Thank you, I've been trying to find a guide like this for a while now. Surprising how difficult it is to find clear information about hay quality.
@StableHorseTraining2 жыл бұрын
My pleasure
@deedeedavid11165 жыл бұрын
So happy Roni is recovering.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Thank you 🥰
@christinerussell26575 жыл бұрын
Thanks Graeme,Love the time you spent looking after your gorgeous Horses 🐎🐎 And the Bale Information is Great 💞
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Christine 😊
@martineinfrance5 жыл бұрын
You give such a good care to your horses. Hay is vital when an herbivore cannot graze. 90% of my rabbit food was premium hay 24 h a day as in herbivores, digestive track must never stop moving. She almost died of an ileus once (gut blocked generating deadly fermentations) and our savvy vet saved her from death. On a small scale compared to horse, hay was very dried, green and smelling so good, with stalks, leaves, flowers, seeds etc, a complete nutriment necessary for a good transit and dental abrasion.
@happylady27475 жыл бұрын
You can tell by the way you have been since Roni got sick (a little stressed) that you love you're horses very much, hopefully now Roni has been to the vets he will continue to get better. X
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Yes they are definitely well loved
@happylady27475 жыл бұрын
Stable Horse Training thank you for keeping us updated with everything, give him a scratchy scratch from me x
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
@@happylady2747 Will do!
@Rbs354053 ай бұрын
THANK YOU
@thomasrussell29975 жыл бұрын
The time you give to your Precious Horses welfare is Awesome 🐎. You're One of the Best Graeme.Thank you 🌹 so much for that very enlightening Video.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much
@thomasrussell29975 жыл бұрын
@@StableHorseTraining Thank you Graeme for taken the time to reply 🌹
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome Thomas. Thanks for all the comments and support
@anthonygambitta62202 жыл бұрын
I had to try three different feed stores in my area to find good quality Coastal/Orchard hay. I found it, it is green, bright and soft, and my horses are happy.
@AL-lz1hb2 жыл бұрын
Was watching staff filling haybags yesterday. Couldn't help myself, it looked like someone put a match to the hay and it was smoking. Imagine that is your job handling dusty (mouldy? Old?) hay and then, unquestioning, feeding it to the poor horses depending on you? I find it hard not to despair. My ray of sunshine is your lovely channel shining a light on good practice.
@RickyJr466 ай бұрын
Handling moldy hay can't be good for anyone in the supply chain.
@deedeedavid11165 жыл бұрын
Weird question, but would it be worth it to buy or lease a property to grow really good quality hay? Perhaps could offset some expense by selling surplus. You would have so much more control over quality and consistency, save $ on vet bills, etc.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
I don't think so..
@mrunknown65505 жыл бұрын
bloody hell, out of all things it turned out the prob was with the hay.. i feel your frustration, i would be pissed too!
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
That is the general opinion based on the diagnosis by the vet. Had to be sure, can't solve the problem effectively without gathering as much info as possible.
@sidilicious115 жыл бұрын
I learned to detect mold by the smell and look of the hay.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Very smart and useful !
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
For anybody else, mold is usually white/grey and the bale will stick together because it has been wet and it fuses together sort of. Some is very dusty though and just falls apart, but you'll still see the white/grey bits all over the place.
@Donna-vh5ym5 жыл бұрын
It's really, really hard to tell on round bales. The outdside looks green, but once it's opened up...ughh..money down the drain and here in Texas a medium sized round bale is $100.00. I guess I'll have to start buying square bales again, but that's even more expensive with 4 horses. I really don't know what to do. When we first started... round bales were good and green and you just can't find it anymore. Bad year.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
I agree. We never buy them although I know they're cheaper by the weight. In the end though, it can be more expensive than just getting good hay that horses don't waste at all. The cost of waste can be high.
@Donna-vh5ym5 жыл бұрын
@@StableHorseTraining // so true. You've really helped me make my decision. Back to good square bales. Thanks for the great video because I have been thinking about this for weeks, and then you come out with a video. Truely appreciated
@SFD-Horses5 жыл бұрын
Looks like nice Timothy hay from your vet. Even your bad hay looks better than my good hay. I will say that i did have a lot of waste this year. Good idea on a video for my channel. Not that I’m trying to copy you, but you know what they say, imitation is the greatest form of flattery. 😁
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
The new stuff that the old stuff got replaced with is just night and day. Zero waste again. Back to normal. I can't stand when horses waste hay, it's very expensive. And thanks for the flattery!
@bonblue49935 жыл бұрын
I would be curious to know what actually makes some hay good and some hay not so good. Is it in the planting (certain seeds are better than others?) or in the farming of the field (different types of equipment used).
