Slow Feeders
This message is from: "Paula Rush" I board my mare, BHF Anja. I use ChinchChix (now HayChix) nets with grass hay. She is stalled at night and on dry lot during the day - no pasture time whatsoever. I feel badly about this, but I tell her it's for her own good. I have three of the mini nets (2 to 2-1/2 small bale flake size) which I keep full and switch out during the day. She has hay throughout the day, but probably runs thru the last net about 8 pm or so. I supplement with a cupful of Empower grass balancer am and pm. I monitor her weight every other week or so and this regimen keeps her right under 800#. She is 13.3-1/2h (that is an important 1/2 inch!). Use of the nets (this is a pain for the feeders, so I try to keep them stuffed myself) and the access to a dry lot were conditions of my board arrangement. I ride/hack or longe six days/week with one day off to keep her (and me) fit. This works for us. I only have one horse tho. Those of you with multiple horses have a real challenge to be sure!! So glad to see the list active again! FB just isn't the same. Too impersonal imho. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Questions for people using slow feeders
This message is from: Robin Churchill I use busy bags and nibblenets for my horses and I have not had trouble with these particular horses tearing them up. I have the smallest hole bags that both of them make for the two fjords and find that although it slows them down some, they are still very proficient at getting the hay out of them. I generally feed timothy with some coastal mixed in because I am worried about the colic risk associated with feeding straight coastal. We used to have a hay around here called Tifton 85 that was not as fine as regular coastal but still a Bermuda-type hay that had less calories and sugar but we can't get it anymore. The local hay is called Pangola but even the fjords won't eat it unless you can get it right when it is cut and has some green in it. At least in my part of Florida, we just get what is available and can't keep large amounts of hay like the people in cooler climates and what is available is always changing depending what the stores get in.  Anyway to my questions: 1. What kind of hay are people generally feeding out of slow feeders?2. Do fjords really self-regulate if they have access to hay in a slow feeder at all times? 3. Do people who have things set up to give their horses access to hay in a slow feeder at all times generally keep them on a dry lot or stalled? I would like to find some way to make it less work for me and for the horses to be more satisfied but don't know how to do it without having them get so fat that they can't get through the barn door. Right now, I decide how much hay (by weight) I want them to have based on an appropriate percentage for their weights combined with how much grass is available for grazing and divide that into 3- 4 feedings (3 in summer when there is grass and 4 in winter when the grass is sparse due to the dry conditions here) which they get in the busy bags/nibblenets. By doing it this way, I keep their weights in check but it is a lot of work to fill multiple bags multiple times a day and they still have a fair amount of time without hay, although they do pick around at whatever grass is available when they are turned out which is pretty much all day in the winter. Thanks for any advice Robin Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Re: slow feeders
This message is from: "Mary Ofjord" We successfully used Nibble Nets for our Fjords when we took them to the MN Expo. We intentially purchased the brand "Nibble Nets" and they are the best of their kind on the market. They took a lot longer to eat their rations this way. We did hang them on the stall walls, as that was the only option in the small stalls and it was only for a few days. Otherwise, our five Fjords and a mule are out 24/7 on a pasture of about 7 acres in size. They are given a little hay in the morning and evening. They can go out and "pretend" to graze on our poor over-grazed pastures, which is perfect for these horses. Every time I read an article on pasture improvement, I cringe because this would be the last thing you'd probably want to do to Fjords. My personal opinion on grazing muzzles is that they are akin to animal curelity (flame suit on). Horses are meant to have long fiber in the gut most of the day. To intentionally starve them..well, what can I say? And we had to use one on one of our mares that foundered. It was pitiful to watch. If you are having a hard time keeping weight off your Fjords, perhaps you should trade them in for Arabs or Thoroughbreds, both which have a tendancy to be on the lean side. My horses are overweight and happy - just like me! :-) Mary O. - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 8:44 AM Subject: slow feeders This message is from: bbd...@aol.com "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 __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6353 (20110805) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 6353 (20110805) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: Slow Feeders for Fjords
