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Hmm, so maybe I'll try a feeder. I think maybe they just don't like to eat what's touching the ground : Can anyone give me ideas for easy to build or bargin hay feeders?

My 2 mini's aren't eating as much hay as I thought they would and seem to be wasting quite a lot of it. I have been throwing out 2 flakes (1 for each) of coastal hay twice a day and there is always a lot of it left over. Should I cut the down to 1/2 a flake each twice a day. Is that enough?

Thanks for the replies. I still feel new to horse ownership so I sometimes feel awkward asking some questions.

I have noticed that since I've started feeding my mini's hay their poop has changed. When there was grass their poop was dark and a little on the hard side, however, wince both them had the same poop I thought it to be normal. Now, since the grass has died and they have been on coastal hay...

This is a good thread to me. I have a quarter horse who is due in February so I will be prepairing for a cold weather baby. One question to add. What type of bedding is best for a foaling stall?

VooDoo I love those pictures! Proof that mini's are good for LOTS of things both practical and entertaining!

I think that's what all minis are best at Very nice driving pics too.

I'm on a non-miniature message board and someone had asked about riding minis. During the discussion people started dismissing minis as being purely ornamental and not functional. I had posted listing some of the things I knew mini's could be trained to do such as driving, jumping, being guild...

That's a good one to add. I never thought of that, thanks!

I just ot off the phone with my vet and she said it most likely isn't anything to worry about. They don't have any abnormal nasal discharge. They are eating just as piggishly as usual I went down to feed this evening and their eyes were looking much clearer. It has been getting drier around...

Both of my mini's have yellow discharge coming from their eyes. It started with a my mare and then a couple of days later my gelding now has it. They are kept together. They are eating normally, I don't have a termometer to take their temp. This has me worried because I also have a full sized...

I feel terrible for all involved, including the dogs. Does anyone know here those dogs came from? How do we know they weren't starving strays, it's not the dogs fault if they were forced to resort back to being farile dogs and have fend for them selves. I do agree that these particular dogs...

I was advised to build a 3 sided shed for air curculation. What do you for air circulation in a 4 sided building? I wold love to know as I wasn't looking forward to battleing tarps

So I'm having a hay shed built to store all my hay for the winter. I estimated that I'll need about 130-150 bales of hay for my 3 horses. I want to build a three sided shed with a wood floor, something simple, but I'm not sure what the measurements should be. Can anyone help me out

So I had made an appointment with the farrier to come yesterday morning at 8:00am to trim my mare and 2 minis feet. Well he never showed up! I tried calling him at about 8:30-8:45 and left a voice mail message saying we had an appointment at 8 it's now 8:30, hope everything is alright, if an...

yes, she out in a grass paddock 24/7 (no barn built yet). I was looking for more information on the best way to soak hay to minimize dust. I would actually like for her to lose a little bit more weight as she a bit of a chunker. I feed her a hand full of 10% complete pellet feed 2x a day. Is...

These were my feelings too. I don't want to stress her anymore then I need to. I just wanted to see if may be someone else had experience with this. We tried to Ventipulman with her, but after giving hera couple of doses her respatory rate nearly doubled so I didn't really feel comfortable...

My mare is 14 years old and has the early signs of COPD or heavse (coughing and heavy breathing). She use to be used as a brood mare and produces nice foals so my goal when I bought her was to breed her, then all the coughing started. I was wondering if anyone else has a horse with COPD and...

bump Even if you are not from Florida I would still like to hear what others feed their horses as far as hay goes.

Ok, so winter is coming and soon my lovely grassy paddocks will be dying off and I will need to suppliment my horses grazing with hay. These are my first horses (2 minis and 1 pregnant quarter horse) so I'm not sure exactly what type of hay is best and also how much to feed. I'm especially...