Chandlers Country Stores – at your service across Lincolnshire & Bedfordshire!

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At Bed-Down, we’re pleased to count Chandlers Country Stores amongst the reliable stockists of our horse and animal bedding products. Chandlers is a family run business which opened its doors way back in 1935 and diversified into the equine supplies market in 1992, following requests from the equestrian community to stock a range of horse feeds.

There are now no fewer than six Chandlers Country Stores, based mainly across Lincolnshire, but with one of them in Bedfordshire. Chandler’s Holbeach Country Store moved premises back in 2014 to its current location in Whaplode and has since grown to become one of the leading pet and equestrian retailers in the region! Like the other stores in the group, it stocks riding hats, body protectors, clothing, footwear, supplements, pet products, toys, horse rugs and, of course, Bed-Down Horse and Animal Bedding. Something unique and quirky that we love about the Holbeach Country Store’s Whaplode premises is that it’s a former flower factory. 

Chandlers Country Stores hold an annual Open Day at the Holbeach store, with lots of amazing offers, and with product reps attending to give expert advice. There are competitions too, with fabulous prizes and FREE tea and cake for all! This has become a big event that their customers really look forward to. Bed-Down thoroughly enjoyed being part of this year’s Chandlers Open Day, which was held on 16th September, when we had the opportunity of discussing our horse and animal bedding with the many visitors and where we were pleased to present some great special offers and give-aways. 

Bed-Down are very fond of the Chandlers Holbeach team, so let’s introduce them. Meet Louise, Helen, Alice and Eilise.  Louise is the Shop Supervisor. She’s worked for Chandlers for eight years and enjoys all aspects of the job, especially helping to advise customers and hearing the great feedback after a product has hit the spot! Louise has two ponies and a Romanian rescue dog. But she doesn’t have quite as many four-legged friends as Helen. Helen has been a shop assistant at this Chandlers store for the past seven years. She owns a c1 ID broodmare, as well as three fillies she bred herself.  She also owns two Labradors called Fergie and Robyn, and a cat called Lola! Alice joined the team just over a year ago, having worked as an instructor at a riding school for several years.  She has two ponies and three Jack Russells to keep her busy when she isn’t busy helping customers at work. Last but not least, meet Eilise, the newest member of the Holbeach team, who joined in June.  Eilise lives at Mistrals Spanish stud, where there’s a full house run by dogs, goats, horses, guinea pigs and rabbits. So, it’s safe to say that the Bed-Down team are not the only big animal fans in the world!

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When it comes to social media, Chandlers are currently great fans of both Charles Owen and This Esme, which makes it all the more exciting to see them working in collaboration for the Charles Owen X This Esme Collection – for a perfect combination of safety and style. We at Bed-Down are also thrilled to learn that Esme is an ambassador this year for the London International Horse Show! Fantastic news, because Bed-Down will also be at the show in December, showcasing our famous horse bedding at stand J390. See you there, Esme! 

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, the Chandlers Country Stores Top Tip! Drum roll…

Prevention is better than cure – especially when it comes to things like Sweet Itch, Laminitis, Mud Fever etc. Chandlers encourage customers to be prepared and to stock a range of products to help them prevent these common seasonal issues. And we at Bed-Down agree!

For Chandlers, a big non-negotiable when it comes to horse and animal bedding is that it must be dust extracted and environmentally friendly, as well as biodegradable. We second that, and indeed we’re proud of our dust extraction process here at Bed-Down, where we do our best to protect our animals and our planet by using packaging which is 100% recyclable and reusable and which itself contains 30% already recycled plastic. All our products biodegrade within 8 months, too.

We’re delighted with the feedback Chandlers receive regarding Bed-Down Horse and Animal Bedding: “Once customers use the product, they say how good it is and stay on the product,” and “Bed-Down bedding goes a long way.”

If you’re looking equestrian products, including horse bedding, in Lincolnshire or Bedfordshire, we suggest you pop into Chandlers Country Stores right now!

Unable to get to a branch of Chandlers to browse in person? Head to their website www.chandlerscountrystores.co.uk, where you can order from their range of our horse and animal bedding and the many other products they have instore, including the ones which feature in their great monthly offers! Alternatively, you can order from the store by phone and then drop by to collect; payment can be made upon collection.