Have a couple Qs. Please no rude comments. :) I have my 2 gals boarded on private property somewhat near where I live. I do everything on my own, no partial care or anything. During the summer it was great, was all grass and warm, no need to worry about anything. Now that the weathers changing I may need to reconsider where I have them if I cant figure out a way to make it work. For one, they are NOT anywhere near the house. Where I park my car, it is a literal hike to get to where they are. I have to walk down a VERY long steep hill, over a creek, and up a VERY severely steep hill to their pasture. By steep, I mean that I can not make it up there in the mud on my own, Ive already slid down it several times, and I now have hidden ropes set up from trees to help anchor myself getting up there. No way can I get a wheel barrow anywhere near where they are. I stuff as much hay as I can get into a large sheet, fold it over, tie it together and throw it over my back. :) Quite a site to see. Lol. And before it froze this week, when it rains, the creek has started to fill back in so now I occasionally have to walk through that as well. The things we do for our horses. :P QUESTION ONE: Anyways, I was looking for some ideas. Ive seen some nice ideas for slow feeders that have the wood and several of them have sounded great and would love to get one, but Ive literally no way to carry anything that big to where they are. Does anyone have another SAFE idea that I could consider for a PASTURE slow hay feeder. By pasture, I mean, something that is safe to have out in the pasture with them where they wont hurt themselves with it. Theres only trees for shelter, and theyre blanketed accordingly. I really like where they are and have been considering finding a new place to move them if it looks like its going to be a harsh winter, I just have liked having the place to myself and the cost is affordable to us. I have the hay net bags but theyre the kind that they could easily get their hooves stuck in them if left on the ground. Are there any that people are comfortable with filling with hay and leaving them on the ground for them to eat out of? I was thinking something like that and maybe sticking it under the trees to keep the rain off when its raining QUESTION 2: How can I keep the water from freezing? If the hose freezes and stays frozen during the day, the only way I have to bring them water is to physically carry the water to them from the house....which is a hike without a couple buckets of water off each arm if you couldnt tell. There is NO way to get electricity to them or the obvious way would be to just get a tank heater. Our trough is a metal 100 gallon one, the one shown below. Today there was about an inch of ice, easily broken and removed, but thinking towards the future where if we get a deep freeze for a week or 2 and we run out of water to break the ice off of. Of course I would do anything for them, including walking 20 miles filling up buckets for them to drink. I heard a ball in the water would work but I have a feeling once its cold enough, that wouldnt matter. Ive casually been looking for somewhere nearby to move them that I can afford, so please no hate comments on how I care for my horses. I love them to death and this place has been great, I just have to consider the winter effects. Plus, Ill probably have to walk them close to a mile down the road just to get them somewhere where they could safely be loaded. Theyre kind of out in the boonies. Thanks for any kind advice, Im hoping to not have to remove any hate comments.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 03:36:02 +0000
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