This message is from: Sam Banks I use the inexpensive small mesh hay nets from Chick's Discount Saddlery. One Fjord is mentally laid back about eating and the other acts as if she is always starving, and does bolt her hay in a regular hay net. She also would eat so fast this past winter that I suspect she didn't chew well, and had some loose manure. I switched to the small mesh hay nets, and it takes much longer for them to eat, and the food bolter's loose stool cleared up because she took the time to chew each mouthful rather than shovel it in without chewing. My horses gain weight on pasture, so they go out muzzled daytime, and dry lots with hay at night. When introducing them to the muzzles, I gave them some hay first thing so the impatient one would not be so anxious. At night, I now double bag the hay in two of the Chick's small mesh hay nets to give them their evening hay. Since they have been nibbling on grass all day, they are not anxious. It does take time for them to learn that eating is work and the impatient one used to walk off, but that's OK, since the hay is there for her all night and they have separate paddocks. I cannot give unlimited hay to maintain a good weight. The mesh size in the Chick's bags are larger than other small mesh hay nets. I find them easier to fill up because there is no ring at the bottom of the hay net so it stretches well, unlike my black small mesh hay net with a smaller mesh size. The ropes used to hang them up are poorly spliced as the Fjords pulled the splices right out. I actually replaced the rope with a similar rope from Wal-Mart in bright yellow that came with the fid for splicing. Now it is easy to see the rope to tighten up the net with the contrasting color, and I spliced them deep enough the Fjords don't pull out the splices. I hang the nets against a wall, but to make it tougher, you can hang from the ceiling so they can't press the net against the wall. Mine have not tried biting at the mesh, but that is possible. I've been using the nets since January, and there are no holes, but my girls aren't destructive. Sue Banks Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: slow feeders
This message is from: Robin Churchill I have little paddocks for them to walk out in and I wish I had someway they could stay out and not be zapped by the evil death ray of the Florida sun. Every one who comes here says the sun is just different here. In the summer, it will burn most people to a crisp in short order especially if you are a tourist. Although my warmblood can seem to take it most of the time, he did stop sweating for a short period 2 years ago and the current fjord gelding has had trouble sweating since it really got summer. He has been doing much better since I started putting him in in the afternoons. I have a lot of shade but they won't stay in it because that is not always where the best grass is apparently. I also tried leaving them out at night and this year the mosquitoes are so bad that their heads and necks become a mass of welts if you leave them out past about 9 pm. Usually we get sprayed a lot but must have cut down probably due to budget cuts. Robin My girls are out 24/7 now but also spend a lot of time in their run- in sheds under the fans. We seem to be doing ok. I hated them having to be shut in the stalls for 12 hours at a time. -- 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
Re: slow feeders
This message is from: Kathleen Prince My girls are out 24/7 now but also spend a lot of time in their run- in sheds under the fans. We seem to be doing ok. I hated them having to be shut in the stalls for 12 hours at a time. -- Kathleen Prince kathl...@pookiebros.com Pookie Bros. Pet Sitting Professional Pet Care In Your Home! http://www.pookiebros.com On Aug 4, 2011, at 9:44 AM, bbd...@aol.com wrote: > This message is from: bbd...@aol.com > > > "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
Re: Slow feeders for fjords
This message is from: Silja Knoll I purchased two Port-a-grazers last year and use them for my Fjord and Paint that are on a drylot. I tried the 24/7 feeding approach for 3 months. The Fjord got fat, the Paint got skinny. Now my approach is to still use the Port-a-grazers for the Fjord to slow her regular meals down. So a 1.5 hr meal now takes her 2.5 hrs. Plus she gets one flake for lunch. The Paint gets all he can eat thrown in front of him for breakfast and dinner while he is locked up for several hours per meal plus beet pulp. What ever hay he doesn't eat, the Fjord gobbles up and keeps the wastee down. The Fjord still eats a good portion of the day, but the Paint only leaves her the stemmy stuff he doesn't like. I try to ride as much as I can which means for her about 2 one hour rides a week with a good mountain butt buster of a trail ride once a week. It is the best I can do. Is she losing weight? Not yet, but I am hoping to notice changes soon. Looking back, I wish I had never tried the 24/7 approach, even with the Port-a-grazer for my Fjord. She was in better weight before I started the 24/7 feeding schedule. She NEVER self-regulated. Getting the weight off is pretty hard and she seemed 'just fine' mentally all along. Silja Knoll www.HighPlainsNaturalHoofCare.com In Berthoud, CO where we have had the muggiest summer! Thank goodness the mountains are close by! From: Robin Churchill >To: "fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com" >Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2011 4:09 AM >Subject: Slow feeders for fjords > >This message is from: Robin Churchill > > >I know we have seen some discussion about slow feeders on the list. I have a >gelding that is out on pasture a good part of the day and so this time of year >he gets very little hay in order to control his weight (my pasture is common >Bermuda which is a warm-season grass that stores carbohydrate as starch rather >than sugar and seems to be reasonably low calorie since I don't have a problem >with the horses getting too fat on it as long as I don't feed them too much >hay). He is almost frantic when he eats his hay because he acts like he is >always starving. Now he isn't fat, but he is by no means too thin either. I >was considering getting him a slow feeder and have looked at a number of >these. In reading about them, some of them supposedly eventually are supposed >to relieve the horses' food anxiety because they allow them to have constant >forage and then "self-regulate" their intake. This is supposed to take some >time but I think they are referring to >horses in general. Does anyone use one of these big slow feeders and fjords >ever really self-regulate? I thought about getting a slow feeder and feeding >more hay but muzzling this fjord when he is on pasture so he could eat all the >time just more spread out but I didn't have good luck with a muzzle with one >of my other fjords because she would get so frustrated with it although I >guess she did eventually resign herself to it. I just feel sorry for these >guys because they are always hungry and we as owners are always trying to keep >them from eating too much. I am also a little concerned this gelding is going >to choke because he bolts his hay as fast as he can eat it. > > >Robin in Florida > >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
Re: Slow feeders for fjords
This message is from: Kathleen Prince I used a hay net for a while w/my filly. She learned to grab big mouthfuls of hay, toss it on the ground then eat as she wanted. I had tried it w/her to just keep her more occupied but it seemed to frustrate her more than anything. Mine are now turned out 24/7 since our boarders left so their hay has been cut down dramatically. My girls aren't acting too hungry, though, and have gotten used to the new schedule - now that life no longer has to revolve around their QH friend, Sam! Question - do your fjords enjoy eating grass out of big rain puddles? We've had big rain lately and our pastures have "flooded" places. I always see my girls standing right in them grazing and when they look up at me their muzzles rain down :-) -- Kathleen Prince kathl...@pookiebros.com Pookie Bros. Pet Sitting Professional Pet Care In Your Home! http://www.pookiebros.com On Aug 4, 2011, at 6:09 AM, Robin Churchill wrote: > This message is from: Robin Churchill > > > I know we have seen some discussion about slow feeders on the list. > I have a > gelding that is out on pasture a good part of the day and so this > time of year > he gets very little hay in order to control his weight (my pasture > is common > Bermuda which is a warm-season grass that stores carbohydrate as > starch rather > than sugar and seems to be reasonably low calorie since I don't > have a problem > with the horses getting too fat on it as long as I don't feed them > too m Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Slow feeders for fjords
This message is from: Robin Churchill I know we have seen some discussion about slow feeders on the list. I have a gelding that is out on pasture a good part of the day and so this time of year he gets very little hay in order to control his weight (my pasture is common Bermuda which is a warm-season grass that stores carbohydrate as starch rather than sugar and seems to be reasonably low calorie since I don't have a problem with the horses getting too fat on it as long as I don't feed them too much hay). He is almost frantic when he eats his hay because he acts like he is always starving. Now he isn't fat, but he is by no means too thin either. I was considering getting him a slow feeder and have looked at a number of these. In reading about them, some of them supposedly eventually are supposed to relieve the horses' food anxiety because they allow them to have constant forage and then "self-regulate" their intake. This is supposed to take some time but I think they are referring to horses in general. Does anyone use one of these big slow feeders and fjords ever really self-regulate? I thought about getting a slow feeder and feeding more hay but muzzling this fjord when he is on pasture so he could eat all the time just more spread out but I didn't have good luck with a muzzle with one of my other fjords because she would get so frustrated with it although I guess she did eventually resign herself to it. I just feel sorry for these guys because they are always hungry and we as owners are always trying to keep them from eating too much. I am also a little concerned this gelding is going to choke because he bolts his hay as fast as he can eat it. Robin in Florida Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
RE: automatic feeders?
