I had haybars in two stables, one the horse sat on it and pulled it off the wall and the other one just pulls the hay out and spreads it around the stable!!! So watching this post with interest.
Agree with Claribella, invest in some hoofboots. Our TB cross has been barefoot for 18months his diet is good and he happily works all summer barefoot over all terrain and competes. But he always struggles a bit in the spring when ground has been wet and we are increasing his work. So we usually...
Watching this with great interest, I currently use a haybar and horse will pull out hay and chuck it around stable before eating - driving me up the wall!