How much hay does your horse have overnight?

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Out of interest?

How long are they in?
How good / bad is your grazing right now?
Are they under / over weight?
Good / poor doer?
Size / breed?

Also interested to hear how much would you be giving a 14.3hh overweight (but chaser clipped and unrugged) cob, who's in for 12-14hrs per day, but there's little left in the fields and no hay fed in fields?

Thanks :)
 
ShadowFlame said:
Out of interest?

How long are they in?
How good / bad is your grazing right now?
Are they under / over weight?
Good / poor doer?
Size / breed?

Also interested to hear how much would you be giving a 14.3hh overweight (but chaser clipped and unrugged) cob, who's in for 12-14hrs per day, but there's little left in the fields and no hay fed in fields?

Thanks :)
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In from 5.30pm-8am. No grazing at all. Weight is about right but would like her to be carrying a bit more. Ok doer not great considering she is a native breed. She is a 14.2 lightweight cob.

She gets 3-4 slices depending on size over night and 1 in the morning. There is usually some of the overnight hay left in the morning. She gets a scoop of conditioning fibre morning and night too and doing v little work at the moment
 
When in it's from 4pm ish to 8am
Grazing currently growing like mad - hence they are back out 24 hours!
Spot on weight wise, I'd like a little leaner before spring
17hh/ Irish mutt

He has 3/4 to a whole bale a night, half when he comes in and half at 9/10pm late night check
 
My 14.2 hh cob mare is worked for an hour a day at least 6 days a week. She gets 2 daily feeds of Pure Balance and 3 handfuls of Happy Tummy. She is fed haylage and gets a hefty double armful from 5pm ish through to 7 am.

There is no grass in her paddock so she gets the same amount or a little bit more out in a hay feeder in the paddock during the day too.

She is a good doer and looks 'well', but I wouldn't want to give her less on the workload she is doing and the lack of grass.
 
ShadowFlame said:
Out of interest?

How long are they in?
How good / bad is your grazing right now?
Are they under / over weight?
Good / poor doer?
Size / breed?

Also interested to hear how much would you be giving a 14.3hh overweight (but chaser clipped and unrugged) cob, who's in for 12-14hrs per day, but there's little left in the fields and no hay fed in fields?

Thanks :)
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come in around 5:30 out agian at 8am
no grass in field at moment but they had 4 haynets out in field between 2 of them
they are perfect weight
17.2hh Clydesdale

has 2 bales of hay a night half of which in haynets half on the floor and pretty much all is gone by morning few scraps left
 
ShadowFlame said:
Out of interest?

How long are they in?
How good / bad is your grazing right now?
Are they under / over weight?
Good / poor doer?
Size / breed?

Also interested to hear how much would you be giving a 14.3hh overweight (but chaser clipped and unrugged) cob, who's in for 12-14hrs per day, but there's little left in the fields and no hay fed in fields?

Thanks :)
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In from approx 1630 till 0630
Grazing is now poor
Weight wise she is pretty much spot on :p
New so not sure but supposed to be a poor doer .. Personally i think she will come out of winter fatter than she went in :o
16.2 TB mare.

She has two large haynets a night (two in the day if she is in for any reason) and there is generally hay left in the morning.
 
Currently no turnout grazing, as its all waterlogged but as much in hand grazing as I can manage. (some of it othe local park when no one is looking)
She's 16.1 TBxID and just slightly on the lighter side of right at the moment, I have no idea wether she's a good doer or not.
She has 8kg over night at around 6pm, has a little left by the time her other 5kg arrives between 6 and 8am, then if She's been in continuously, she runs out about 2pm.
She also has a feed in the morning and evening of chaff and H&P mix.
 
They come in at 5-5.30pm and go out at 6-6.30am
Average grazing
My ISH is just right condition wise, she's pretty much a good doer - my oldie TB is underweight and a very poor doer.
ISH has 3 slices of hay per night and there's always a bit left in the morning.
My TB has haylage - I weigh out 8kg for her but she only eats 4-5kg max.
Unless it's frosty, I don't put hay in the field.
 
Mines in at 4pm, ridden for an hour. Has about 1 - 1/2 sections of hay for the night. Turned out at 5.30am

Grazing - there is far too much in my field!
I have a 15.1 id x ,very very good doer, right condition wise i would like her a little slimmer, hay is not put in fields unless frost or snow
 
In from 4pm - 9am (when i do it) or about 11am - 3pm when yo does him. The paddock i and other liveries have to use is a bog, my horse just stands there looking miserable! Yo was saving a paddock for us all, it's the biggest one and was looking really good until the groom put her 2 horses on there... But hey ho!
He's a 16.2hh 13 yo tb. Poor doer but doing really well this winter :D
Hay wise he gets half a hay net in the morning while i fuss over him, then when he comes in he gets one full large haynet and a bug slice of hay. He also gets 2 feeds a day which consists of chaff, nuts and a weight gain mix.
 
He gets 6.5kg overnight, sometimes a couple of slices from a small bale in the field during the day. Always has a little leftover in the morning.