This message is from: "Gail Russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I got them from a source that is no longer making them. They are not available right now, but when I get some time (or maybe a Fjord list cooperative project?) I am going to try to get more made. The story is that there is a wine grape farmer in the area of Lodi California who has a couple of quarter horses that he likes to take to team penning events. Often he has to leave early in the morning, and was getting tired of getting up at 5 AM to make sure the horses had been fed before he left. He is also a diesel mechanic. A completely, totally anal diesel mechanic. His shop (which he built) is PRISTINE! It had a huge diesel truck in it that he had just rebuilt the engine on, and I would have eaten off the floor! He is a welder, knows lots about electric (probably does that in the diesel) and is very smart. He designed himself a rotomolded polyethylene feeder that can be left out in the weather, is made using a timing clock that is used by a guy in Texas that puts out food for deer to lure them in so hunters can shoot thembasically creating easy targets. Anyway, this guy invented his feeder, had probably 100 rotomolded in LA, built aluminum parts for the feeder door that opens. He researched all the others on the internet at the time, (including Crickets feeders). I am convinced his were/are the most elegantly designed of all, including the ones currently available made out of metal that are designed more for stall feeding. They clamp onto a pipe panel, but can also be filled with water so they are free standing. The horses fight over them alright, but it does give each a "pile" of their own. They cost $500 plus, and that was a steel about seven years ago. (I found them when UC Davis told me to feed a discharged horse 8 times a day, spread out around the clock as much as possible. I was desperate.) The builder sold all of them out. They would have to cost at least double or more now to build due to the rise in prices of materials and labor. Even at $500, he did not make much at all for his time assembling them. Recently he tried to partner up with a Montana (I think) company that has its own rotomoulding equipment and makes horse feeders. It might have been High Country Plastics. It turned out that the company really did not have the skills to assemble them correctly, and it was just going to cost him money trying to push something forward that was going no where. I recently talked with him about building some more. (I bought ten, and am nervous that they will wear out some day.) He was having too much fun riding his horse, and was feeling like life is too short to deal with the hassle. So...I do not know if there is any way he could be persuaded to start up again. Or whether we could create some kind of Fjord venture capital company that would try to get a bunch built. I suppose, if we created a cooperative to get them built with PREPAID funds, that I might be able to lure him out of "retirement." They are wonderful things! The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
automatic feeders?
This message is from: "Janet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Gail, you mentioned automatic feeders? could you tell us more? where did you get them, what do they cost, and what are the pit falls? Do you ever have a problem where one horse eats all the feed or do they all come at once? janet The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
re: teens as auto-feeders ...
This message is from: "Gwenn & Paul Beaupre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> problem is you have to be a crank to start them up in the morning! Mine only does mornings on the weekends. 8-)
Re: Auto-feeders
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Let's start a lottery to see how long it takes the Fjords to figure out > how to trigger them feeders to drop hay when they want. Or to destroy them. LOL! Many years ago, an acquaintance boarded her donkey at a place that used automatic feeders---filled when they did the evening feeding, to deliver the morning hay. They basically had to mount the auto-feeders very high and put electric fencing all around the feeder box, leaving just enough room for the hay to drop, or the equines would figure out how to "break into" the box and get their hay early. The donkey was a jack, and the other barn occupants were Arab stallions; I'd expect Fjords to be about as adept at "picking locks" Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
auto feeders
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I say three feedings. They are quite smart. I hope I am wrong though, I know the feeling of leaving home only to worry about my animals.
Re: Feeders
This message is from: Mike May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 10:21 AM 1/12/01 -0800, you wrote: This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Am I being too concerned re these outside feeders, racks, tires etc that attract birds after the left over grain and seeds? They are killing crows in Connecticut etc re the Nile disease so I clean up the bird droppings on the feeders before feeding. They really are not sure if the crow is the only bird carrying the disease. Jean The crow is definitely not the only one. We have had several Blue Jays confirmed with it around here. I think there have been others too but can't remember what kind right now. From what I have read about it though is that it isn't really spread by the birds but rather by the mosquitoes that bit the birds and then something else, like a horse. Birds are carriers though. Mike
Re: Feeders
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> lucky kids denise > This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Denise, > I too have heard of this occuring, but, I have been used the backhoe tire > feeders with weanlings on up, with no problems. > Granted, if the tire feeder was the sole source of amusement for these > babies, say in a boring dirt paddock, yes, I could see them as a possible > hazard. But my "kids" have a huge 5 acre pasture to cavort in, right next to > our house. > > Karen > _ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > >
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This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Denise, I too have heard of this occuring, but, I have been used the backhoe tire feeders with weanlings on up, with no problems. Granted, if the tire feeder was the sole source of amusement for these babies, say in a boring dirt paddock, yes, I could see them as a possible hazard. But my "kids" have a huge 5 acre pasture to cavort in, right next to our house. Karen _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Am I being too concerned re these outside feeders, racks, tires etc that attract birds after the left over grain and seeds? They are killing crows in Connecticut etc re the Nile disease so I clean up the bird droppings on the feeders before feeding. They really are not sure if the crow is the only bird carrying the disease. Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores
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This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Original Message - From: Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 9:26 AM Subject: Re: Feeders > > listers, large tires feeders are great for full grown and smart adult > horses, but i have seen photos of foals and even yearlings stuck and dead > inside them. watch out! safety first!.its sunny, calm and a beautiful > day. maybe i'll get my husband (off today) out to work on finishing my > barn, now that we have a permit, after the neighbors turned us in.. > after the building dept. said we didn't need one..after i had to get a > 2-stall pole barn ENGINEERED...after i had had it up for 3 years at our > old place in the same county...with no permit and no problem..can > you believe it?!?!?! and so the story goesGEEZ!! denise in > politically correct calaveras county, america FGS! >
Re: Feeders
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> listers, large tires feeders are great for full grown and smart adult horses, but i have seen photos of foals and even yearlings stuck and dead inside them. watch out! safety first!.its sunny, calm and a beautiful day. maybe i'll get my husband (off today) out to work on finishing my barn, now that we have a permit, after the neighbors turned us in.. after the building dept. said we didn't need one..after i had to get a 2-stall pole barn ENGINEERED...after i had had it up for 3 years at our old place in the same county...with no permit and no problem..can you believe it?!?!?! and so the story goesGEEZ!! denise in politically correct calaveras county, america FGS!