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Weather, watering schedule and time of cut and timing of bailing after the cut. Very important to have good dry airy storage as well. Good soil... All the usual gardening stuff in a way.
@bonblue49935 жыл бұрын
@@StableHorseTraining Thanks so much for all of your responses. I really appreciate your efforts!
@hexatorus54523 жыл бұрын
Answered my question. I'll be returning my hay because it looks like your bad hay.. Thanks so much for the video. Only thing I wish is that you would have kept the hay still a little longer for viewers to get a good look at it.
@StableHorseTraining3 жыл бұрын
Well... it is a video and you can just pause it maybe? Bad hay is really obvious, if it doesn't look like the good hay then it's likely bad. It will smell, feel moist maybe (all hay should be bone dry), and be really lackluster in color.
@newpathshorsesanctuary58524 жыл бұрын
Hay is such a torment on a regular basis! Sorry to see others are having the same issues I am having. My goats won't even eat it when I get a bad batch... such an expense and a waste.
@StableHorseTraining4 жыл бұрын
I agree. Yes, there are times when bad hay comes in but I stopped ordering from those guys for now as another supplier stepped up to the plate and hasn't failed me yet.
@31erallc123 жыл бұрын
Glad I'm not the only one having hay issues..outside looked good...inside horrible
@StableHorseTraining3 жыл бұрын
Yup, it happens... sometimes the hay supplier doesn't even know and then they have to go back to the grower with it.
@teresajohnson72335 жыл бұрын
I got 2 bales of bad hay . It’s now on my burn pile.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
I can accept some bad bales here and there for sure. It's going to happen, but not the amount we have. It's getting worked out though, we have a great hay guys around here.
@ndavies59683 жыл бұрын
I have the same problems but on a smaller scale for my Guinea pigs hay sometimes. 😬
@StableHorseTraining3 жыл бұрын
ah yes... that happens too
@grannieannie13715 жыл бұрын
Even I can tell on my phone the difference between the good hay and the crappy hay. This must be hugely frustrating.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Very
@cathybrown86175 жыл бұрын
Hay like that, Graeme, is best mixed with horse manure, turned under, and used as fertilizer.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Great advice, but I gave it back to the supplier and got replacement hay today. All good now :)
@RickyJr466 ай бұрын
Hay tossing by the herd is like a bad Yelp review!
@StableHorseTraining6 ай бұрын
hahaha, yes
@lorineidtinytoadplot7445 жыл бұрын
Getting crappy hay is also costly, I picked up a trailer full of hay, not last season but the one before that, it had some good bales and some really shitty ones, even black spots inside. Basically had to replace all this hay at my cost. You know what he said when I complained lol he said I should have opened them to dry them out 😏. 200 bales 😂 who has that kind of space ? I've found a very good source for hay since looking to replace the other ones, Im hopping they have enough next year to sell.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Ugh that sounds very frustrating! So glad you have it solved now.
@hoofhearted932 жыл бұрын
Goats wont eat it either. Its so frustrating paying good hard earned money for bad hay
@StableHorseTraining2 жыл бұрын
I agree with that!
@farahjuana5 жыл бұрын
So greenie is good, brown is garbage. Right?
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
It's generalizing, but for the most part yes. It's important to look at the consistency, amount of weeds, age, cut and then figure out the averages of how many bales have flaws like rotten edges or garbage/animals in them (dead of course). Mostly though it's important to have hay that is green, brown means it's burnt from too much sun and/or was already dead when cut and baled.
@farahjuana5 жыл бұрын
@@StableHorseTraining thanks a lot for the info!
@theranchpestcontrol5 жыл бұрын
Hi Graeme, we sent you an email a couple of days ago. Just wondered if it reached you OK? We are interested in a possible collab and sending you our awesome product! :-)
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Got your email! Thanks for contacting me I have responded via email
@cathybrown86175 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't eat that hay if I was a horse.
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
Some of our horses are it happily. It’s interesting. They did well on it, and ate lots, some tolerated it, then the extremes wouldn’t touch it at all. Every horse is so different
@sallyannefrancis86475 жыл бұрын
Its Horrid how crap happens to really good & nice people. Even knowledgable ones !!!
@StableHorseTraining5 жыл бұрын
It’s true. For hay sometimes is horse to horse preference or you check a few bales but some are good and others awful.
@donnacsuti49802 жыл бұрын
Probably so much lost to fires floods and drought having trouble producing enough. Just like the produce department in human food stores. Scary hope you got some better hay.
@troyharrell6224 жыл бұрын
All that hay looks good compared to the dusty dirty crap of garbage my landlord brought in. I'm sick and so are the animals. Omg lord no please keep me and these animals safe.
@StableHorseTraining4 жыл бұрын
that's too bad.. it's hard when bad hay is delivered but to me is unacceptable and I just work to fix it