We stopped using a net for my older gelding when he started to get stiff/sore in the neck. It solved the problem and he is fine again. We do suspect some neck arthritis though, other horses in the barn use a net with no problems.
I use nets daily with no problems. I have NN. I will occasionally feed loose hay, but it usually blows away in the wind ! I so have a couple 1 flake NN that go on the ground. The horses eat from the hanging ones first though, I don’t know why !
I feed out of NN and some on the ground. My horses always check the nets first.
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Ok, you Porta-Grazer people - which model do you have? I would like to order one, as my gelding is currently eating from a NN but he attacks the net violently, which can’t be that good for him.[/QUOTE]
I have a standard for my TW Horse and the small ones for my miniatures. The little ones won’t hold enough hay for a full sized horse overnight and the minis can’t reach over the top of the standard size. I haven’t seen the new corner feeder model.
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I have a standard for my TW Horse and the small ones for my miniatures. The little ones won’t hold enough hay for a full sized horse overnight and the minis can’t reach over the top of the standard size. I haven’t seen the new corner feeder model.[/QUOTE]
I have the corner model and it seems to hold plenty of hay. My gelding is getting a mix of a grass hay and some O&A right now and he never really finishes to the bottom of the grass hay before I add more.
For Porta-Grazer, I have the XL version for my two horses. I did the 3.5" holes and those are working well for my hay/horses.
Thanks for the info, y’all.
