Update on not eating hay.....

[Marnie]

Well I have tried 3 different bales now, and Marnie still isn't eating hay, she is eating hard feed (chaff and fibre cubes) and haylege but turns her nose up at hay. We have tried a couple of other horses with the hay and they will eat it, so I don't think there is anything wrong with it, it smells fine and isn't dusty. I've been borrowing haylege from the YO and am going to buy some - bit of a nightmare as I now have 20 'jumbales' (about 4 normal bales each) which she won't eat! She isn't usually fussy and will pick up the mankiest looking hay from around the yard and eat it!

I've got the vet coming out on Friday to take bloods as she has been quiet under saddle for the last few weeks, so for peace of mind just want to check there is nothing else going on. We did have a virus in the yard and although she didn't appear to be affected, I wonder if she actually has been.

Thanks for the tips and advice before

 

[Darkhorse]

Good Luck for Friday Im sure it is nothing to worry about.

 

[Stacie_and_Jed]

I was going to post today about jed not eating his hay which is so out of character for him (he's a ganitt and will eat anything) He didnt eat his hay on Monday night so i got a new bale yesterday and he didnt eat it last night either. I soke my hay so it cant be dusty and it smells ok. I will try another bale tonight and if he still doesnt eat it i dont know what i will do.

He is eating hard food and chaff, and he has his equi ball with pony nuts.