Haynet garnish - ideal for bored horses or those on box rest

[Gingernags]

I put this in a collection of photos in gallery but thought I'd put it in here as the idea went down well...

We occassionally garnish the ponies haynets to give them something to keep them busy on the long winter nights... they love this...

Take one bag of carrots with tops left on and add to full haynet as follows...

Keeps them quiet for a while!

 

[Tempi]

i think its a brill idea, im definately going to do it for both mine!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Swede in the middle works well too.

 

[Macha]

Looks lovely, pity mine can untie haynets so has hers in a tubtrug, don't think carrots would stay upright in that

 

[Theresa_F]

I will do this for the boys at Christmas - Chancer is not that keen on the tops, but Cairo prefers them to the carrot and will really love this idea.

I also pick him a bunch of flowers in the spring - cow parsley and dandys - he always accepts them with great appreciation - they never get a chance to fade.

 

[Clodagh]

I always understood that the green bits of carrots were poisonous?

 

[Theresa_F]

Well Cairo has been known to eat a pack or two at once with no effects - he loves them so much they are one of his fav treats.

Not saying they aren't bad, I was not aware they are, but I have fed them to many horses for many years with no side effects.

 

[Twinkle Twinkle]

I always put sliced up carrots and apples in Doms haynet in the winter it stops him getting to bored.

 

[truffles]

Ooooh - I am liking it! At least the door banging may stop for 10 minutes...

 

[WishfulThinker]

For some reason that pic really freaks me out!!! I have absolutely no idea why.............................and yes I AM sober!