HoofGrid in Horse Stalls at Harrahs Louisiana Downs-Shreveport

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FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="450"><div> <I><B>HoofGrid for water-permeable horse stall flooring-footing at Louisiana Downs in Shreveport</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="200"><div> <A HREF="dobbins_perfect_mud_free_pasture.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MudFree Paddocks in Monroe Washington"><I><B><< Previous </B></I></A><A HREF="dry_turnout_in_a_washington_sacrifice_pasture.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dry turnout in a Washington sacrifice pa"><I><B>|| Next >></B></I></A></div> <div>  <script type="text/javascript"> addthis_pub = 'LazyRRanch'; addthis_logo = 'http://www.ecoterr.com/images/Add-This_custom_logo_157x50.JPG'; addthis_logo_background = 'FFFFFF'; addthis_logo_color = 'FFFFFF'; addthis_brand = 'HoofGrid™ Footing'; addthis_options = 'favorites, email, digg, delicious, google, facebook, live, more'; </script> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" onMouseOver="return addthis_open(this, '', 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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 each).</FONT></div> <div> <I><B>   (a) The images will open </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>in a new window</B></I></FONT><I><B>,</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>   (b) Click on </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"Close Window"</B></I></FONT><I><B> to return to this page.</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 276 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="louisiana_downs_hoofgrid_0222.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Large image of louisianadownshoofgrid_02"><I><B><IMG SRC="105430e0.jpg" border=0 width="323" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></A><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="large_image_of_louisiana_downs_track019.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Large image of louisianadownshoofgrid_tr"><I><B><IMG SRC="107460e0.jpg" border=0 width="326" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 419 WIDTH="696"><div> <I><B>(2) HoofGrid reduces monthly Operations 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" VSPACE="0"></B></I></A><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="large_image_of_louisiana_downs_hoofgrid_track020.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Large image of louisianadownshoofgrid_tr"><I><B><IMG SRC="10b460e0.jpg" border=0 width="326" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 518 WIDTH="696"><div> <A HREF="horse_stall_bedding_cost_reduction_using_hoofgrid.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Horse Stall Bedding Cost Reduction using"><I><B><IMG SRC="14efef00.png" border=0 width="254" height="240" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="3" VSPACE="0"></B></I></A><I><B>Bedding Cost Reductions will vary ...</B></I></div> <div> The percentage of reduction of bedding costs, labor costs, and waste management costs will depend upon the local facility's operational practices.</div> <div> If the facility removes daily all the fouled bedding (including the urine-soaked bedding), then they may expect a reduction of 75% to 80% - when compared to the costs in previously impervious stall floorings.</div> <div> Even at only a 25% reduction, when using our Agricultural Equipment Leasing Program (to ofset the increased lease costs with the reduced bedding/labor/management costs on the monthly balance sheet)</div> <div> > expect the savings to be greater than the monthly lease payments,</div> <div> > allowing you to realize a NET GAIN on your balance sheet, the very first month ...</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>[ </B></I><A HREF="horse_stall_bedding_cost_reduction_using_hoofgrid.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Horse Stall Bedding Cost Reduction using"><I><B>See the Example Bedding Cost Reduction Spreadsheet</B></I></A><I><B> ]</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="10d460e0.jpg" border=0 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TITLE="http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx"><I><B>Read why the eventual/inevitable adoption of the RMTC model rules (which emergency adoption in Louisiana is currently under appeal since February 15 2008) may require racetracks to expand the number of horse stalls provided at the tracks.</B></I></A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 342 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="https://www.harrahs.com/casinos/harrahs-louisiana-downs/casino-entertainment/index.html" TITLE="LA Downs Web Site, will open in a new window" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://www.harrahs.com/casinos/harrahs-"><I><B><IMG SRC="111b7400.jpg" border=0 width="695" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="https://www.harrahs.com/casinos/harrahs-louisiana-downs/casino-entertainment/index.html" TITLE="LA Downs Web Site, will open in a new window" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="https://www.harrahs.com/casinos/harrahs-"><I><B>Visit Louisiana Downs in Shreveport, Louisiana 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