HoofGrid™ in Horse Stalls at Harrah's Louisiana Downs-Shreveport

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                                      </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>(1) HoofGrid</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="BankGothic Md BT" >™</FONT><I><B> provides hoof-friendly natural footing stall flooring: </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>~ permanently water-permeable horse stall flooring with eco-friendly natural drainage,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>~ while eliminating the routine stall flooring maintenance required for leveling, drainage maintenance, un-compacting the soil, and more ...</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="hoofgrid_in_stalls_hoofhealth_horse_friendly_footing_does_the_soil_in_the_stall_floor_drain_now.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="HoofGrid in stallshoofhealthy and horsef"><I><B><U>How to check the Infiltration Rate of your stall floor</U></B></I></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 48 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>Click on the images below for fullsize image </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#330000" FACE="Arial" >(file sizes 0.5 to 1.7 megabytes 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Costs:</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#555555" FACE="Arial" >  Bedding Costs, Bedding Replacement costs, Stall Maintenace Labor Costs, and Fouled Bedding/Waste Management Removal and/or composting costs...</FONT></div> <div> ~ in comparison to any impervious stall flooring/footing system (such as rubber horse mats, etc.), where horse-friendly bedding is used.</div> <div> ~ Because the urine immediately filters through the bedding layer into the subsoil, no ammonia vapors are created by evaporation.</div> <div> ~ In the subsoil, the natural microbes quickly decompose the nutrients and filter the water.</div> <div> Resulting in reduced bedding replacement costs (no water-soaked bedding to replace), and greatly reduced bedding/labor/waste-management costs.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="large_image_of_louisiana_dow.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Large image of louisianadownshoofgrid_02"><I><B><IMG SRC="109420e0.jpg" border=0 width="322" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" 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