Mucking-out is a little like Marmite® – you either love it or hate it. Whatever your feelings on the subject, mucking out is a task enjoyed or endured by every horse owner. The team here at Discount Equestrian completely understands the importance of having reliable, sturdy, hard-wearing mucking-out tools, therefore, we have compiled a selection of some of our absolute favourite products – to make mucking-out much easier!

* Fyna-Lite® Ash Handle Manure Fork

“The Ash Handle Manure Fork's Features include: best quality, forged, high carbon head with 5 prongs – designed for strength; wooden ash handle – lightweight yet exceptionally strong; choice of ergonomic D and T grips or shaped long handles; country green epoxy head finish.”

* Eazitools® T-Handle Muck-Fork

“Lightweight yet strong, the Muck-Fork with classic ‘T’ Handle has a specially angled head and handle to encourage good posture when used. Available in pink, purple, teal, and yellow. This Muck-Fork has 4-prong tine configuration.”

* Harold Moore® Unifork D-Grip

“The Unifork D-Grip was Designed for stable and yard application with superior handling performance, this fork maximises material retention and allows for easy transportation with minimal wastage. The round-edged polypropylene tines reduce the risk of damage to floor surfaces, will not puncture rubber matting, and are less likely to cause trauma injuries to personnel or livestock. Safe, robust, and easy to use. Available in baby blue, black, lime green, pink, purple, and red.”

* Red Gorilla® 4-Prong Manure Fork

“This Manure Fork has a long handle – 48" – and is a strong yet lightweight with a tubular steel shaft and finger grip handle. The tines of this fork are made of first-grade high-tensile steel for strength and flexibility. Available in blue, hunter green, light blue, navy, pink, purple, and red.”

* Ultimate® Shavings Fork

“Designed by professionals and made with high-quality materials, this fork has an aluminium shaft with strong but flexible head. This lightweight but strong fork is a must-have for your yard! Available in black, gold, grey, hot pink, hunter green, lime green, navy, orange, purple, and red.”

* Red Gorilla® Short D-Handle PC Bedding Fork

“Available with a shorter handle, you'll find mucking out takes less effort with this bedding fork! The Short PC Bedding Fork is super lightweight and has strong polycarbonate tines, which makes it the perfect tool to use on shavings bedding. This shavings fork comes with a well-balanced aluminium handle, which allows you to have a secure yet comfortable grip. Available in blue, light blue, pink, pistachio, purple, and red.”

* Fyna-Lite® Multi Mucka

“With a 120cm wooden handle, this is the only professional stable tool that has been designed to operate on all types of bedding including: chopped straw, flax, hemp (Aubiose®), shredded paper, straw, chopped cardboard, and wood shavings!”

* Roma® Brights Revolutionary Stable Rake

“This Revolutionary Stable Rake is the perfect tool for stable work – clean stalls or rake up hay and shavings with ease! Features include: a long handle, sturdy rake, and it matches the Roma® Brights collection. Available in aqua, hot pink, lime green, orange, and red.”

* Red Gorilla® Deluxe Corn Broom

“There's no other broom like it! Tested on many surfaces, the polypropylene bristles won't stick together when used in a wet environment. The easy-to-clean and flexible heads are available in blue (large size only) and red (standard size only), making this broom stand out from the crowd. Features include: easy-to-clean polypropylene bristles, great performance in wet and dry conditions, a durable wooden handle, it is strong and lightweight, can be used on various flooring types, is available in vibrant colours, and has a detachable handle for ease of shipping.”

* Harold Moore® Stable and Yard Brush

“A fibre brush with an aluminium pole. Features include a coloured polypropylene back with strong angled screw thread. Great all ‘round brush ideal for maintaining a clean stable and yard. Available in baby blue, lime green, pink, and purple.”

* Fyna-Lite® Sweepster Broom

“An innovative tool designed to make yard sweeping easy. It uses clean sweep technology with its unique flexible polypropylene bristles, and an adjustable ring to adjust the stiffness of the bristles. The Seepster Broom has an aluminium handle and soft grip – its design makes it a uniquely effective yard broom.”

* Red Gorilla® Complete Broom

“Built with unique features to make your job easier. The Gorilla Broom® comes with an integrated scraper blade, making removing ‘stuck bits’ even easier. The anti-clog channel cuts down flying dust for a clean sweeping action, and the extra wide head means you can shift more with minimal effort. You can use Gorilla Broom® confidently in wet environments, as the non-porous polymer head and bristles soak 0% fluid. Excellent to use on various floor types such as rubber matting and decking. Features include: an integrated scraper blade for more effective cleaning; anti-clog channel to keep sweeping dust free; bristles that soak 0% fluid – making it great to use in a wet environment; UV and frost resistant – can be kept outside all year without fading or cracking; and it’s available in 6 glossy; matchy-matchy colours including blue, pink, pistachio, purple, red, and yellow.”

* Fyna-Lite® Ash Handle Alloy Shovel

“Lightweight and easy to use – weighs just 1.6kg! Perfectly balanced and capable of removing large amounts of debris with minimum effort. Superb value for money, this shovel offers a 71cm ash handle with black plastic D grip.”

* Harold Moore® Junior Shovel

“The lightweight and compact design makes this shovel ideal for smaller riders and horse enthusiasts. This shovel’s solid, reinforced shaft guarantees strength and durability – making this shovel virtually unbreakable!”

* Red Gorilla® Tubtrug Shovel

“Well balanced, lightweight and colourful, these food-grade plastic shovels are brilliant for shovelling foodstuffs, debris, rubble, sand, muck and stable poo, all whilst looking good! Constructed from one-piece moulded polypropylene, these shovels are solid, very strong, and long lasting. Tubtrug Shovel Features include: a choice of great colours such as black, blue, light blue, pink, pistachio, purple, red, and yellow; UV proof; frost-resistant; lighter than traditional wooden and metal shovels; food-safe (useful if you run out of plates!); virtually animal-proof; great for kids as it's light and doesn't have sharp metal edges.”

* Roma® Shovel

“A handy plastic shovel great for all yard duties – available in a range of colours including black, blue, pink, and purple.”

* Fyna-Lite® Skip, Scoop Rake and Collector

“Makes muck picking a breeze! Ideal for use in the stable, field, or garden. The long handle reduces back strain and extra long tines flick debris into the collector with ease.”

* Red Gorilla® Tubtrug Big Tidee and Long Rake

“The unique rake design is an innovation that makes collecting poo much more efficient. Save time and money - pick up only the waste, leaving behind expensive bedding and arena surfaces. The big, wide mouth on the extra large scoop makes carrying a lot easier! Available in a range of colours including black, blue, light blue, pink, pistachio, purple, and red.”

* Multi Purpose Wheelbarrow

“This wheelbarrow features a rigid, durable polypropylene pan and tubular frame with tipping nose and powder coated finish. Strong and weather resistant, with a pneumatic 350mm tyre and high impact heavy duty wheel. This wheelbarrow has a capacity of 90 litres. Conveniently flat-packed in a box – self assembly required. Available in a variety of colours such as burgundy, green, lilac, lime green, and pink.”

* Easi-Load® Heavy Duty Wheelbarrow

“This wheelbarrow has a rust resistant, durable, heavy duty, galvanised pan and tubular heavy duty frame with powder coated finish. Extra strong and weather resistant, with a capacity of 85 litres. Conveniently flat-packed in a box, however, meaning some self assembly is required.”

If you need any assistance in selecting the right mucking-out tools, please don’t hesitate to contact the team here at Discount Equestrian and we’d be more than happy to help!