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I don't mean self-regulate on pasture. I'm talking about some kind of not too delicious hay. Our pasture in south florida is not like your northern pasture. They like the grass but don't love it and much prefer some types of hay. I am talking about having free access to hay in one of the slow feeders in order to decrease the bolting of the hay and sort feeding time anxiety. I cannot turn out 24/7 due to the heat and mosquitos. Despite having shade, they won't stay in the shade so I have to lock them up in front of a fan part of the day and at night. I tend to use some of the warm-season grass hay which again they do not love to increase their "chew time" with a lower calorie, lower sugar alternative to timothy, etc . I want the horse to be less stressed but not weigh as much as a small elephant. Robin Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: Linda Lottie <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 08:51:39 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: 24/7 for fjords? This message is from: Linda Lottie <[email protected]> Hi......"self regulate"........depends on the time of year. Fall and winter......turned out on pasture.......they do fine. My older fjord requires additional hay/senior feed......the younger gets a flake or two in the evening. Spring and summer......NO WAYYYYYYYYY!!! LOL Even my neighbor noticed......"they never stop eating" LOL I have two mares, one an App and one a Qt/app........they are out on pasture 24/7........eat and sleep and itch and hang out.......over and over. Funny fjords........Linda in WI > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 09:44:15 -0400 > Subject: slow feeders > To: [email protected] > > This message is from: [email protected] > > > "Do Fjords ever self-regulate?" LOL That is a question I've pondered for > the last 15 years. How do Fjord owners with huge tracts of land and 24/7 > turnout manage this? Do the Fjords get enough exercise to compensate for what > they consume? Do they ever stop grazing? > My situation is similar to Robin's. I use the smallest hole nibble nets > for hay. I used to hang the nets on a wall but now I put them on the > floor. A list member mentioned how a horse's teeth would wear unevenly by eating > against a wall, so floors only now. (with mats because of sand colic) Thank > you. > Bonnie > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
