Testimonials for Airlyte

Barbara Mercer - Nelson

Michelle Sharp — 2009-10-16T02:04:06Z

I made up one stable with seven bales and have found it to be a superlative product. It is remarkably economical in use and is dust and odour free. My thoroughbred yearling filly lay down immediately which is always a good sign that the bed is comfortable and acceptable. Her persistent cough has also cleared.

Sassy's on the road to recovery

Michelle Sharp — 2009-06-11T02:19:31Z

Our young pony developed arthritis in a hind pastern, which caused her a lot of pain and made her unsound. The remedy for this condition is to fuse the pastern surgically. While the success rate of this procedure is quite high, the recovery period is long and difficult. Sassy has to be boxed for a minimum of 3 months. She was in a cast for the first six weeks, and is now splinted and bandaged. It is imperative that she stand on a clean, dry, cushioned bed. We have used Airlyte since the day Sassy came home from hospital and are very pleased with it. Sassy has had no complications (no swollen legs, no hoof problems). The bedding absorbs moisture, and the clumps of soiled bedding are easy to detect and remove.

We have been re-bagging the soiled Airlyte, which (mixed with manure) is being used by local gardeners as mulch. The recycling goes on!

The lovely women from Wellington Feed and Saddlery tell me that you are great to do business with, so that's another feather in your cap!

All the best,

Abby Letteri

Verena Rosseau

Michelle Sharp — 2009-04-15T00:29:13Z

Thank you Donald & Sue. Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to you both too.

Just to let you know that the bedding is working a treat in the stables and we will be using it more extensively from the New Year (eg putting it in the large bay of our stable/shed where we have shavings at the moment).

Take care

Regards

Verena Rousseau

Victoria Wall, Dairy Flat

Michelle Sharp — 2009-04-15T00:26:29Z

To The Team at Airlite,

thank you very much for your incredibly kind donation of bedding for Oliver my young 4 year old warmblood dressage horse, who was injured badly at the Horse Of The Year, in an incident caused by some drunk young riders. This was the first time I had been introduced to your product and I love it! Not only is it cleaner but it is a much more stable bedding under their feet. Oliver loves it and it makes cleaning stables much faster as well.

I am pleased to say that Oliver was ridden today for the first time since his accident and thanks to all the kind help and amazing resources we had access to at the show he has made an excellent recovery. He does, however, have a few permanent swellings, lumps and bumps as a result.

We so appreciate your kind generousity, and fantastic product!

Best wishes,

Victoria Wall

Karyn Bethell (horse owner) Testimonial

Stephanie Royds — 2008-05-23T03:58:14Z

I am so pleased I found out about Airlyte Bedding, it is a wonderful product.

I had a sick filly that seemed to be allergic to everything. We tried Airlyte Bedding and now we have a healthy filly whom I look forward to showing next season.

I totally recommend Airlyte for ease of cleaning and the overall cleanliness of stables, reduced smell, no allergy side affects and the horses do not eat this product.

Karyn Bethell

Wendi Williamson (satisfied customer) testimonial

Stephanie Royds — 2008-04-30T22:37:41Z

We run a sport horse competition yard in Auckland and have horses boxed 12 - 18 hours per day all year round. I have been using Airlyte bedding in the stables for the past two months.

Compared to the shavings we used previously, the cardboard bedding is completely dust free, cushioning, easier to muck out and less likely to move around. These features provide significant benefits with respect to animal health and stable labour work enjoyment.

For a 4m x 4m stable we use 10 bags to fill initially, then top up at a rate of one bag per week. This method has been sufficient for the very large horses we stable, the biggest being 18.1 hh.

While we find the bedding more expensive than shavings, there are less labour costs in the daily maintenance of the stables and the health benefits of a dust free bedding are not only noticed with the horses, but also by people mucking out the stables.

