Feeding hay - for a 16hh

[Locket]

Does any one have a 16hh horse? - how much/many hay/haynets do you give at night if being in stable during the night? as i dont know are only use to a little 13.2hh!!!

 

[siant2]

i normally give my 16hh TB 12-14lbs for a night in the stable

 

[Locket]

thanks

 

[Chico Mio]

Or if you are metric that's about 6kg

I feed my 15.1hh PRE x and 16hh Anglo Arab about that amount at 10pm to last until 7.30am and they eat the lot.

 

[Katie__Connie]

Sorry i don't know in weight but we feed our 16.1hh TB two hay nets each with 3 pieces in

 

[Locket]

does any one know roughly how many haynets is 6kg

 

[kerrie_jay]

i give my 16.1 tb one xl haynet stuffed to the brim and he gets through about 3/4 of it by the morning. would rather him have enough than have nothing for half the night. looks really good on it too!

xx

 

[ForeverBroke_]

I give my 16hh tbxID 8lb-10lb soaked hay in his hay bar, and then a furthur 4lb of dry hay in an actual net

 

[TGM]

[ QUOTE ]
does any one know roughly how many haynets is 6kg

[/ QUOTE ] Depends on how tightly the hay is packed and the size of the haynet! Best bet is to buy yourself a spring balance (very inexpensive) to weigh your nets with.

 

[MrMeldrew]

It would depends on lots of things ie, size of your haynet, whether your horse is overweight, underweight, a big eater, how long he will be in for, quality of hay etc but I would aim to give him at least twice as much as your pony (again, depending on above factors) and probably no less than 4 of your average sized wedges hay.
Try it for a night and if there is nothing left then put more in

 

[Clodagh]

My 16hh in foal mare has half a bale a night, but I appreciate thats very inaccurate!