Trickle Net vs "standard" smaller holed net?

Elim-a-nets are rubbish, sorry, but they really are. The holes are pretty big on them still and they break very easily. Would never buy again.

My boy has the physio regularly and never has a tight/sore neck or poll. However, mine are tied quite low down, a lot lower than most would tie a haynet up.
 
the Eliminet holes are twice the size of the ticklenet holes. I nearly bought one when they before I got my tricklenet then I read reviews of them falling apart really quickly.
 
shadowboy said:
The thing that stopped me getting one was something my chiro said that she has had to deal with a number of poll and neck issues in horses using the trickle net and she thinks because they can't get as much out in one go they tug more frequently and with more force. I have to say it made sense and surely not a coincidence? No idea but it put me off an mine never actually destroys his nets so happy to just double net
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This is what puts me off getting one although I really like the concept and I think my boy would benefit from it as he does tend to hoover his hay and as much as I like the idea of ad lib hay I know that my boy would just eat himself into a coma if allowed to!
 
Black_Horse_White said:
I've been using mine now for 6 months. I had the physio out on Wednesday and she found no soreness on my boy :)
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Thanks B_H_W. I'm going to speak to the physio about it while she's out! My boy can be quite rough with his haynet anyway so not sure if the trickle net would make things any worse.

I did feed from the floor last winter but he just inhales it and is then left with nothing over night.
 
I would much prefer to feed hay on the floor but like you it would be gone in an hour. He still somehow manages to pull large chunks of hay out, he's a greedy cob so nothing stops him from filling his face.
 
Black_Horse_White said:
I would much prefer to feed hay on the floor but like you it would be gone in an hour. He still somehow manages to pull large chunks of hay out, he's a greedy cob so nothing stops him from filling his face.
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Mine once ate through one of these expensive fishermens net hay nets - to be fair to him he'd recently had colic and his hay was rationed. Hopefully the trickle nets are robust enough for him!
 
Ironically I have bought this started using this and am moving to AYTO on 1st October haha but rather than moan about having wasted £36 I will appreciate what I will save in the long term.....it will still come in useful for the odd nights he might come in / farrier / vet visits etc I am sure

BUT

Am I the only one that (as a human obviously not a horse!) doesnt really like it??!!

I find it hard to tie up as the cord is so thick and the holes so small

*walks away head hung in shame behaving like a "whinging pom" haha.
 
Sorry but I am with Shadowboy on this one.

I don't like haynets in general as think it is far more natural position to eat from the floor. I would worry about abnormal strain from the constant pulling, which may only become apparent a few years down the line.

However I am lucky to have mine at home so can trickle feed them - they have a 1/3 rd of their ration when they come in, laid on a bedding free section of rubber mat, then give them the last 2/3 rds before I go to bed.

The price puts me off too!!
 
still finding the Elim in Net great, for a horse that chews through nets in a few days. I tie it as the instructions say, using the ring at the bottom, and this seems to stop the net pulling apart. Very easy to fill too. And I DETEST filling haynets.
 
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