Hay crisis - mixing different types

janicesponies

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I have a horse that has suddenly decided it does not like the hay its been eating for the last few weeks - fussy TB. Any tips on mixing hay as I have just bought a small number of different bales that my horse likes a lot more. Unfortuately I can't get many more of these due to the shortage of good hay. How do you mix it best to con them? Would I do better with small hole haynets?
 
My Tb decided she didnt like her hay last week as well. Used some of my friends hay and she liked that for a week put some of my hay in last night and and she decided she liked it again ! Alot of horses on our yard have been fussy about their hay as well maybe its the weather, very strange.
 
My TB mare is awfully fussy, she will only eat the very soft fine meadow hay, turns her nose up at other stuff! also i find she prefers eating outa a large hole net rather than the smaller ones, i tend to split her hay with the new and the rest goes on the floor
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I mix hay and haylege in a net, they take the haylege first and then pick at the hay overnight, I mix different hay when I can as the hay is running out now, I am buying the best I can find ... roll on the summer
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