Got my Nibble Nets--and boy are the mares MAD.

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They're pretty darn peeved that they can't make like equine vacuums and suck down, between the 3 of them, 30 pounds of hay in 2 hours any more. :lol:

[sublimequine]

Isn't it hilarious to watch? They get so POed. :lol:

[wsmoak]

Just watched the video on their website... I think Patrick would either use it as a punching bag or shred it into very tiny pieces. Possibly both.

Looks useful for the trailer actually. He tends to take all the hay out of the bag, leaving it in a pile that he cannot reach because his head is tied. Then when we arrive, he wants to stand on the trailer and eat rather than unload. :)

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Wendy

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As I left the barn to walk up to the house, Bonnie was shaking hers like a dog with a soft toy. :lol: They really do seem quite sturdy, especially when compared to your typical hay nets or bags. They are HEAVY and I'm hoping they'll survive the wrath of the hungry herd. :p

[Daydream Believer]

I've had one in use for a few weeks now with a stall rested mare and she's not done any damage to it yet. It really does make the hay last much much longer. I think they are wonderful!

[FairWeather]

Mine are lasting great, and they are very easy to use, but they sent me the wrong size (2" holes instead of 1.5") and I think it makes a giant difference :(

Today I started using the small mesh ones and OMG the WRATH of angry TB's!!

[Liberty]

As I left the barn to walk up to the house, Bonnie was shaking hers like a dog with a soft toy. :lol: They really do seem quite sturdy, especially when compared to your typical hay nets or bags. They are HEAVY and I'm hoping they'll survive the wrath of the hungry herd. :p

My mare figured out the shaking thing pretty quickly too (after coming over to glare at me because I hung up such a cruel torture device...:lol: ).

My gelding started grabbing his and flinging it so hard, it would flip over the fence. Then he'd have to try to nip at it through the fence boards. So I tied a piece of baling twine to the fence post below the bottom fence board and connected it to the bottom of the net with a double-ended bolt snap.

Both horses have been abusing their nets since last November, and the nets are still holding strong.

If we get a good snow this winter, I'm going to make hay net balls for them to toss around the paddock.

[MistyBlue]

I keep hearing good things about these. I'd like the night time hay to last a bit longer for my two hoovers. The daytime hay feedings lasting longer would be nice too, didn't think of using hay bags outside.

[ChocoMare]

The small-mesh hay nets I got from Miller Harness have been used, abused, flung, chomped and stomped for a year and are still going strong. Amazing how annoyed a mare can get at The Thing that doesn't permit her to inhale hay! :lol:

I just chuckle, shake my head and say "Oh well P. Deal with it!" :winkgrin:

[allpurpose]

for chocolate! :lol::lol::lol:

[Melelio]

My mare who has to have EVERYTHING in her mouth until it's shredded, green, and nasty, has NOT even thought about destroying her Nibble Net. It's a great invention.

I must admit, though, if you use the soft orchard grass hay, my guys have figured out how to vacuum that stuff out of the nets. The Timothy lasts longer, though they've still gotten more adept. I bet their little nose muscles are alot stronger now than they've ever been! :lol:

[Foxhound]

I also got the small mesh hay nets for my horse. He was PISSED the first time he tried to take a huge bite and got a mouthful of net! Now he's figured them out, though, and is content to sit there and work at his "hay puzzle." I think he actually eats more hay now than he did before, as he used to drop a lot on the ground, which immediately made it unfit for anything but pooping on, according to him. He was a terrible hay waster, and now he's reformed.
My horse is IR, and the small mesh nets work great for soaking hay. Two flakes in a net fit perfectly into a muck tub, and even when soaked it's not so heavy that I can't hang it up.

[deltawave]

Yup, the 3rd cutting orchard hay can be pretty quickly snarfed through the holes. :rolleyes: But the 1st cutting stuff takes them a while. I mix both, and I guess my mares subscribe to the philosophy "life is short, eat dessert first" because the 3rd cutting stuff is gobbled as quickly as possible. But certainly slower than when it's in their normal feeders. :)

[TheJenners]

I had to look 'em up...awesome!! If I ever get a piggy, I'm definitely ordering one. Right now though, if I could pipeline hay into the mare, I would.