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| Anonymous | How to hang or attach SHHN? (page: 1 2) | 21 | May 3 2011, 9:07 PM EDT by Takelababy | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 24 2009, 1:30 AM EDT
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I posted on the "Mistakes to Avoid" section - but, I just ordered 6 SHHN for our 3 horses. They are all out 24/7 in drylot/pasture. Normally, they are tossed hay flakes all spread apart (6 flakes spread well apart for 3 horses) twice/day
Want to try this though! Not sure how to "spread them out" in the pasture. Can attach to posts at perimeter I guess? I like the most natural grazing position...so hang low on post....or....hay pillow? Is hay pillow anchored on ground?
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| ubergigglefritz | Boarding for the Winter - SMHN Ideas | 13 | Oct 31 2012, 12:42 PM EDT by logriffy | ||||
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Thread started: Sep 14 2012, 1:28 PM EDT
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So at my place I use SMHNs, and have hay trees around my whole track. I use the hay trees a lot in the winter, since the ground is more wet, and if it snows, you can't lose the hay nets in the snow =) I need to board my horse for the winter, and am hoping to still use my SMHNs, but am trying to figure out if there is any good temporary way to hang them other than if there were trees around. I am going to go visit the facility today. The only thing I've come up with so far was if they have board fencing, putting up the bigger nets up onto the fence so the guy putting out hay for her can just shove the hay into the opening every AM and PM (but assuming he'd let me install the nets onto the fence, not sure if that'd be ok or not :-/ ). Are there any other ideas? If nothing else, I guess I will attach orange surveyor tape to the nets, pre-fill them all for the week, and hope that I can find them all when I go to gather them all up to re-fill, ha ha. Thanks for any ideas!
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| Equemily | Acclimating to SMHN's | 6 | Apr 23 2011, 11:21 PM EDT by Equemily | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 18 2011, 12:31 PM EDT
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Anyone have thoughts on the best way to acclimate shod horses who are out on a PP 24/7 to SMHN's?
Especially for horses who think the only way to eat from them is to rip holes into them? Do I just need tougher nets? Was a week or two of loose hay at the same time not a long enough transition period? Maybe the holes were too small to start with (1.5")... Should I try larger holes next, and then gradually narrow them down once they're not ripping them? That's what I'm leaning toward. I think I may have overestimated the patience level of my poor beasts :( *sigh* Thanks for any ideas :) Emily
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| wilecat | confused | 3 | Feb 16 2011, 10:37 AM EST by tangledmanes | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 14 2011, 9:13 PM EST
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I am just starting my Paddock Paradise and am confused at all these slow feeding techniques. All I read in the book was the recommendation to spread the hay directly on the ground at whatever intervals works for you .As far as quantity it is whatever you feel works for your horses and basically there should be no left overs the next day. It appears to me that horses are just going to hang around the hockey net or the tub with the grate on it filled with hay and camp out since they won't have to actually "forage" for the hay. Again I am brand new to this. I would appreciate input thank you.
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| tangledmanes | Tough-1 hay bag defect | 4 | Nov 7 2010, 6:54 PM EST by tangledmanes | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 29 2010, 6:00 AM EDT
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http://paddockparadise.wetpaint.com/photo/9623700/Tough-1+defect
My Tough-1 hay bags from Chick's saddlery are starting to come apart at the bottom of the mesh panel -- anyone else having this problem?
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| toomanaycycads | how small is too small | 0 | Apr 21 2010, 12:24 AM EDT by toomanaycycads | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 21 2010, 12:24 AM EDT
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Hi
I'm a bit new to this small hole net feeding - I have two nets with holes 2.5cm x 4cm - my two mares get through the hay in a few hours - I'm thinking of making a third larger bag for when the other two nets are empty, and using 2.5 x 2.5 cm holes so it can last longer - is this feasable - what is the smallest size holes you guys have had success with? thanks Dianne |
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| luvmytwh | Extra Large Pre-Made SMHN | 2 | Nov 17 2009, 2:00 AM EST by SwedishHoofSchool | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 2 2009, 3:04 PM EDT
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Just FYI, performinghorse.com has them already made, they cost $37.00. Just thought I'd put the word out for us lazy or spare time-challenged folks. I didn't look far enough to see if any hardware was included- sorry! I was too concerned about remembering the website name (senility is slowly setting in...).
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| Tonsmeire | having trouble with small mesh hay nets | 3 | Oct 12 2009, 12:07 PM EDT by kiltedpiper98 | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 8 2009, 8:54 PM EDT
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I have a horse that can only eat alfalfa hay. I put his hay in the small mesh hay net and it seems like he cannot get it out. He and the other horse had the hay in the nets all day and didn't eat it. I saw them trying to get some so I pulled some through the holes to give them a head start but they didn't eat it until at the end of the day I took it out of the net. Not sure if they are just lazy or if these small nets don't work with the stemmy alfalfa. Any tips? Do I just need to use a different type of slow feeder for the more stemmy hay?
