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lol
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 Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 3:53:29 PM
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Hi all
Just to say to everyone be really careful if you use haynets- I had the dentist out to check my youngster as he'd been getting increasingly hard to bit and she found an undiscovered quite large wound (cut) inside his mouth which she believes was from his net. I hadnt seen it as it was on his offside and right inside his mouth, not on his lip etc. I just thought his teeth had got sharp.
Its one of those things that you never think will happen to you and Im just glad that it wasnt more serious. He's now recovered and eating from a haybar instead as wont risk it again, no matter how convenient,
Laura x
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arabic
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 4:02:56 PM
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Oh good reminder Laura. I had stopped using them altogether for years then at Christmas Freddie had his tummy blip he had associated all food with pain and the only way to get him eating was with a haynet again - no association - silly beggar!! BUT I seem to have continued offering a hay net since. Will stop as of now!!
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Kelly
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England
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 4:04:37 PM
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I won't use haynets either - Jack got his foot stuck in one soon after I got him, and still has a little scar under his fetlock. I hasten to add it was tied to the metal ring by bailer twine (thank god), and was more than high enough for any normal horse!
Now he has haybags (money won't stretch to a haybar). But in order to get to the haylage at the bottom of the bag, he doesn't stick his nose through the hole, he sticks his head in from the top. Twice he's pulled back and pulled the bag off the wall (again, tied to twine). As funny as it is to imagine him with a haybag on his head, I am going to put a zip in the tops or something! |
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louisejo
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 4:11:53 PM
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| Sorry - don't want to appear really stupid, but how did the haynet cause the sore? |
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lol
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 4:37:15 PM
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Hey,
It looks like he got the haynet caught in his mouth, panicked and pulled back, ripping the bottom of his mouth and leaving himself with a horizontal gash about 2 inches long. He's sensitive about his mouth and being bitted anyway but after two weeks rest its finally healed and he seems to be ok now.
Obviously this is only a guess as to how he did it but just to say also that the dentist told me that its much better for them to eat off the floor anyway so as to prevent any back teeth abnormalities as they are growing.Much more natural anyway and could kick myself for starting to use haynets again as I only changed back due to convenience bout 6 months ago! |
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louisejo
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 4:45:51 PM
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Oh, i see, poor boy, glad he is on the mend. Unfortunately due to my horse being such a pig, i couldn't possibly feed him hay off the floor as he woofs it down like he has never eaten before!
I actually put his hay inside TWO small holed nets to make sure he can only get small mouthfulls and so it lasts longer! You would't believe how much he tries to cram in his mouth, so much that he starts dribbling! At 20 you'd think he would have some table manners by now |
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Sarahw
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 4:46:53 PM
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I have got hay bars in most stables now (usually cheap from ebay) after our 2yr old colt hung himself from a front leg and was there for about 2 hrs .
Thing is he had a rack at the back but would not eat from it during the day when he was on box rest as there was always too much going on - so through the day I gave him a net - hung so the bottom was higher than the door.
It was serious enough - but he was on box rest as he had dislocated his femur - so as you can imagine - panicking and standing on three legs did him no good at all.
He was very lucky he didnt go down and break his neck. |
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spyros
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England
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 4:53:07 PM
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I too only use hay bars and never a hay net. Our Andalusian got his hoof caught up in the haynet, we had to cut him out. I too have haybar's brilliant product
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Vera
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 4:57:33 PM
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Me too but as Dennis is on box rest and a very good doer I have to feed hay from a haynet BUT I hang the haynet over the haybar!!! Would have to be a houdini to get a leg caught in the haynet.
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lol
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 5:55:22 PM
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just to say im reserving judgement about the lastability of the haybar though for a bit as having only had it for one night Esskimo had already managed to find bits to chew! Hopefully for £60 it will last though, even against an overactive youngster!!!!!Ive got faith!
Reading all your stories makes me even more relieved that Essk wasnt hurt more- hope all horses mentioned are ok now!
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Sarahw
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Karrera
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England
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Posted - 25 Apr 2007 : 11:32:30 PM
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Had to stop using haynets years ago, Kali (Karrera) must think that once the hay net is empty that it is a good idea to beat it to death with her hoof, caught her hanging from it on more than one occassion. Started to use hay racks but then my husband made haybars for my three for very little money. Made a wooden frame fastened to the stable walls and used sheets of the mesh hay racks are made from and they work really well.
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Wurzel
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Germany
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Posted - 26 Apr 2007 : 08:18:37 AM
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I use the hay nets with the small holes so that the horses cannot get their feet caught in them.
Most people over here feed hay off the floor, saying it's more natural.But I think that they are eating and dunging in a small area and surley any worm eggs will be then eaten, as they are in the field.
A lot of people here say it can give a horse a bad back, but I have fed them all from hay nets and have not had one horse with a bad back.
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lol
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Posted - 26 Apr 2007 : 08:57:39 AM
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Hey
sarah W-Yeah just to say my lad is SG Esskimo- how do you know him?the piccies of the unridden horse in my signature are him from early this year! and apart from this incident hes doing really well!!!
also I was thinking of asking someone to make me a haybar rather than buying one (as so expensive!) like you Karrera but I was worried Esski would just chew it to bits!But saying that hes already started on the haybar so I think your idea was really sensible and good!!
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leezee26
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Posted - 26 Apr 2007 : 10:11:23 AM
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| Hi Laura, some clients of mine made a hay bar out of stock board and it lookied just as good as the proper ones. Thats what Im getting my other half onto next, he doesnt know it yet though! My Welshy will always get tangled up in a haynet so canot risk it, but as and Equine Dentist I rec that they are fed from the floor, as any horse fed at an abnormal height can get problems in themouth but Arabs having the narrow jaws seem to suffer more than anything! Obviously regular dental exams will rectify this but it is for me a risk on many other levels. It could well have been this that caused the injury but depending on his age, he could have been gnawing on the net and got it caught on a molar cap, which he ripped out and that caused the abrasion? Only a thought as dont know your boys age, but unfortunately they do like to play with things. Hope it has has no ill affects. Leighx |
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lol
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Posted - 27 Apr 2007 : 3:29:41 PM
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Hi Leezee26,
Just to say cheers for your post and this could be a possibility as hes 4 in about 6 wks and during the time when this actually happened (dont know exact date) he did lose a molar cap- found it spat out on the floor!
Hes also really playful anyway so i dunno but thankfully hes absolutely fine now , happily enjoying learning about the big wide world again!!
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nikki
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Posted - 27 Apr 2007 : 3:37:39 PM
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I do prefer to feed from the floor-but sometimes it is not possible, some of my lot would of starved if so-they kick it all round the stable and pee and poo on it
Just a complete waste of money.
And yes-they are greedy like Astral too.
So i always use the small holded haynets.
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Grey Girl
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England
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Posted - 27 Apr 2007 : 6:20:10 PM
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I HATE haynets and only allow their use under supervision (ie when being groomed etc). I'd never leave Amelia alone with one, she'd string herself up in no time.
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