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I have 2 different types from 2 fields. When my fatty’s net is full of the courser stuff she has been known to paw at her net...

This is a good idea. My husband makes hay in several different fields and it all varies. I usually have upto three different types on...

We’re all doing the best with what we’ve got & very few people have access to the absolute ideal circumstances. I don’t think a lot...

Agreed, they dry better under a thicker turnout rug, 200gr works best IME. There's a saying, you can put a dry rug on a wet horse but...

I put a fleece or waffle under a rug if their wet and cold. Then whip if off after an hour or so. A bit late to the party, but you...

Risked going out in a break in freezing showers and mud to chase them with a towel

risked what? there is NO RISK in rugging a wet horse, all modern rugs are breathable. this is another daft old wives tail that needs...

3 of our hay sources are very fine textured at the moment and I’m wondering if that’s going to be a thing this year given the weather...

is it possible to give them a bib clip, let them shiver a bit of chunk off and therefore up their hay a bit? i feel your pain, ive got...

Is your hay quite fine textured? What slows mine down is when they have stemmier forage with finer bits. A mix. I’ve noticed the...

Is the new plan acceptable? For reference I can’t do a bed of anything because Erin is prone to mites. (They have access to a surfaced...

It sounds like they are now not getting as much from the grazing as they were a few weeks ago. My lot are all eating more hay and less...

this. small hole nets or pillows on floor with a mix of hay and straw in will take ages for them to pull the best bits out then start...

I lost my boy in 2014 and finding another has been impossible. I've ended up with 2 youngsters. Hopefully they will become just as...

My big warmblood eats a huge amount & hoovers if given the chance, he's always got ad lib (as in definitely more than I know he could...