Re: Feeders
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Re. feeders: we use backhoe tire feeders w/ plywood bottoms. Work great, but Sven, who has 2 in his paddock (an extra one for visiting girlfriends) regularly tosses his around like teacups.THese things are hefty indeed, and I really have to put my "all" into turning them over and dragging them around. One day I went in and found them both upside down, stacked on top of one another. I asked Dave, my S.O. why he was being so anal about the feeders between feedings. (Now you need to know that Dave is a man who firmly subscribes to a place for everything and everything in its place...so bad he sometimes refolds his undies, 'cause I do it "wrong"). Dave said he was innocent of this crime, it was just Sven up to his tricks... Karen Great Basin Fjords Carson City, NV _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Feeders
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 1/11/01 7:02:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << We now have large-round plastic feeders made by a company called HyQual. >> Another suggestion regarding feeders - we used to use old tires. They were from skidders or some such type large equipment. We noticed them one day while at the landfill. When we asked about them, they were more than happy to get rid of them - even loaded them onto the trailer for us. They worked great. Horses could not move them once set in place and there was nothing on which they could hurt themselves! Price was definitely RIGHT! Gayle Ware Field of Dreams Eugene, OR www.fjordhorse.com
Re: Horse feeders
This message is from: "Laurie Pittman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > We now have large-round plastic feeders made by a company called HyQual. > They are brown and shaped like a giant spitoon! I love these feeders > because there is nothing the horses can hurt themselves on (yet). This company also makes the best stock gates that I've seen or used. They are heavy duty and impossible to be removed from the hinges once they're installed. Even by creative fjords. So far, mine has proved to be safe and fjord proof. I think I'll look into those feeders. Laurie in NW Washington
Horse feeders
This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Our horses use to push over their metal feeder, the kind with the rack on top and catch pan below, plus they use to get "stuff" in their eyes from pulling hay out of the feeder, not to mention they all rubbed their forelocks short. We now have large-round plastic feeders made by a company called HyQual. They are brown and shaped like a giant spitoon! I love these feeders because there is nothing the horses can hurt themselves on (yet). They can't push the hay out of they as easily either, so there is almost no waste of hay. The only thing they sometimes do with them is push them around a bit. They are easy to move as you can tip them on the side and roll them anywhere. After several attempts at different feeders, we've found these work very well for us. The horses eat in a natural head-down position also. Mary Ofjord North Coast Fjords
Feeders on mud--another well broke horse request
This message is from: misha nogha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey, you can put those round barrel feeders in the pasture or dry lots. They are not that heavy. I turn them upside downa nd drag them by the cradle if I want to move them around. They are inexpensive--$10 for the barrel--say four or five bucks more for the lumber and lag bolts. I have had mine for four years and they are still in good shape--except for the stallions. He systematically took it apart so I feed him in the stall. Yeah the horses will bang em around sometimes, but it you place them near a fence, you can drag them through at night. I won't use the tractor tires--heard too many stories of horses flipping over inside of them and not being able to get out again. Okay, did any one get results from that guy who wanted a well broke gelding? I need to know. Actually, you folks would like to email me again--I just had another request for same. Although this woman says mare is okay. Her daugther is a novice rider (15) and she wants something very very quiet. Email me your horse for sale and I will pass it on to her. Hey Betsey--do you make a living off of this? Shoot, I must have sold 8 or nine horses for other people lately. Only one person offered me remuneration. But she is an angel anyway. Sigh. Wish people would call and say---"Hey, I want a weanling--boy oh boy that is what I want!" Ha. Okay doky--que up your well broke horse letters kids---this woman is ready to buy. ps it does not need to be a Fjord--although that is her first preference.
