"Tim Lamb" wrote in message
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The straw has to be dry for efficient heating. I guess the horses
would leave it rather wet. Better to compost it.

That's what's not allowed anymore - at least not by spreading it on the
fields.

Rubbish! Probably:-)

See

http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/sccwebsit...e?opendocument

and other similar sites. As it says the exact intent of the new law is
still unresolved.

A recent DEFRA magazine told farmers not to spread fresh waste from equine
stables on fields for the time being, yet they still say it is okay in
www.defra.gov.uk/rural/horses/topics/tourism.htm

In the meantime storing 250 cu metres of muck per horse for a year after
which it can be spread whilst keeping any outflow under control is a real
headache for many stables - and an eyesore for all.