hay bars....

[thedunthing]

why is it that no matter which websites i look on i can never find any and when i do they are an absaloute fortune i knew they were expensive but this is over the top! i n ormally just use hay nets but we had the physio out for my mares back and she said to put hay on the floor rather than in a haynet so she is kind of stretching her back but i would rather have a haybar so that she cant pull all of the hay into her bed as its murder to muck out the next day!! any suggestions??

 

[Kallibear]

Make you're own. I did - cost £10

Kalli's

And Pinks

All it is a sheet of thick plywood with the two corners sawn off so it can sit at an angle. It's held on the wall buy screwing two batons onto the wall. The shett of plywood just slides down between them, snuggly. It can be lifted out but is tight enough not to fall out.

 

[Maisy]

My horse would smash that within hours!! I would love to get a har br, but I know she would be sitting in it as I drove away from the yard!

 

[scotsmare]

my youngsters are the same - they have absolutely no respect for them at all

am doomed to a life of filling haynets......

 

[Kallibear]

I doubt it - Kalli double barrelled it a while ago and it survied just fine. It doesn't stick out much so is hard from them to destroy.

 

[Holly7]

I love my hay bar and its taken some battering !!! But it stays there in perfect place. Worth every penny in my book. Cant remember now how much I paid think it was about £60 ?? My YO got them in for us all.

 

[nijinsky]

There's a load on ebay - £58 plus £9.99 delivery.

 

[madginger]

I did the same as Kallibear, well my dad made mine - cost nothing as we had the plywood lying around, my horse loves to scratch her bum on it and it has survived that so far!!!

 

[checkmate1]

I just bought a HUGe rubber bucket, did the trick and so cheap

 

[3Beasties]

I have 2 hay bars and they are fab, well worth the money!! My pony rubs her bum on hers but it has never given way! They save so much time!

 

[Shiraz]

I love haybars. Switched from haynets for the same reason and hay was just getting dragged through the bed when I fed from the ground.

The pony size is cheaper and quite big itself so that might be an option. Mine have all stood the test of time and that's with a gelding that cribs for Scotland so is always trying to hang off his.

Ebay is a good place to pic up a bargain. I got the "pony" one from ebay, new for £45

 

[thedunthing]

thanks everyone i think i will have a look on ebay and if not will just make one! that one looks quite smart kallibear mine would be lopsided up side down and alsortst lol.

 

[Gorgeous George]

I love my haybar, I was lucky and got mine 2nd hand for £40, George just loves burying his head in it - apparently the best hay is at the bottom!

 

[amiacat]

I got a haybar when I got my boy and he too seems to think the best hay is at the bottom...so much so that he sticks his head right in and tips most of it out onto the floor!! Most frustrating!

But I think haybars are great, much better for back and teeth I am told. And my lad does seem to hoover up after himself so there's not too much strewn all over his bed!

 

[chriscrogul]

Someone on here made their own with rubber matting and battens, looked very good!