LOL - my son's suggestion for hay alternatives!

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My son has just been in and asked if I really was considering getting rid of my mare. I had mentioned it a few weeks ago because I have been so worried about the cost of keeping her in the winter.

But I love my mare and it would break my heart to get rid of her. I explained that the cost of keeping a horse is hard to justify. He said "well, you can't love her that much if money stands in the way"

My son is just 17!!

I explained why the cost of hay will be astronomical this year and he suggested I use something else!! LOL - I said I was open to suggestions....

He suggested museli ....LMAO - I reckon museli will probably be cheaper this winter!! :eek:
 
Magicmillbrook said:
How about shredded wheat - I feel like a horse at a hay pile when I eat it, probably tastes similar too
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......hay definitely tastes better than Shredded Wheat.

I quite like the carrot pieces in D&H Pasture Mix......

I think a giant Weetabix would be good, sort of slab of hay size.
 
Do they still put pieces of Carob in mixes? I used to love that as a child, I would spend hours picking it out of the sack and eating it :)

I feed straights now but am very tempted to buy a mix if someone could recommend one with Carob in :D
 
Ravenwood said:
Do they still put pieces of Carob in mixes? I used to love that as a child, I would spend hours picking it out of the sack and eating it :)

I feed straights now but am very tempted to buy a mix if someone could recommend one with Carob in :D
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D&H Pasture Mix has carrot, not carob unfortunately.

There is a supplier of Carob Kibble near me - might give it a try.
 
Carow said:
......hay definitely tastes better than Shredded Wheat.

I quite like the carrot pieces in D&H Pasture Mix......

I think a giant Weetabix would be good, sort of slab of hay size.
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Don't they already make something like that - goes by the name of Le Brick I believe?
 
Lollii said:
Ready Brek??? :D it would set them up for a cold day :D
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Yes, but my Irish Draught would want it made with a gallon of Guiness.

Can you get nicked for being in charge of a drunk horse?? Mine would never pass the walking in a straight line test even when sober.
 
Linseed cake? All this time I thought I was eating Carob when I was eating Linseed cake? OMG - talk about shattering my illusions!! No, I am sure that way back then they put Carob into mixes .... please tell me I am right!
 
Carow said:
Yes, but my Irish Draught would want it made with a gallon of Guiness.

Can you get nicked for being in charge of a drunk horse?? Mine would never pass the walking in a straight line test even when sober.
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LMAO - I was born and brought up in Kent (all the hop fields) and we fed our horses on Brewer Grains - I swear to God that my pony used to walk out of his stable drunk!
 
Hi I use carob and mix it into my feeds I buy it from a supplier in Cornwall, I can't stop picking and eating it too!! so it looks like carob is coming back in fashion for the equestrian world to feed to their horses.
 
Ravenwood said:
Linseed cake? All this time I thought I was eating Carob when I was eating Linseed cake? OMG - talk about shattering my illusions!! No, I am sure that way back then they put Carob into mixes .... please tell me I am right!
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You are right - carob (also known as locust bean) used to be in the mixes I used as kid too. (And yes I used to pick them out and eat them too!). You did used to get linseed cake in mixes as well, but didn't taste nearly as nice!:D
 
When i used to work at a well known feed company i had an old lady from rural Scotland ring up and ask what she could feed her Shetlands as they always seemed hungry...I asked what she fed currently and she replied quite adamently '6 hot cross buns and some fish'....erm....i quickly told her I thought hay/chaff might be a better idea...but don't know now...hot cross buns could potentially be cheaper.....!!
 
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