Eazigrazer or alternatives?

[Caol Ila]

Hermosa will probably need her hay consumption slowed once the horses go from overnight turnout to day turnout only. She also likes to drag her hay around the stable and a make a mess.

I'm not wild about using haynets because of the feeding position. I also like the idea of being able to quickly stuff hay into a box.

I've been looking at Eazigrazers, but they are kinda expensive.

We haven't the DIY skills or time to build our own box, and when I looked on Etsy, sturdy boxes large enough to hold four or five flakes of hay weren't that cheap, either. She has small feet so I don't want to use pallets, as she could easily get a foot stuck.

I keep circling back to the Eazigrazer. Has anyone used one or is there an ingenious product hiding on a Facebook page somewhere that Google hasn't found?

 

[First Frost]

I use Easigrazers with 2 of mine. One has it without the grid because he is an older gentleman and doesn't need restricting. The other a Connemara uses the normal sized grid and it definitely slows him down. I have a tie ring on the wall at the height of the handle and fix the Easigrazer to the wall using a strap (old fillet string from rug) through the handle.

 

[only_me]

I have this one -

https://www.oldmillsaddlery.com/en/...MIur-1ztWo-wIVpOjtCh34dQ4REAAYAiAAEgK5IvD_BwE

Works well then horse learnt can tip it over so now has a big stone in it!

 

[nagblagger]

What about a solid plastic/rubber dustbin tied into a corner, would that stop her walking it around, if too tall could trim to size..cheap or even free on gumtree.

 

[Caol Ila]

I use Easigrazers with 2 of mine. One has it without the grid because he is an older gentleman and doesn't need restricting. The other a Connemara uses the normal sized grid and it definitely slows him down. I have a tie ring on the wall at the height of the handle and fix the Easigrazer to the wall using a strap (old fillet string from rug) through the handle.

How easy are they to clean? And how big are they? I was chatting to a couple fellow liveries, and one used to have a Haycube (which I know doesn't have a grill) and said it was a pain in the a*rse to clean, so she gave up on it and went back to nets.

 

[First Frost]

I don't find it difficult to clean. Just scrub it out with a brush.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

We have Eazigrazers, fastened to the wall of the shelter. Ideally they would be more robust. We need to replace one of 3 after 2 yrs and one of the others has a crack, so will need to be replaced before long. We do like the grids for regulating their eating speed.

 

[Lady Jane]

I have one of these - the Haylo: https://haylohorsefeeder.com/product/haylo-hay-feeder/.
Looks very similar but has attachments so they can't move it around the stable. None of these are cheap.
You do need to attach it somehow to the wall otherwise they will chuck it around - at least I know my horse would! You could probably rig something up but I chose the Haylo as its a bit bigger than the Eazigrazer and has the hooks for the strapping attachments and comes with the straps. The straps are lasting fine and I wipe it out a couple of times a week with a sponge. I also chose one with a bung but don't use it as I would have to have it on the yard to remove the bung to let it drain and then move it into the stable and attach it to the wall. Apart from being fiddly, I think dragging something with drained hay would be hard work and wouldn't do the 'container' much good.

 

[Bernster]

I’ve tried the haylo and the eazigrazer. The haylo worked (larger hole one) but horse damaged the lid prob within a year, and because this one has a more complicated fixture, it doesn’t work now. I’ve got the eazigrazer now. Seems easier to use to me although I had to get the larger hole one again as he went on strike. So not fully tested it yet. It also attaches via the handles and has a simpler lid structure so I’m hoping it will be more robust.

Both were similar, both attached to the stable, and were easy enough to clean. I’d choose the eazi version just because of the simpler lid system but if you are doing it yourself and your horse isn’t a brute like mine, the haylo would work too.

 

[Lady Jane]

I’ve tried the haylo and the eazigrazer. The haylo worked (larger hole one) but horse damaged the lid prob within a year, and because this one has a more complicated fixture, it doesn’t work now. I’ve got the eazigrazer now. Seems easier to use to me although I had to get the larger hole one again as he went on strike. So not fully tested it yet. It also attaches via the handles and has a simpler lid structure so I’m hoping it will be more robust.

Both were similar, both attached to the stable, and were easy enough to clean. I’d choose the eazi version just because of the simpler lid system but if you are doing it yourself and your horse isn’t a brute like mine, the haylo would work too.

My horse damaged the Haylo lid clip and they replaced FOC and sent me spares,y very greedy horse also won't eat out of the smaller holed lid but ther are plenty of videos of bigger horses managing just fine

 

[Bernster]

My horse damaged the Haylo lid clip and they replaced FOC and sent me spares,y very greedy horse also won't eat out of the smaller holed lid but ther are plenty of videos of bigger horses managing just fine

Ah that reminds me that I did get replacement clips for the haylo the first time he broke it. But he then managed to warp the bucket and/or the lid so it doesn’t fit now ?

 

[Caol Ila]

Well, I dithered and bought an Eazigrazer. She's not a very destructive horse but she does hoover up the hay faster than is ideal.

I waffled about this when I first bought Fin, but he has the best self regulation of any horse I have met, so lucky boy gets his hay in a pile in the corner. Maybe it's a wild horse thing.

 

[Slightlyconfused]

I have this one -

https://www.oldmillsaddlery.com/en/...MIur-1ztWo-wIVpOjtCh34dQ4REAAYAiAAEgK5IvD_BwE

Works well then horse learnt can tip it over so now has a big stone in it!

Sisters horse has this.

Works well however you need to make sure you fluff up the hay as if its not seperated it can wedge in the holes.

 

[DabDab]

I just have low ties rings for the haynets, so all my haynets effectively sit on the floor but are tethered to the wall

 

[Caol Ila]

Eazigrazer report (if anyone else stumbles across this thread):

It took two people with PhDs and one horse about a week to figure out how to make it work, but we got there in the end.

Just for variety, I still have some hay in a net, some loose on the floor, and some in the Eazigrazer.

The Eazigrazer works well, slows the horse down, and keeps them entertained. Although it's a big thing, it does not hold as much hay as it looks. At least with the hay we get, it has to be fairly loose. You can't wad as much as humanly possible into the barrel, as it won't come out for the horse as it's too compressed.

If you want one to hold a lot of hay, you should look into the Parallax one, mentioned above. That seems much bigger. But for one horse in a stable, this is fine.

You also can't have the regulator sitting right at the top of the barrel. It needs to be three or four inches below the rim, just beneath the start of the slope that falls into the groove, which lets the regulator drop as they eat. If it's not low enough, it twists as the horse pulls hay out, then it can't go down (sorry, Hermosa).

Overall, I'm happy with it. Beats filling a second haynet.