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| tangledmanes | Schneider's hay net review | 5 | Oct 3 2009, 11:31 AM EDT by cleavoy | ||||
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Thread started: Mar 4 2009, 9:55 AM EST
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(emailed from Elena)
I wanted to add a review of a small mesh hay net that I bought from Schneider ’s Saddlery (SSTACK.com). It is all cotton and the openings in the mesh are about 2 ½ inches. The nets have held up well for the past several months. I bought the nets from Schneiders in November 2008, $9.95 each. The net holds about the same amount of hay as the Miller nets. For us in California , that’s about a large flake, 7-8 pounds per net. For horses that find the very small 1 inch mesh nets too small, the Schneider ’s nets are a good alternative. I just bought two more nets from Millers. At first the horses found the smaller openings frustrating and walked away, but by the next feeding, the nets were empty, so they worked it out. Interesting side bar – the horses seem to prefer eating hay from the nets rather than free hay in a feeding tub. I think the net simulates grazing when they pull hay through the holes and there is some resistance. It is probably good for their teeth to use the smhn. BTW, where can I order the puck hockey nets? I am thinking that I will feed them with nets all the time, for all their hay. Thanks. Elena, Rio & Cuervo
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| Jankela | slow hay feeding --starting out questions | 19 | Sep 29 2009, 5:50 PM EDT by tangledmanes | ||||
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Thread started: Jul 30 2009, 9:20 PM EDT
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Slow hay feeding sounds like it would be perfect for my 7 yo Haflinger, who is restricted to a large barn paddock when the other horses get turned out. (I don't have my horses home with me -- yet -- but keep dreaming about a paddock paradise on our property.)
I usually spread my horse's hay out in little piles all over the paddock -- would several feeders strategically placed be recommended? Even with the hay in piles, she scarfs up eight pounds of hay in a matter of minutes. . The barn owner (I do the chores there) was enthusiastic about trying slow feeders as an experiment -- but only in the day when the other horses are turned out. She said I could leave the slow feeders out at night but thought the other horses needed loose hay since they need the extra pounds. (She didn't buy the anecdotal research about slow feeding working for harder keepers.) Her biggest concern was about the use of netting for safety reasons (horses are barefoot). She didn't like the idea of hanging bags or pillows. I believe that JoAnn used an old stock tank into which a U bolt was driven to attach the small mesh hay bag. I've also looked at the hard feeders -- but our horse is so interested in rubbing and exploring stuff with her mouth/face/body I'm worried she would get hurt on an edge -- or knock them over -- and for sure I can't afford anything like the Slowdown Hay Feeder. So I am still hoping to go with the net, one in a stock tank if you've had success with that, (unless it would get tipped over) and one or two attached to something, and hopefully she won't pull them off. For those with food-crazed Haflingers, I am especially looking forward to reading about your experiences (and yes, I'll probably be looking at challenge feeders in the not-too-distant!!!). Thanks toJoAnn for starting this and to everyone for sharing their experience.....I can't wait to explore more!
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| cat77 | SMHN, problem | 5 | Aug 3 2009, 10:07 PM EDT by cat77 | ||||
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Thread started: Jul 26 2009, 5:28 PM EDT
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I bought 2 of the Smith brothers. I have used them for about a month. I hung one in a tree and put the other one in the run in shed. I have only 1 horse. I have just noticed that my horse's muzzel feels prickly. I looked closer and it looks like the netting has broken off the hairs right above his upper lip. Is this normal? Has anyone noticed this with their horse? Should I get nets make of a different material?
I might be selling them and wondering if listing for sale items on this site is okay.
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| tangledmanes | Cool CG-L hay net from Heunetz! | 1 | Feb 12 2009, 12:36 PM EST by naturalhorseresource | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 12 2009, 12:00 PM EST
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Thanks for posting a picture of that nice-looking very large hay net! I noticed that if we click on the picture it takes us directly to the Heunetz web site for more info -- Good Job!
~JoAnn
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| tangledmanes | Busy Horse Snacker | 12 | Jan 27 2009, 3:25 PM EST by tangledmanes | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 15 2008, 3:44 PM EDT
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I added a picture of the Busy Horse Snacker hay bag. It's tied closed at the top with a haystring to prevent anyone getting a hoof inside. I will try using it on the ground as a hay pillow this winter, but for now, I am hanging it low. So far, Jewel, Ally & Stella are not impressed. The size of the holes in the Snacker is 1.5" and doesn't really expand at all when it is stuffed full of hay.
It really does seem to be more of a toy than a feeder, at least for now. Something that might catch you by surprise is that the opening of the Snacker is not wide enough for a flake of hay to go in, even the narrow way. We've been stuffing it by the handful. Not the most convenient feeder to fill. The other Busy Horse hay bags are probably big enough to slide in a flake without tearing it apart first, but the hole size is a larger 2".
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| tangledmanes | amazing track feeder system | 1 | Nov 28 2008, 11:40 AM EST by Anonymous | ||||
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Thread started: Nov 2 2008, 11:07 PM EST
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Donna in AZ has put together a really neat combination Paddock Paradise track and system of slow feeders. Click on the picture of Harley eating from the tennis net feeder to go to her blog site and see the whole story. (Or go to: <http://brownehorses.blogspot.com/>.)
-JoAnn in NY
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| tangledmanes | Video Idea: how to make a small-mesh hay net | 0 | Nov 21 2008, 7:51 AM EST by tangledmanes | ||||
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Thread started: Nov 21 2008, 7:51 AM EST
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I looked on You Tube and couldn't find any video showing how to make a hay net. I don't know how to make a hay net, or I'd make a video. Anyone here up for the challenge? It would help lots of folks get into slow feeders while money is tight...
Add it to You Tube first, then put it here as a widget -- just like adding a photo, except you choose "add widget." -JoAnn |
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