Dedicated feeding hole for a hanging bucket
Inverted tractor tire as a hay container
Inverted tractor tire as a hay container
Hanging feed buckets. Mesh winf and sun narrier. Interesting roofing material.
Integrated hinged feed and hay door
Custom hay holder for a 350 pound wire bale. I am not sure why the wires remain other than it is hard to remove them.
Porta Grazer - reduces hay consumption rate
Porta Grazer - reduces hay consumption rate
A very large feed tub with a spill collar built in.
A large feed tub that is falling apart leaving a sharp and exposed edge.
A feeding door in the stall wall
The "Nibble Net" which slows down the consumption of hay in fast eating horses. This was actually a suggestion I made to the owner who went forward with the idea and started the Nibble Net company.
Feeding hole in the stall wall partition.
Hay contained in a rubber feed bucket on the floor.
Stall feed door rotates for access to either inside or outside the stall and locks into either position.
Stall feed door rotates for access to either inside or outside the stall and locks into either position.
"Slow Grazer" hand built by the owner of this barn. This is day one of its' use. A floating wire grid on top of the bale slows down the rate of consumption of hay.
"Slow Grazer" hand built by the owner of this barn. This is day one of its' use. A floating wire grid on top of the bale slows down the rate of consumption of hay.
"Slow Grazer" hand built by the owner of this barn. This is day one of its' use. A floating wire grid on top of the bale slows down the rate of consumption of hay.
"Slow Grazer" hand built by the owner of this barn. This is day one of its' use. A floating wire grid on top of the bale slows down the rate of consumption of hay.
An easy way to deliver hay to horses during the day. At night the remainder is placed in the stall and the wagons removed. The owner says these horses act more "secure" with their heads out. These horses are on vet prescribed stall rest.
Each meal is bagged and labled with the time for feeding. Necessary in a boarding barn where compliance was poor in this horse owner's experience.
Each meal is bagged and labled with the time for feeding. Necessary in a boarding barn where compliance was poor in this horse owner's experience.
This feed chute is built into the stall wall. The blue cover is an indicator for the blue bucket to be used for feeding. Each horse is assigned a different color.
This feed chute is built into the stall wall. The blue cover is an indicator for the blue bucket to be used for feeding. Each horse is assigned a different color.
This feed chute is built into the stall wall. The blue cover is an indicator for the blue bucket to be used for feeding. Each horse is assigned a different color.
An incredibly sturdy and very clean feed cart imported from Germany.
An incredibly sturdy and very clean feed cart imported from Germany.
An incredibly sturdy and very clean feed cart imported from Germany.
This owner places the feed tub in the back of the stall forcing the care taker to walk through the stall and observe the horse when feeding. The horses are trained for this, but it can be dangerous if the horses are food aggressive.
Hay fed on the floor in the clean stall
A hay rack located above the horse's head filled with lots of hay.
The hay bag is full and suspended from the ceiling. The eyes are above the level of the hay avoiding dust. The horse chews at a normal head level.
The hay bag is full and suspended from the ceiling. The eyes are above the level of the hay avoiding dust. The horse chews at a normal head level.
Hay feeders on a timing mechanism delivers 2 pounds of hay three times a night. They are loaded by lifting via pitchfork. the timer activates a solenoid releasing a lock. The weight of the hay tilts the tray and the hay falls into the stall.
Hay feeders on a timing mechanism delivers 2 pounds of hay three times a night. They are loaded by lifting via pitchfork. the timer activates a solenoid releasing a lock. The weight of the hay tilts the tray and the hay falls into the stall.
Hay feeders on a timing mechanism delivers 2 pounds of hay three times a night. They are loaded by lifting via pitchfork. the timer activates a solenoid releasing a lock. The weight of the hay tilts the tray and the hay falls into the stall.
The groom adds water to the streamer before "cooking" the hay.
A hay bag hung on the fence for outdoor use.
These Hay Pillows are secured to the floor with no reported problems other than the horse occasionally stepping on the front latches that would break them. Also, the Pillow nearset me has smaller holes for the leafier hay while the farther Pillow has larger holes for regular hay.
These Hay Pillows are secured to the floor with no reported problems other than the horse occasionally stepping on the front latches that would break them. Also, the Pillow nearset me has smaller holes for the leafier hay while the farther Pillow has larger holes for regular hay.
This plastic formed hay and feed tub keeps the hay contained and not scattered over the floor. The water is hung nearby. While this has an appeal of efficiency, I see three problems. 1) the horse’s head needs to be deep inside the tub to finish eating. This may not work with a nervous or claustrophobic horse. 2) It limits the ventilation and forces the horse to eat with his nostrils inhaling the dust so many bales have. 3) They are impossible to clean well.
This plastic formed hay and feed tub keeps the hay contained and not scattered over the floor. The water is hung nearby. While this has an appeal of efficiency, I see three problems. 1) the horse’s head needs to be deep inside the tub to finish eating. This may not work with a nervous or claustrophobic horse. 2) It limits the ventilation and forces the horse to eat with his nostrils inhaling the dust so many bales have. 3) They are impossible to clean well.
Hay bags are used in this shed to keep it out of the mud.
Muck bucket hung for chopped hay container
Hay bale container with a dedicated rain roof
A large net to hold loose hay
Self made slow hay feeder using a garbage pail, pipe and lattice
Self made slow hay feeder using a garbage pail, pipe and lattice
A food grade container used for - stall cleaning? Just thought this was funny.
A movable hay bunk that maintains the underlying grass from excess hoof traffic. The black plastic bin collects loosened hay and the bale broken into flakes is contained in the V shaped top section.
Plastic water troughs are used here to soak the hay. The water is drained using the drain plug at the bottom. Placing these tubs on a sturdy flat wagon makes distributing the wet hay very easy.
Plastic water troughs are used here to soak the hay. The water is drained using the drain plug at the bottom. Placing these tubs on a sturdy flat wagon makes distributing the wet hay very easy.
A rope winch system for raising and draining soaked hay.
A rope winch system for raising and draining soaked hay.
A rope winch system for raising and draining soaked hay.
A rope winch system for raising and draining soaked hay.
Measuring hay by weight (with the cat's help).
Measuring hay by weight (with the cat's help).
Measuring hay by weight (with the cat's help).
Hay shredder.
Hay shredder.
Track feeding system.
Track feeding system.
Track feeding system.
A home made hay steamer.
A home made hay steamer.
A home made hay steamer.
A home made hay steamer.
A home made hay steamer.
