roxy's_mom
Well-Known Member
I was at the PA Horse Expo this past weekend. I talked to a sales man about this hay feeder - Health E-Z Hay Feeder. It basically looks like large laundry basket with extra large holes on front and back. The sides of the holes are not sharp, very much rounded for animal protection. It's hung by a rope cord with a 250 lb pressure snap on the top to keep it closed.
I said to the sales man - "I can just see one of my minis getting a foot caught in one of those holes and panicing, to only break a leg or do some serious damage to themselves." He told me that he hasn't heard of a horse getting hurt yet with one of these - may put their foot through the hole and end up wearing the feeder like a boot until someone gets the foot out and the horse not panicing- still didn't sound safe to me!
The sales man said that he had a miniature horse breeder from the midwest buy one to try out for his herd - the breeder came back and bought 34 more! He said the breeder had over 30 minis.
Here's the link to the website:
http://www.healthezhayfeeder.com/index.html
Let me know what your thoughts are! I've considered it but still not sure how safe it would be. Safety is my main concern, saving hay is a whole other concern!
Thanks!
Becky M.
Keystone Star Minis
I said to the sales man - "I can just see one of my minis getting a foot caught in one of those holes and panicing, to only break a leg or do some serious damage to themselves." He told me that he hasn't heard of a horse getting hurt yet with one of these - may put their foot through the hole and end up wearing the feeder like a boot until someone gets the foot out and the horse not panicing- still didn't sound safe to me!
The sales man said that he had a miniature horse breeder from the midwest buy one to try out for his herd - the breeder came back and bought 34 more! He said the breeder had over 30 minis.
Here's the link to the website:
http://www.healthezhayfeeder.com/index.html
Let me know what your thoughts are! I've considered it but still not sure how safe it would be. Safety is my main concern, saving hay is a whole other concern!
Thanks!
Becky M.
Keystone Star Minis