Safer ways to secure a haynet? In the stable? Suggestions?

[charlie76]

Can anyone suggest a way to secure haynets in the stable to eliminate the chance of them dropping and the string getting longer? No matter how tight and high they are tied they always drop down a bit and it drives me nuts!

The horses at my yard have to have nets as they stuff the lot in next to no time, otherwise I would just feed from the floor.

Any suggestions ?? ☺

 

[EquiEquestrian556]

I tie them like you would a normal net, except I then put the remainder of the string through the loop, and pull it a bit. It stays up all the time, even with our best haynet-breakers.

I can also undo them within seconds, so if there was an issue it's not going to take ages to undo.

 

[NZJenny]

Or use a hay bag instead of a net.

 

[Nativelover]

I've got a hay bar and have put a tie ring low down in it to tie a net to. This slows down the eating put is safe away from feet as its in the bar, plus it's a much better feeding position.

 

[pixie]

I hang mine from both ends, so that it is horizontal, rather than vertical, if that makes sense.

 

[dibbin]

I've got a hay bar and have put a tie ring low down in it to tie a net to. This slows down the eating put is safe away from feet as its in the bar, plus it's a much better feeding position.

This is what I do as well.

 

[fatpiggy]

I hang mine from both ends, so that it is horizontal, rather than vertical, if that makes sense.

That's a good idea!

I used to use a dog clip on the end of the tying rope, through the very bottom of the net, hoist it high and clip it tight. I never had trailing nets. Its better to use two smaller nets and split the ration than a jumbo sized one which hangs down when its empty. (I made my own from bailing twine so made them exactly how big and hole-sized I wanted them).

 

[pennyturner]

I do the same by passing the string through the tie-ring and tying it to the lower half of the net.

 

[9tails]

How do other people tie them? I pull the rope taut at the top then down to either the bottom ring or the bottom corner if no bottom ring, then tie it off. I use a carabiner to clip the rope on in the stable and they don't droop when empty. The string doesn't get longer so I'm not sure how these nets where the string is getting long are tied up. I don't fiddle the rope through the ring then haul up a heavy net.

 

[Fjord]

I use very small holed haynets and soak the hay, I find it a struggle to tie up a heavy net. I've made the ropes shorter, put a quick release clip on the end and put two rings up, one at horse head height and one higher up, so the clip just reaches. I feed the clip through the first ring and clip it to the second. It means the net doesn't drop and it is easy to remove.

 

[Joyous70]

I put mine through the tie ring, pull tight back through the bottom ring and then pull string back up to tie ring and tie, no dangling rope and easy enough to undo when needed, never had one come undone yet.

 

[DD]

string through ring on wall then through the bottom of net, pull bottom to top as much as possible and secure. also fix a tying up ring at about 2 feet below the tying ring. you can clip a caribeener [sp] to this and the bottom of the net then it cant go lower when its empty.
https://www.s3i.co.uk/classic-carbine-hook-no-eye.php?pid=2740&gclid=CJ3jw6WD-ccCFQmNGwodv74Gtw

 

[spotty_pony2]

I thread mine through two holes which are quite low down on the haynet and then pull it up as high as it will go. I do this so that if one of the holes break which usually happens once they get a bit weaker, it still won't fall down. I also thread the extra string back through the loop so if it is ruled by mistake, it won't fall down.

 

[Bobbly]

Well contrary to others, I have a length of rope attached to the tie ring with a clip on the end. I pass the net string up through the tie ring then back down and through the top loops of the hay net and then clip the end to the rope. I don't like hay nets but have to use them for piggy pony, and I don't like tying them up high as I don't think it's good for their necks. The eating position is about chest height and as the net empties it can't get any lower because the length of net string is already at max length having gone up to tie ring and down again. Never had a problem to date.

 

[dingle12]

I use clips off leg straps from rugs, thread it through and pull tight. A lot easier too when you have cold hands in winter.

 

[Luci07]

I have had that idiot horse who pawed at his net and caught his leg up. He must have been sawing at it for a very very long time and did a horrendous amount of damage. Mine get a good amount of hay and even my new boy (stomach on legs) soon worked out he didn't need to scoff. They are fed their hay on the floor!