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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: LUCPARK on April 24, 2018, 01:03:04 PM

Title: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: LUCPARK on April 24, 2018, 01:03:04 PM: WHY ARE HARNESS HORSES MOSTLY THROWN SLEEVES OF HAY IN STALLS

AND TBRED HORSES

THEIR HAY IS IN A LARGE BALL HUNG OUTSIDE THERE STALL GATE MOST OF THE TIME,,

ITS BEEN BUGGIN ME FOR YRS
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: Fatboy on April 24, 2018, 01:21:14 PM: SAME REASON THEY LET THEM RUN AND WE MAKE THEM TROT (ANYTHING PAST 12MPH IS ARTIFICIAL GAIT...)
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: Equus Caballus on April 24, 2018, 02:01:42 PM: all the europeans are steaming their feed now

the new thing in town
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: The Exporter on April 24, 2018, 02:11:13 PM: ...and the Chinese are stir-frying
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: The Exporter on April 24, 2018, 02:16:56 PM: Years ago, when a groom rubbed 2-3 horses, we alway shook out the hay flakes, inspected for mo0ld or excess dust and sprinkled the hay pile with water to keep the dust down.
why do they just throw a flake in the stall now? Lazy or, overworked.
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: LUCPARK on April 24, 2018, 02:28:21 PM: CAN SOME ONE JUST ANSWER MY QUESTION

WHY HAY SLEEVES THROWN IN THE STALL FOR HARNESS AND

TBREDS ITS BALLED UP HUNG IN BALE OUT SIDE STALL,

,,,JUST A SIMPLE ANSWER

I DONT GIVE A FCK ABOUT STEAMIN ,,WASHING OR JAGGING OFF IN THE HAY..

..
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: The Exporter on April 24, 2018, 02:34:14 PM: To encourage the horse to stay away from sulking in the back of the stall.
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: Fatboy on April 24, 2018, 02:35:14 PM: Quote from: LUCPARK on April 24, 2018, 02:28:21 PM
CAN SOME ONE JUST ANSWER MY QUESTION

WHY HAY SLEEVES THROWN IN THE STALL FOR HARNESS AND

TBREDS ITS BALLED UP HUNG IN BALE OUT SIDE STALL,

,,,JUST A SIMPLE ANSWER

I DONT GIVE A FCK ABOUT STEAMIN ,,WASHING OR JAGGING OFF IN THE HAY..

..

COULD BE MILLPINS OF REASONS BUT THE ONE I LIKE IS BEING ABLE TO LOOK DOWN THE SHED AT A GLANCE AND SEE HOW THE HAY CONSUMPTION IS GOING, PLUS THEY DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO PAW AT IF IN BAG VS ON THE GROUND. MANY USE HAY RACK INSIDE STALL AS WELL....WASTE ALOT ON GROUND AS WELL VS THE BAG...JUST A FEW THOUGHTS CUKEPARK tmbz1
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: LUCPARK on April 24, 2018, 04:35:16 PM: Quote from: Kirby's Ace on April 24, 2018, 03:56:14 PM
They hang them so when the groom pisses in the stall they won't come up positive!

73cv.2

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Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: hoosierboy on April 24, 2018, 04:43:40 PM: Quote from: Kirby's Ace on April 24, 2018, 03:56:14 PM
They hang them so when the groom pisses in the stall they won't come up positive!

73cv.2

Good answer
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: why? on April 24, 2018, 05:37:59 PM: Horse folks mentality. What the winning stable does the losers do the same. Like Micky D's. Everyone followed. If your not smart enough to think of it, steal the idea from the winner. BORING!!!
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: GrandcircuitGuru on April 24, 2018, 06:01:55 PM: Google "slow feed hay netting" for the proper answer
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: TTitans1 on April 24, 2018, 06:59:17 PM: Some people like to hang the hay to keep it off the floor and dust and some think they can chew and swallow it better leading to better digestion. I always fed it on the ground with a little water on it.
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: AGUA CALIENTE on April 24, 2018, 07:27:47 PM: Just feed them Hay cubes in a bucket, Lucpark.
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: quitpullinmychain on April 24, 2018, 07:40:46 PM: Sleeves of hay what are you feeding them shirts.Back in the day we called them flakes of hay.
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: LUCPARK on April 24, 2018, 07:57:48 PM: Quote from: quitpullinmychain on April 24, 2018, 07:40:46 PM
Sleeves of hay what are you feeding them shirts.Back in the day we called them flakes of hay.

We call them flakes to .

But u catch my drift .
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: MR.DALRAE on April 24, 2018, 08:00:59 PM: It’s done because the thoroughbred is very claustrophobic ,, end of story
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: viking55 on April 25, 2018, 09:14:59 AM: I tried the hay bags and it is basically useless. As the horses pull the hay out of the bag, most of the hay falls on the ground anyway. It does give the horse something to do. But a drawback of the hay bags at the front of the stall is that when the horse pulls all of the hay out of the bag, they lean down to get the extra that fell out of the bag. And many get their heads under the gate or the webbing, scare themselves and pop the gate off of its screw eyes and voila-they are running around the barn area. Have to use bungee cords to hold the gate down. ;D
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: zoot on April 25, 2018, 10:58:52 AM: runners are more nervous and moody by nature. hay bags are like pacifiers and keep them occupied and engaged instead of sulking in the back of the stall.

they are like prima donnas compared to Standardbreds.
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: Carnival People on April 25, 2018, 08:27:55 PM: Quote from: LUCPARK on April 24, 2018, 01:03:04 PM
WHY ARE HARNESS HORSES MOSTLY THROWN SLEEVES OF HAY IN STALLS

AND TBRED HORSES

THEIR HAY IS IN A LARGE BALL HUNG OUTSIDE THERE STALL GATE MOST OF THE TIME,,

ITS BEEN BUGGIN ME FOR YRS

The hay in the bag is all show and no go. It's unnatural for a horse to grace from above but in the old days the runners and the harness did this to make the grooms work harder for the $7 a week. There is no deeper meaning to this. It's a psychological thing too when you photos show that the horse has "food" Hay bags are not natural and they are dangerous. It's just a show. END OF STORY!
Title: Re: HAY QUESTION ????,
Post by: quitpullinmychain on April 25, 2018, 10:21:52 PM: Only used bag when coming back to the farm after racing.Put it on the floor of the stall let them keep their head down.