How long are they in? From about 4/4.30pm until 8/9am.
How good / bad is your grazing right now? There is grass but not a lot, and it's short. There's enough that on a nice sunny day he'll eat the grass and leave any hay that's put out.
Are they under / over weight? spot on.
Good / poor doer? Neither really, just about average. Loses weight quickly when stressed (and can be quite a stressy horse). Also not greedy, only eats what he needs and doesn't over eat.
Size / breed? 14.3hh ish (passport says 15hh but he isn't that big) connie x, crossed poss with an Irish cob type I'd guess

Also interested to hear how much would you be giving a 14.3hh overweight (but chaser clipped and unrugged) cob, who's in for 12-14hrs per day, but there's little left in the fields and no hay fed in fields?
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I'd give a couple of small nets. Adlib hay is all well and good when you have a horse that's underweight or the right weight but when it's fat, I wouldn't be giving adlib. It might also be worth thinking about soaking hay, or replacing some with straw so you have bulk without calories.
 
15.1hh Show Cob, out from 8am - 11am (will trash field if left out longer, and become mud monster digging holes!)
Grass in field, but only grazes for the 3 hours then looks for mischief to get into!
2.5 -3 Kg (weighed) in Trickle net when he comes in
1 Kg while I tack up/groom
Around 6 Kg overnight in Trickle Net
1 slice of Top Score low cal haylage over the day /evening as something differednt.
 
Mine are out for about 3 hours a day with no grass in the field atall. Calv, 17hh rising 6 still filling out KWPN has 1/2 a bale in the day and a bale overnight and has a small amount left. Pip 13.3 welshX medium doer but not keen on eating has around 1/2 a bale while he's in offered in single folds through the day- he doesn't eat any more if offered and is about the right condtion, maybe slightly light but he's unclipped so hard to tell but definitely not a cause for concern :)
 
Out on good grazing from 7.30am to 3.30pm. Good doer who I still have to muzzle - weight has come down nicely since Sept. She currently has 3 big wedges of steamed hay (not a very technical measurement). I will up this a bit more if it gets colder and she stays in the same level of work.

I would probably expect to give the pony you describe over half a bale a day...
 
ShadowFlame said:
Out of interest?

How long are they in?
How good / bad is your grazing right now?
Are they under / over weight?
Good / poor doer?
Size / breed?

Also interested to hear how much would you be giving a 14.3hh overweight (but chaser clipped and unrugged) cob, who's in for 12-14hrs per day, but there's little left in the fields and no hay fed in fields?

Thanks :)
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K, 22yrs old, LW cob (Welsh D x) Unclipped rugged

on 4 acres of rough but good grazing, plenty for one horse.
Not a good doer but holding his own this year living out on the above
Getting one feed daily of Veteran vitality and alfalfa, his hoof and joint sup

When in he gets one large haynet of good quality hay, probably about half a small square bale if you judge it that waym I feed from rounds. He gets not hay in the field.

S, 6yrs old, LW cob (Welsh D x Dales) Hunter clipped and rugged

On an acre of rough grazing, still grass left at the back of the hill
good doer lives on air
getting one feed of alfalfa, beetpulp and oats with general supp
no hay unless in as there is still grass to pick at, living out. But one normal haynet a night double netted and soaked when in.
 
ShadowFlame said:
Out of interest?

How long are they in?
How good / bad is your grazing right now?
Are they under / over weight?
Good / poor doer?
Size / breed?

Also interested to hear how much would you be giving a 14.3hh overweight (but chaser clipped and unrugged) cob, who's in for 12-14hrs per day, but there's little left in the fields and no hay fed in fields?

Thanks :)
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Mine is in from 4pm or a bit earlier to 7.30 ish
Grazing not bad at all - there is grass.
He's lean and fit, not fat
reasonable/good doer
14.3hh welsh cob
not clipped but lightweight rug as he's a ***** to brush at times
I'm going through 3 bales of hay a week but he leaves a lot at the moment - I put more than he can eat so he doesn't get bored (this is only overnight - none in field)
He has 3/4 scoop of soaked sugarbeet and half a scoop of coolmix
quite a few carrots which I shove in the haynet for him to nibble at.
 
I have four, 3 PRE's and a Friesian cross, from 14.2hh - 15.1hh, all good doers (VERY good). They all get 8kg of hay per day in 4 feeds, that's approx 1 smallish flake per feed, fed at 7am, 1, 5 and 10pm. They also have straw bedding for snacks, and one gets a small feed twice a day. They are all worked 4 - 5 days a week and turned out daily(currently in the arena as the ground is soup).
 
I feed the majority of hay overnight as they are out 24/7 with not much grass as yet on field, although with current mild spell grass is growing at present.

I worry about being overweight, lami etc. so like to know exactly what I am feeding so took advice and they need 2per cent of body weight in 24hrs so I weigh out hay and other feed, so I can be sure I am accurate.
 
Mine are turned out in good'ish grazing from 8.00 am till dusk, about 4.30 ish say.

