@ how do you give your horse hay in the stable @ ?

Same as EandJ
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It might be a triple hay net soon!
 
Used to feed my horse froom a small holed net in his stable until he got himself caught in it (and was hung correctly at right height etc etc) and spent most the night with his hind leg caught on it (don't be fooled into thinking small holed nets are safe, he got it under the heel of his hind shoe). Have never seen a horse in such a state and didn't know for a week if he was sound or if any long term damage done. Thank goodness he was ok but never will a haynet be hung in his stable.....he now has a Haybar and he loves it and i can sleep at night.
 
I chose other because I normally use haynets, she has two crammed as full as is possible (she has hollow legs). Either that or I use galvnised hay bar on the wall. Either way hay is soaked.
 
Pile on the floor in day. At night it will either be in a big tub or in a teeny holed haynet (usually tub I expect) would never ever use a big holed net, and don't really like using small holed, though its obv necessary for ones that pee in it or trash it
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On the floor, in the same corner. I don't do haynets after seeing someone's pony hopping about on three legs trying to free herself and me shouting at YO to come because I was atop a rather green mare at the time, also it is supposed to be better for their teeth. Am swithering with haybars after being given two for free.
 
Nowadays I use XL trugs - after hearing too many horror stories (on here, mostly) about broken legs and broken jaws from haynets.

However I am currently using double haynets for my fatty, who is older and generally sensible, but never overnight.

FWIW - said fatty had to have most of the winter off. She'd been eating her hay out of her trug all winter, and I was astonished to find that as soon as I brought her back into work she immediately worked in an outline, much better than she ever had before. I can only credit this to eating with her head down, rather than twisting and tugging up the way at a haynet. No sign of her mild RAO either, which might be related, or might be the rubber mats/cardboard matting combo
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(Though it can be a balance between the lesser of two evils - the dangers of haynets vs risk of ulcers etc from hours of starvation after wolfing down their hay. I'm lucky to have them at home so do last hay at 10.30 and breakfast at 6.30; much less time without food than would be normal in a livery yard that hays at 5 then goes home
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christ how did i miss haynets as a choice!

i am thinking nets but the whole sagging and getting a foot caught worries, and with the bars above head height, im thinking bad for neck muscles
hmm decisions
 
Well, I put the haylage in the Hay Bar, and my mare immediately pulls it out and puts it on the floor next to the Hay Bar, where she eats it ... I ticked Other.

However I have to say for her, if I'm in the stable, she will drop some for me near where I'm standing!
 
not sure yet as its's the first winter I've had Milly. I'm thinking Large trug or floor. I give her a small holed net while she is tied on the yard but she is such a ditzy mare i would'nt risk her having one at night she would get into all sorts of trouble!
 
Have tried a hay rack, both up high or as a hay bar and she just ignores the hay or pulls the rack down. On the floor she does eventually eat it but most is wasted. Tubs are kicked over and the hay spread about and wasted. I have found that she is best with medium holed nets, as there is minimum wasteage and it does end up where it is supposed to, in her tummy!!
 
i bought a munch station from derby house, it is fantastic wish i'd bought 1 yrs ago
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i'd thoroughly reccomend it!
 
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