tobiano1984
Well-Known Member
All this wet weather has got me to thinking about the horses coming in for winter, and I want to be organised this year! I want to feed mine from the floor this winter, I ended up using haynets last year because it all got so messy and a lot got wasted.
So - lets have your suggestions for methods please! The Hay Bars look smart, but at £75 a pop I can't really justify it for 4 horses. Plus 2 of them like to rub their bottoms on any protrusions in the stable so would probably sit on them anyway...I've had a sheet of plywood bracketed in the corner but this also became a bum rubbing station. One of them developed a cough eating out of the wood arrangement because he spent all night with his face wedged in it. Loose on the floor isn't really an option as the youngsters just walk it around and poo all over it.
I don't seem to have left many options, but hopefully someone has a genius idea! Aside from the physical benefits of feeding off the ground, not stuffing haynets will save lots of time hopefully!
So - lets have your suggestions for methods please! The Hay Bars look smart, but at £75 a pop I can't really justify it for 4 horses. Plus 2 of them like to rub their bottoms on any protrusions in the stable so would probably sit on them anyway...I've had a sheet of plywood bracketed in the corner but this also became a bum rubbing station. One of them developed a cough eating out of the wood arrangement because he spent all night with his face wedged in it. Loose on the floor isn't really an option as the youngsters just walk it around and poo all over it.
I don't seem to have left many options, but hopefully someone has a genius idea! Aside from the physical benefits of feeding off the ground, not stuffing haynets will save lots of time hopefully!