Straw Pellets Direct

01/10/2024

Orders are flying out the door! Have you tried our gorgeous straw pellets yet? Making mucking out simple!

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24/09/2024

Dare I say it, autumn is creeping it’s way in! 😩

Beat the rush and get yourself organised for the cold days ahead with our gorgeous straw pellets.

Nationwide delivery available or collection from the farm

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09/08/2024

UT-OH!! Our website is having a funny five minutes! Please bear with us whilst our tech team is working hard to fix it! It may be down for up to five working days.

In the meantime if you would like to place an order or require more information on our pellets please give us a call on 07974739726.

Thank you all for your patient and understanding!

04/06/2024

Healthy and happy horses are our priority. Our straw pellets create a super soft and supportive bed which helps promote healthy joints, tendons and hooves.

There are lots of other ways you can help ensure your horses joints stay in tiptop shape including frequent movement, stretches, a proper warm up before and cool off after exercise, as well as various different feed supplements.

What do you do to help ensure your horse has healthy joints?

29/05/2024

Have you been on the fence about trying our straw pellets? Here’s just a few of the very many reasons you should give them a try today!

Nationwide delivery by the pallet, making things simple so you can enjoy your horse more!

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15/05/2024

Our straw pellets make up a luxuriously soft yet supportive bed which encourages horses to lay down and get some much needed sleep!

Proper sleep can improve performance, mental state, overall health and well-being!

Did you know REM sleep (rapid eye movement) is essential for horses and is only achieved when they lay down?

During REM sleep horses experience a range of neurological and physiological changes that actively support memory consolidation, emotional regulation, learning, healthy brain and immune function as well as overall health and well-being. Horses and ponies will only lay down in an environment in which they feel comfortable and safe.

Somebody wasn’t impressed I disturbed his sleep! 😅

14/05/2024

Creating a gorgeous, supportive and highly absorbent bed using our straw pellets is so easy and straightforward!

Take the hassle out of your morning routine!

13/05/2024

The grass is growing finally, hooray! 🌱 The fields are all looking beautifully green due to the warmer temperatures and sunny days we’ve finally been having, coupled with the odd rain shower.

This does mean those of us with, shall I say, more round ponies or those with pre-existing medical conditions (EMS/ cushings etc) need to be proactive to ensure our lovely four legged friends don’t come down with a bout of the dreaded big L - laminitis.

Laminitis affects the laminae tissue in the horse’s hoof, causing it to stretch, weaken and become damaged which can cause the pedal bone to move and in extreme cases rotate and/or drop through the sole of the hoof - ouch 🤕

Grass accumulates sugars and starch as it is exposed to sunlight due to photosynthesis with levels reaching peak in the afternoon, which at this time of year is a concern due to the sudden increase in daylight hours. On warm nights the grass will use those sugars and starches to fuel it’s own growth but on cool nights they stay accumulated in the grass.

It’s important to monitor weight closely of your pony, restricting grazing to early morning when the sugars and starches are lowest, or by strip grazing, a track system or a grazing muzzle. Keep up with an adequate exercise regime to ensure calories are burnt.

Straw pellets create a super supportive and comfy bed for when your pony comes into their stable. As well as being super absorbent and locks in the ammonia helping to reduce nasty smells and flies. There are plenty of ways to help keep your pony entertained and trim whilst stabled such as a variety of trickle feeders and slow feeders, mixing good quality barley straw with their hay and various stable toys.

11/05/2024

Badminton horse trials as always is shaping up to be action packed! Did you go to watch the cross country element today?

Wishing all the competitors the best of luck for the final phase tomorrow, showjumping!

Who will take the coveted Badminton top spot?

The Mars Badminton Horse Trials cross-country phase is done and dusted, and we have a new leader taking over from Ros Canter at the head of affairs

10/05/2024

It’s that time of the year again where the sun is finally shining, hallelujah! But with it comes the problem of midges! And boy they seem to be out in force this spring!

What products are you using to make your horse more comfortable?

Balou is donning his fly sheet but seems to have taken his mask off and has been covered head to hoof in Tam Tam fly spray. So far so good!

Thankfully the midges don’t seem to have worked their way into the stables so the horses are still getting their all important uninterrupted REM sleep on their straw pellet beds!

24/12/2023

Everyone here at Straw Pellets Direct would like to wish all our customers, old, current and new a warm and merry Christmas. Thank you for all your support over the last year.