They are brought in for the night and given a feed (Hi Fi Mollasses free + double handful of Fast Fibre), and have a small-holed double-lined haynet consisting of 4lbs of hay. I go down to the yard (live on site, so easy) later at night, say 10ish and they have another very small feed plus another haynet of 4lbs for the night. At the moment they're also having a mix of Timothy-grass haylage plus some normal hay, so because haylage is heavier its a bit more weight to consider, but basically same amount.

I use a gauge so know exactly what amounts I'm feeding; find it helps to know.

Think I've probably got it right coz haynets are normally empty and/or a few strands in by the morning, but maybe they could do with less in fact as they don't tend to pick-up from the floor very much.

Hope this helps.
 
On 8 acres of good grass so stay out a lot and only come in over night when it rains (in case they desolve) When in overnight they have a whole wedge of a large bale of haylage each. Most of which is gone by morning when I turn out at 6am.
 
Mine has 2kg haylage and 3 sections of hay, she is a Arab and a good doer
Light work and looks good. I do have to be careful with her weight.
She is 14.2
 
Cob 15hh and welsh heinz 57 12hh currently have 6 acres of average grazing (once you swim through the gateways:rolleyes:)

At the moment their in overnight due to cob's mudfever and it being far too muddy and cob is a good doer and pony is average to good doer.

Brought in no earlier than 6pm and kicked out again no later than 7:30am. I'm not a fan of keeping the arthritic cob in but he's coped amazingly well and they both enjoy dry ground!

Pony gets 2 skinny slices of soaked hay or one big fat one, and cob gets 3 slices. I alter it slightly if I have to bring them in earlier but not massively. Half on the ground and half in a net. Both get a small hard feed and a treat ball to keep them ticking over. I'm sure hay doesn't last all night but both are their ideal weight, certainly not wasting away and they share a big slice of hay in the morning before going out again.
 
M - 15hh 20 year old PBA with one previous incident of lammi. He used to live off thin air but put lots of weight on in his loan home and since going on a diet has lost too much weight and now we can't get it back on! He is out from 8-4.30pm most days unless it's pouring or icy (YO rules not mine). He has one feed in the evenings of 1.5 scoops happy hoof (soon to be switched to alfa oil) and 1 scoop Topspec cool conditioning cubes. He gets two large haynets a night. Teeth have been done and bloods show nothing so hopefully the topspec kicks in soon :(

C - 14.2 2.5 year old welsh x TB. Gets 1/2 scoop happy hoof and one large haynet and one small haynet at night. Out on poor grazing the same hours as M above. His weight is perfect.
 
In from 4.00 to 9.30 ish. Heavy cob 15.3 gets 10lb hay overnight, he has loads of grass in his field but still pigs all the hay. He is fatter than summer weight! 16HH heinz57 gets 11lb, same results. Would like to cut down but its a long time for them to be standing in with nothing, they do have small hole nets
 
Mine's 15hh native unclipped unrugged good doer/laminitic in light work.
He is spot-on weight wise at the moment and I intend to keep him that way! Some people may think I am freezing and starving him but he's happy and healthy!

Out 6-4 on grass which is plentiful at the moment.
At 5pm he gets a large haylage net full of hay, works out 2-3 slices. He gets a bucket feed of 1/2 scoop fast fibre with 1/4 scoop high fibre cubes and 1/2 scoop mollichaff. This is enough to maintain his weight and health. He does snack on his barley straw bed too!

When I was getting the weight off him, he had 2-3 slices soaked hay, no cubes and tiny handful of chaff, with vit/min supplements. Plenty of fast fibre is fine.

If he's in during the day he gets a net of 2 slices hay.

SO from a single hay bale I get 3 night nets and maybe 3 day nets. He's been in due to the rain and I have been using just over 2 bales a week. I feel mean now! But his lami is under control and he's very well!
 
In from about 3-30/4pm- 6.30am.

His field actually still has quite a bit of grass in it.

He is an ideal weight atm I'd say. Fed 2 scoops of P+P and 1 scoop of HoneyChop with Garlic once in morning and once in evening.

Overnight it depends what time he comes in, if he's in a little earlier I leave him 3 big haynets 1 being a trickle net. If in later I leave him 2 big haynets, one being a trickle net.
 
ShadowFlame said:
Out of interest?

3kg of hay, with 1kg hard feed (mainly hay replacer)

How long are they in? 5pm-6am
How good / bad is your grazing right now? There's a bit of poor grass in the field, but not being hayed on field unless frozen
Are they under / over weight? Just right
Good / poor doer? Very very good doer
Size / breed? 14.1hh New Forest

Also interested to hear how much would you be giving a 14.3hh overweight (but chaser clipped and unrugged) cob, who's in for 12-14hrs per day, but there's little left in the fields and no hay fed in fields?

I'd be feeding 5-6kg hay soaked in small holed nets (preferably given t intervals) with hard feed to ensure they get all goodness needed :-)
Thanks :)
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Hope that helps!
 
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