ester
Not slacking multitasking
yard is concreted and only small as two horses it could be parked next to the drain and the hose would reach, then wheeled into the stable
hay soaking minimal physical effort options
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Notimetoride
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I just tie haynet to fence and chuck buckets of water at it from the trough and leave it to drain. And yes, surprisingly water does get to the centre of the haynet. It's dead easy.
ester
Not slacking multitasking
that's not going to have any effect on the starch and sugar content though? It does need to be soaked.
LaurenBay
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I love a haycube!!
So easy (I suffer with my back and it was a godsend) I used it for dust so I would leave the hose in it whilst mucking out. Once its full I would do my other jobs and ride. Drain 15 mins before finishing and then wheel it to stable. Easy!
So easy (I suffer with my back and it was a godsend) I used it for dust so I would leave the hose in it whilst mucking out. Once its full I would do my other jobs and ride. Drain 15 mins before finishing and then wheel it to stable. Easy!
buzyizzy
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If he can eat it loose, then I used this method last Spring for Charlie.
The Stubbs huge tubs hold 3 or 4 slices, soak, tip to drain, empty wet hay over a mesh which is over a bath/rectangular container and allow to drain completely. Repeat for the other half of the hay. Hay stays lovely and fresh as air can circulate completely, so even the fussiest of eaters will tuck in.
The Stubbs huge tubs hold 3 or 4 slices, soak, tip to drain, empty wet hay over a mesh which is over a bath/rectangular container and allow to drain completely. Repeat for the other half of the hay. Hay stays lovely and fresh as air can circulate completely, so even the fussiest of eaters will tuck in.
Peregrine Falcon
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Create a hole in bottom of tub, put on this (link provided and set of wheels) and then fill. Pull plug and bingo! Wheel into stable.
http://www.nfed.co.uk/cgi-bin/class...lay_db_button=on&db_id=145139&query=retrieval
http://www.nfed.co.uk/cgi-bin/class...lay_db_button=on&db_id=145139&query=retrieval
honetpot
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Depending how much you have to soak. How about a jumbo wheel barrow, I got one for just over £50?If you keep you hay is a slices so they are a solid cube in a haynet. Fill with water to soak and then tip when ready and move it in the wheel barrow.
Or else I would go with the mesh trolley, http://www.thegreenreaper.co.uk/cob...WpUjVRB-hgkQLWLPGb_IRyxOo2pj4TxwaAheJEALw_wcB
with a water tank on top with tap and leave the hay in it. I use the trolley for water when the taps are frozen and they are pretty robust.
Or else I would go with the mesh trolley, http://www.thegreenreaper.co.uk/cob...WpUjVRB-hgkQLWLPGb_IRyxOo2pj4TxwaAheJEALw_wcB
with a water tank on top with tap and leave the hay in it. I use the trolley for water when the taps are frozen and they are pretty robust.
tallyho!
Following a strict mediterranean diet...
I put the hay in a big trug and fill will water (3 sections of small bale). Muck out etc then 20 mins has passed tip out water and tip hay onto sack truck (mine has squares onthe back so hay doesnt drop through although you could tie on mesh of some sort? Then I wheel it round and pop in manger. You could use nets too I suppose if you prefer.
Pearlsasinger
Up in the clouds
he had taken occasionally to chucking the whole net in his water bucket. He has intermittently had it soaked at livery as would occasionally cough but never coughed at home.
After all we're not paying for the pergolide I anticipated
I think my email to the vet went so, as I am very surprised I am wrong
Did you have the ACTH test, or the TRH stim test? We had a mare who tested well within range on the ACTH test, a few times then because we were concerned about symptoms, we had the TRH test and she showed 8 times the normal limit. If you haven't had the TRH test done, I would recommend it.
ester
Not slacking multitasking
Thanks for everyone's suggestions
PaS only ACTH but other than the crest (he's always had a neck, it is literally just a change in feel as was never hard) he has no other symptoms, he is full of energy (ridiculously so!), coat normal, not drinking excessively etc. I did discuss it fully with my fab vet as he had standard bloods done to check his liver situation too and we agreed at this point we would monitor and manage.
Every time I have tested him I have convinced myself that he is an old native pony and it is highly likely and he has come back OK, it seems I am much better spotting it in other people's and think I am possibly just over cautious as he gets older and starts to look less like the hard fit pony I am more familiar with as a result (he's 25 this year).
PaS only ACTH but other than the crest (he's always had a neck, it is literally just a change in feel as was never hard) he has no other symptoms, he is full of energy (ridiculously so!), coat normal, not drinking excessively etc. I did discuss it fully with my fab vet as he had standard bloods done to check his liver situation too and we agreed at this point we would monitor and manage.
Every time I have tested him I have convinced myself that he is an old native pony and it is highly likely and he has come back OK, it seems I am much better spotting it in other people's and think I am possibly just over cautious as he gets older and starts to look less like the hard fit pony I am more familiar with as a result (he's 25 this year).
Notimetoride
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Fair enough. Luckily I don't 'have' to soak mine. She just prefers it damp so that's the easiest way for me