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Just as the title says..

Does anyone use them and if so, what do you think of them?

Also, when you first put them in the stable, how did your horse react? Was it a scary black thing lurking in the corner?

Just wanted peoples opinion on them please.

Thank you.
Sara
 
I fed my horse a coulpe from badminton horse feeds when he was kept in, they did take him all day to eat he is a ganit so I thought they would last five mins. He seemed to enjoy them but i did give a bit of hay too. He had a bit more energy /fizzy so not sure if I would use again - could have been keepig him in that fizzed him up.

With regards to putting it in the stable the first time my chap is nosy so went straight to it to see. I did put it in his feed bowl that helped too.

hope it helps,
 
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I fed my horse a coulpe from badminton horse feeds when he was kept in, they did take him all day to eat he is a ganit so I thought they would last five mins. He seemed to enjoy them but i did give a bit of hay too. He had a bit more energy /fizzy so not sure if I would use again - could have been keepig him in that fizzed him up.

With regards to putting it in the stable the first time my chap is nosy so went straight to it to see. I did put it in his feed bowl that helped too.

hope it helps,

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LOL, sorry I think she means these:

http://www.haybar.co.uk/
 
I really want some for my stables, but I think they are way to expensive so I search ebay everyday for second hand ones but there are never any on there. I might just make some out of wood, much cheaper and does the same job!
 
Hi!

I use Haybars. My horses weren't scared of them when they went into the stable for the first time, as it was full of haylage!

When I first fitted mine, my horse pulled all of the haylage out and spread it over the stable floor, so it didn't really help to reduce wastage, etc. However, now I have fitted a tie ring to the wall about a foot up from the floor in the corner and tie a haynet into it. The horses can't get their feet in the net and they still have to eat with a lower neck position, so its the best of both worlds.

They are expensive, but I think it pays off in the long run. In any case, how much would you pay for a hay rack?

There have been some posts on here before about how to make your own timber Haybars, but I'm just lazy!
 
Archie has a haybar and i think they are really good. He eats every scrap of hay now whereas before he tramped it round his stable. He was a bit wary of it to start with, but when i came down in the morning he'd eaten all his hay
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I had them for all my lot. The two small ones like theirs, but one of the big horses sat on hers
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and the other refused to eat out of it!
 
I bought one for my boy but never got round to putting it up and I honestly think he'd freak if I did so its stuck in the shed gathering dust. Any ideas
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Don't use haybars if your horse has respiratory problems! All the dust etc falls from the hay to the bottom of the haybar so when your hores gets to the bottom of his hay he breathes in all the dust and husks etc. Friend of mine had problems with this.
 
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Don't use haybars if your horse has respiratory problems! All the dust etc falls from the hay to the bottom of the haybar so when your hores gets to the bottom of his hay he breathes in all the dust and husks etc. Friend of mine had problems with this.

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But isnt that why you leave a space and then clear the floor in the morning?

Gen had one and although he had a little look I filled it with hay and then put his feed bucket on top.... nothing is so scary that he wont eat his dinner!!

I really like mine as I am allergic to hay so filling nets for me was a nightmare. Gen seems to love it so happy alround.
 
I love my hay bar - its so much easier than filling hay nets.

My TB wouldn't go near it when he first clapped eyes on it - he would only stretch from practically the otherside of the stable to get a few straggly strands of hay hanging over the edge! I had to hang up a small hay net bext to it just to get him to go near it! - after 2 days though he realised it wasn't going to eat him and plunged his head straight in.

I have mine about 4 inches off the floor so that seeds and stuff drop onto the floor and I can get a dustpan brush in the gap to sweep them out.
 
Lots of folk I know have made their own version, cheaply, quickly and easily. Just put up something to form grooves down the wall and slot wooden planks in. Easy to insert, remove and clean out.
 
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