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[booksngardens]

Paddock smell is getting out of hand. I keep the poop scooped daily, but with hot weather the urine is getting very smelly. My paddock is right next to the neighbors- we have a small property and this was the highest, driest place to site it.

I have gravel in one paddock and dirt in the adjacent one- this is the one she uses for her bathroom.

Anything to help with the urine smell?

[gntlmnrancher]

We had that problem too Books...the only thing that worked was pulling the stall mats out of the run in shed and laying about 3 inches of pea gravel down, then replacing the stall mats after we scrubbed them down. There isn't hardly any smell now

[jtjedi]

Try Stall Dry Deodorizer. This works like a charm. Spread it both UNDER and on top of the gravel and mats. Plus sprinkle it on the pee spot about once a week.

http://www.bradleycaldwell.com/images/products/large/087007.jpg

Neutralizes ammonia on contact with urine. Absorbs up to 140% of its weight in liquid and will do so repeatedly. Has less than 1% free crystaline silica (non-carcenagenic). Coverage of up to 1,000 sq. ft (5-6 times greater than competitive products. Ingredients: Diatomaceous Earth & Montmorillonite Clay (Volcanic Ash). This Stall Dry Deodorizer is one of many top quality items in our Disinfectants & Deodorizer department.

[booksngardens]

Thank you! I'll get some for her pee spot. My pony is so tidy she holds it and never pees in her shelter on her mats, only in her paddock pee spot (which is right next to the neighbors' deck, go figure).

Is stall deodorizer safe if she eats it? Being a pony, she eats *everything*. I had to bury the fly predators, she ate them... you name it, she has tried ot eat it.

[jtjedi]

I assume so, but then I have not had that problem. Best to read the package on that one.

[Wyldterv]

Baking Soda also works really well and is 100% safe if eaten or walked through and you can buy large quantities at Costco or United Grocer's Cash N Carry Stores at a pretty cheap rate!

Sprinkling Baking soda on pee spots daily really helps cut down the amonia smell and also helps with flies to a small degree

[booksngardens]

Thank you, Wyldterv. I'll try that first.

[cassyopia]

Also just using a sprinkler would work to some degree as well as cutting down on dust. so maybe sprinkle one day and baking soda the next?

[Joan Deutsch]

I recently heard about Bye Bye Odor to reduce that urine odor. I've been looking for years for a nontoxic product, so wondering if anyone knows about this? Hogsfuel did a good job of reducing the odor, but we just got rid of the last of that mush, so we're back to gravel footing. In the past, there's been quite a strong urine odor in our gravel paddocks so I'd like to nip that in the bud.

From their Web site:

Bye Bye Odor™ is a highly concentrated, yet safe, microbial solution especially formulated to substantially reduce or even eliminate a wide range of organic odors associated with animal urine and manure. Simply spray the stall or kennel daily with enough to give the bedding or surface an even misting. In horse stalls with deep bedding first remove the urine saturated bedding and spray liberally around those same wet areas. Within three to five days of daily application the unpleasant smell will be gone. Eliminating these smells can also help reduce fly populations in barns and kennels, as flies that reproduce away from those areas are attracted to those buildings by odors.

http://www.spalding-labs.com/ByeByeOdor/Default.aspx

[Wyldterv]

I just posted to my Belgian Board for you Joan to see if anyone's tried the Bye Bye Odor for their dog yards and runs... The problem with 'deoderizors' of any type is NONE of them seem to be made to hold up to rainy/wet conditions so even if you get a bit of a urine odor outdoors in a wet climate like NW Washington, I'm not sure how well any of the microbials will hold up.