Wendi Williamson

Sheila Moore (horse owner, North Auckland) Testimonial

Stephanie Royds — 2008-04-09T01:19:29Z

Sheila has set up one of her loose boxes with Airlyte and believes the money is well spent.

"My mare started coughing before Christmas and it got progressively worse, until I had to call the vet in during early January when I thought she had developed pneumonia. The cough persisted even after a course of antibiotics so I started looking for possible triggers,” says Sheila.

“After eliminating everything else, it soon became obvious that it was dust related as my pony developed the same cough when I began stabling him. My theory was proven correct as both their coughs cleared up completely within 48 hours of taking them off the sawdust. And just to be sure, I briefly tried them both again on the sawdust and guess what? Yep, coughs returned!"

“I am so pleased someone has taken the initiative and is making the product in New Zealand. The cost of setting up a loose box with Airlyte is far less than the vet bills for the respiratory problems.”

Sheila Moore

Katie Jones (satisfied customer) Testimonial

Stephanie Royds — 2008-04-08T03:30:24Z

I ordered Airlyte horse stable bedding after my horse sustained a serious leg injury running through a fence and was required to be stabled for an indefinite period of time while recovering. I used Airlyte bedding over a dirt floor and my horse was kept stabled 24/7 for almost a month, then stabled only at night.

I found the Airlyte bedding to be an excellent and economical product. It kept the smell down, the stable dry and was easy to muck out, and my horse's wound stayed clean. Donald was fantastic to deal with and sent me a pallet load immediately.

Thank you,
Katie Jones.

Lillian Bonner (Equine Vet) Testimonial

Stephanie Royds — 2008-04-07T23:08:25Z

"Cardboard bedding has the benefit of being a dust free alternative to shavings, sawdust, or straw. It is a clean bedding that can be safely used with horses undergoing wound management or post operative care to help prevent infection and contamination. The advantages also extend to preventing respiratory inflammation in healthly equine athletes. There have been studies to show that small particulate matter (like that of bedding, road dust, vehicle dust, and feed) contribute to mucoid accumulation in the respiratory tract causing inflammation and allergies which can lead to reduced athletic performance (especially in high performance race and sport horses). Cardboard bedding is one way to reduce the particulate matter to which horses are exposed."

Lillian Bonner DVM
Advanced Reiki Practitioner
Christchurch, New Zealand

Green Acres Stud testimonial

Stephanie Royds — 2008-01-23T22:25:31Z

Angelique says the Airlyte animal bedding has been much better than the usual sawdust or straw, without all the dust and mess.

"Stallions can get pretty active when they're hanging around in their stalls, chewing up the bedding and making a lot of dust. Even a little bit of dust can affect their lungs, so having Airlyte bedding and no dust is making a big difference."

"Straw and sawdust retain wetness and can lead to arthritic problems, but you don't get that with recycled cardboard."

Angelique Hyde
Green Acres Stud

See what people have been saying about using Airlite

Stephanie Royds — 2007-10-01T22:23:31Z

Testimonials from people that have been using the Airlite animal bedding system

"Yorkshire will turn cardboard into caviar" article

Stephanie Royds — 2007-09-12T05:18:36Z

Corrugated cardboard is a made from paper glued together with corn starch. If dumped into a heap it will break down in to compost in about three to four months. Sawdust by comparison takes about two years to compost.

In parts of the US and the UK waste from stables using corrugated cardboard is highly sought after as feedstock for worm farms.

Canter Valley Farm Testimonial

Stephanie Royds — 2007-09-12T02:55:40Z

I have been using corrugated cardboard chip for a bedding to brood turkeys and have found it is consistent in size, free from dust and convenient to use. Coming in plastic packaged bales makes storage and handling easy. It’s priced on a par with wood shavings that we would otherwise be using. We hope to find a market for the product once we have used it.
I give the thumbs up to recycled cardboard for brooding turkeys.”

Lachlan Dick
Managing Director
Canter Valley Farm Ltd