Has anyone ever had a horse eat the hay netting on their bale and cause problems?
I know a lot take the netting off and a lot don't. I never have.
Have a mare breathing heavier the past couple months. Didn't know if this was possible or what can even be done.
Lesson learned.
Posted 2014-12-08 6:02 AM Subject: RE: Anyone's horse ever swallow hay netting?
"Heck's Coming With Me"
Posts: 10797 Location: Kansas
My brother-in-law who trains race horses had one of his horses become very sick and colicky. Surgery was performed and lo and behold she had eaten her haybag.
Posted 2014-12-08 9:09 AM Subject: RE: Anyone's horse ever swallow hay netting?
Good Grief!
Posts: 6343 Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta
if i ever have a bale in with the horses its rolled out and NEVER have i left any strings on it...........we would only roll out bales if we had to leave for a few days(and couldn't get a chore person) nowadays all our hay is forked, morning and night
Posted 2014-12-08 9:21 AM Subject: RE: Anyone's horse ever swallow hay netting?
Famous for Not Complaining
Posts: 8848 Location: Broxton, Ga
Saw a post earlier this year a girls horse with colic ........took the horse to vet ended up having to do surgery......found the hay netting material in the horse....showed pics of material.....she did not survive after surgery........the owners HAD NOT feed any round rolls since they had purchased her 1 1/2 years prior to the colic.........go figure did the netting material stay in the mare that long and then cause a problem.........reckon it could have.........I would remove the netting........
Saw a post earlier this year a girls horse with colic ........took the horse to vet ended up having to do surgery......found the hay netting material in the horse....showed pics of material.....she did not survive after surgery........the owners HAD NOT feed any round rolls since they had purchased her 1 1/2 years prior to the colic.........go figure did the netting material stay in the mare that long and then cause a problem.........reckon it could have.........I would remove the netting........
If it was the little Appaloosa mare, i know this family personally. After Happy Appy's colic, I'll never leave the net on ours! Hopefully I am better late than never!
Anyone's horse ever swallow hay netting?
