Alternative to hay net

[supertramp]

HI, currently use a small holed net for my EMS boy, im not keen on nets and am looking for another way to feed hay, he is shod, and i would like to feed from the floor, hpwever he is like a hoover and his ration would be gone very quickly if it was just left in a pile. Any ideas gratefully received.

 

[windand rain]

Hay box or wheelie bin with a hole at the base

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I loathe nets and will only ever use them for travelling so when I needed to 'reset' an obese Draft mare (bought that way) I gave her a small hay ration , split into 3, as she was kept at home, along with plain oat straw chaff so that she could eat to her heart's content. To keep the hay off the floor, she had a haybar.

 

[ester]

hay balls/hay roller
with some of the non net floor feeding options you do have to be careful of tooth wear on grills.
eazigrazer?

 

[ElvisandTilly]

I’ve just bought myself a harmony trickle feeder from Herbies Yard online and it’s great! So much easier to fill too as I hate filling hay nets! Cost a fair bit but so far I feel it was well worth it for a horse on box rest who I was rationing feed but making sure he wasn’t left without something eat.

 

[MarvelVillis]

I use a travel cot which works really well

 

[Jnhuk]

Parallax hay saver is what I am using now with their normal insert rather than the really small one. I have also used their hayballs when I was having to soak hay and really restirict rations for my EMS lad.

 

[supertramp]

Thank you for all the replies, lots to think about.