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Six years ago I had carpal tunnel operations on both hands. I had tennis elbow for about 15 years and got a cortisone shot for that. All was well until three months ago when one of our horses pulled some ligaments and required 24/7 stall rest. He had always been left out but now I was faced with daily cleaning of 4 stalls; his and his three gelding buddies.

My elbow, right hand, right arm, neck and shoulders started getting really angry with me! It continued to get worse and nothing I did helped. I was having trouble sleeping and then I saw your small ad in Horse Illustrated. When I called you I learned that you developed the Stall Shi*fter because you had similar problems with tennis elbow caused by the palms down labor of shaking a manure fork.

I ordered one and within one week (of using palms up labor to scoop the manure and bedding to the Shi*fter screen) my pain began to subside. It has been one month now and my arm, shoulder, neck, hand and elbow are not swollen and the pain is 95% gone.

Yes, it makes stalls cleaner quicker and more efficiently but it makes me feel so much better. And yes it will pay for itself with the money saved in bedding cost.

Put this testimonial on your web site. I would urge anyone to invest in a Stall Shi*fter and become a happier person with no pain and more time to ride.

I don't know how many people use peat moss and your machine, but I thought I would pass along a trick I learned. We have had a lot of fog and damp weather over the past few weeks. Peat Moss gets a bit sticky in the wet weather and our cleaning really slowed down. I sprayed the screen down with Show Sheen a few minutes before I used it and I was back to the speed I had before the wet weather set in.

Harry:

I am thrilled with the Stall Shi*fter. It has made cleaning stalls much easier and much less stressful on my hands and arms. It also keeps the stalls cleaner and makes the bedding last longer. It has cut our cleaning time quite a bit, but still takes a little longer than I had hoped when I purchased the machine – perhaps I am using more bedding than needed. Of course, we never use it with the horse in the stall, but the horses in adjoining stalls have no fear or reaction to the machine. In any event, I am very happy with the “Shifter” and would recommend it to anyone wanting to improve their stall cleaning.

UPS delivered on time, but the box was damaged – it had a large hole in it. However, I do have a dog famous for “eating” boxes delivered by UPS, and I was not home when it was delivered, so I can’t be sure what the cause of the damage was.

Finally, I was extremely impressed with the personal attention you give your customers. You are so helpful and informative and easy to work with. That is something that is often missing and that I greatly appreciate.
Thanks again.

Stephanie

Mr. Hopkins,

the shifter works really well. I find that my wheel barrow is a bit fuller now that I'm using the shifter, less bedding but more manure as it does a more complete job of separating the waste from the bedding. I find that the stall bedding is more fluffed up which provides better insulation for the

horses this winter. I use the Guardian pellet bedding. No matter how much I water it down there are always some pellets that take a few days to break down, so after adding new bedding I usually pick out the solid material by hand for a day or so, so as not to loose too much new bedding, but this is what I expected. I try and keep the new bedding away from the sides of the stall so that the horses are more apt to step on it and break it down quicker.

I can now do all my stalls, more thoroughly without any pain in my shoulder or elbow. This is the primary reason I bought the unit. It's tough to get old!

I'd be glad to show the unit to anyone that would want to see it in action.

Sincerely,

Matt Yeager