Controlling Hay Intake Several of our horses have one problem or another with their diet. At least one of our miniature horses has a sugar problem, where she can’t eat fresh grass because of the sugar levels in the grass. She also must take daily medication to help offset the issues. In humans, we would… Continue reading Controlling Hay Intake
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Controlling Hay Intake
Controlling Hay Intake Several of our horses have one problem or the other with their diet. At least one of our miniature horses has a sugar problem, where she can’t eat fresh grass because of the levels of sugar in the grass. She also must take daily medication to help offset the issues. In humans, we… Continue reading Controlling Hay Intake
How We Do Hay at the Barn
How We Do Hay at the Barn First, I want to note that each boarder is responsible for his or her own hay, though some of us do go in together on a load to save on shipping. We have several horses that have some medical issues, so we have to limit their intake of… Continue reading How We Do Hay at the Barn
Update on the Hay Bale Injury
Update on the Hay Bale Injury Late last month, I hurt my arm and shoulder moving a 750-pound bale of hay. The arm was healing really well, until……… yep, you guessed it, Marine went full-on Marine and injured it again. I was mowing the yard and I have a dog tie out, that has been there… Continue reading Update on the Hay Bale Injury
Bale of Hay = 1 – Average Joe = 0
Bale of Hay = 1 – Average Joe = 0 The hay won this round, but I will be back. I have stated in a few other posts that my family owns several horses and recently two of our horses have been requiring special dietary needs with larger-than-normal amounts of hay as the foundation of… Continue reading Bale of Hay = 1 – Average Joe = 0
Hay Hay Hay!! Part 2
Hay Hay Hay!! Part 2 I jinxed it by saying that we have it all down to a science. Sure this year the pickup and delivery went without a hitch, but the stacking of the bales failed totally. For some reason, it collapsed and the stack shifted, making us have to pull it all down… Continue reading Hay Hay Hay!! Part 2
Hay Hay Hay!!
Hay Hay Hay!! No…. I’m not talking about Katy Perry’s song “Hey, Hey, Hey” and I’m not talking about Fat Albert and the Junkyard Gang Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert Katy Perry – Hey, Hey, Hey I’m talking about hay, the grass. Since we moved the horses to this farm, we have had to… Continue reading Hay Hay Hay!!
