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I noticed many barns using paper bedding from recycled phone books that were never bound. They have been processed to remove chemicals. I liked the absorbency, lack of dust, and fast decomposition. What are the cons to using this?
Last Updated: January 19, 2007
Newspaper bedding is a viable option for equine bedding, as long as it is from known sources and has been properly processed. One of the "cons" includes color transfer to gray or white animals (especially when newspaper comics are included). Newspaper is used in both cattle and horse operations, but often the horse operations take out more dry newspaper with the manure and urine. So, there may be an issue with blowing newspaper when bedding and waste are spread on the fields. If the newspaper is composted prior to spreading, that should decrease the possibility of it blowing.
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