region. The mare had lacerations and bed sores. Rehabilitation would include long periods of rest lying down. The other was a young mare which, due to injury, demanded amputation of her hind leg just below the hock joint. She would need bedding with good footing as she learned to negotiate getting up and down after surgery. This mare was also down for some time before arrival at the hospital and did have sores and scalded areas.

Summary

I feel I put this product through a “Fire & Brimstone” test for very demanding patients and was surprised at how well it worked. It seemed to clear up bed sores and left horses with clean dry coats. The footing is superb as well as a cushioning effect that is needed for horses with injuries in the legs. This product is dust free, extremely absorbent and provides a great cushion. In both cases the horses were obviously cleaner & dryer, not only in appearance but any previous sores or injuries were also clean and healed in a much shorter time frame than any other bedding I’ve ever used. The amputee mare found footing stable and predictable. Recovery was safe and speedy.

After many years in the horse industry this is truly a quality leap for bedding. It has surpassed any expectations I’ve had concerning the care of such high maintenance equine patients that are under my care.

Randy Conner – Equine Supervisor & Certified Farrier
Sheriden Equine Hospital Sheridan, WY 82801

“At first we were hesitant to try AirLite Animal Bedding. But after trying it we realized the full usefulness of the product. Not only is it more absorbent but it also held the moisture better when it was hot. Our sheep also benefited from the outstanding odor control. It is the best bedding product that we have ever used over the top of sand. All in all it is the best bedding with a better value .combined with superior performance”

Mr. Ron Pulse - Laramie County Community College
Wyoming State FFA Advisor, Cheyenne, Wyoming

“When I come to choose bedding for my horses”, says John Whitaker (International Show Jumping Champion, UK Olympic Champion), “my first consideration is their health. My last consideration is economics. That is why I was amazed to find Cardboard Horse Bedding not only performed better than any of the other bedding materials available in the market it was also less expensive than most!”

John Whitaker

I always used shavings from my local supplier totally unaware that my bedding could be a risk to my animals health. I have used cardboard bedding for 3 years now and I can tell you that it has made life so easy. About 3 months after starting to use it I noticed that my daughter's pony did not cough when being ridden out! She had done for the 5 years before that.

PD of West Yorks, England