Posted: 26th April 2018 | Back to news feed
With more than 10 years working in National Hunt Racing, David Jeffreys became increasingly aware of the need to keep yards and stables spotlessly clean and disease free. David together with business partner Tom Fillery identified the need for an antimicrobial coating in the horse world after seeing firsthand the effects of micro-organisms lying dormant on stable walls on a horse’s performance.
Having come across a coating that was initially designed to meet the high biosecurity standards required in hospitals and the food and beverage industry David set about researching and developing the paint to increase its durability in order for it to perform in harsher environments.
Protecting the stable environment
Explains David: “It is so important to ensure your stables are as clean and bacteria free as possible to protect and safeguard both the overall environment and also the horses and ponies housed in them.
“A product such as Stable Shield Anitbacterial Paint provides an extra barrier, hence reducing the risk of your horse getting ill.
“The range of antibiotics available is slowly decreasing as pathogens are gradually building up a resistance and immunity and his means they are getting harder and harder to treat.
“At Stable Shield we have a passion for prevention over cure and we believe we all have a sense of duty to horse wellbeing. This can be achieved by removing the emphasis on drugs and antibiotics and focusing on protocol and procedures that considerably reduce the spread of harmful bacteria and pathogens within the equine world. We believe this can be achieved by correct bio-security processes and making sure every measure is taken to keep stable environments clean and disease free.
“With diseases easily spread, we should be doing everything we can to minimise the risk to our yards and our horses. By adopting a regular cleaning regime combined with an antibacterial paint, you can relax in the knowledge your yard is better protected.
“To ensure that the antibacterial stable paint works to its maximum effectiveness, we recommend that your stable is correctly ventilated and cleaned regularly, dirt cleaned from the stable walls and power washed at least every six months, then disinfected monthly.”
What you need
Stable Shield is a water-based non-toxic paint that can be applied to stables to assist in creating a bio-secure environment for your horse.
Through technological advances in the specific formulations, the paint lasts up to three to five years depending on which product you choose and on the environment.
The paint should then be re-applied to ensure the extra barrier in your stable or yard once more.
Easy to apply on walls and ceilings, the paint is adhesive to most surfaces including wood and plastic. Its durable and hardwearing nature is ideal for all yards including, newly built yards, stables, tack rooms, feed rooms and hay barns.
Stable Shield has been tested by independent laboratories including TNO, the largest research institute in the Netherlands and complies to ISO 22196:201. It is also fully tested by the Irish Equine Centre and approved by Equine Health Ireland.
For further information about Stable Shield products contact 01386 423999 or visit www.stableshield.co.uk.
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