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Location: Kansas | Matt and I were discussing everything we'll need to pack for Bonus Race Finals next weekend and it became obvious very quickly that we need to conserve space so all our stuff fits! We are for sure taking 5 horses and might take a sixth so we have a backup just in case. If we take 6, we won't have any empty stalls in the trailers.
I have hauled my grain in a big tub with a scoop to measure out each feeding, and I've also done the ziplock baggie method but it also takes up a lot of space for 5 meals w/3 horses. Any other ideas out there? I am debating trying to fit them in the toolbox of my pickup or on the floor of the backseat. All of mine eat the same amount except Streak gets an extra handful plus I add BOSS to his. I have all my supplements packed into a bin in the tack room
Also, about how many bales of hay per horse do you all haul for a trip that starts at 9 a.m. Friday and ends probably around 6 or 7 p.m. Sunday? I know in the summer I figure 1/3 of a bale per day for my horses, but he didn't think that sounded like enough. I really don't want to haul a lot of extra hay because space is tight but I also don't want us to have to scrimp them. We both plan on bringing the highest quality hay we can get our hands on so there shouldn't be much waste. He feeds brome and I feed basic SE Kansas prairie hay. |
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| rodeowithjoker - 2014-04-01 11:17 AM
Matt and I were discussing everything we'll need to pack for Bonus Race Finals next weekend and it became obvious very quickly that we need to conserve space so all our stuff fits! We are for sure taking 5 horses and might take a sixth so we have a backup just in case. If we take 6, we won't have any empty stalls in the trailers.
I have hauled my grain in a big tub with a scoop to measure out each feeding, and I've also done the ziplock baggie method but it also takes up a lot of space for 5 meals w/3 horses. Any other ideas out there? I am debating trying to fit them in the toolbox of my pickup or on the floor of the backseat. All of mine eat the same amount except Streak gets an extra handful plus I add BOSS to his. I have all my supplements packed into a bin in the tack room
Also, about how many bales of hay per horse do you all haul for a trip that starts at 9 a.m. Friday and ends probably around 6 or 7 p.m. Sunday? I know in the summer I figure 1/3 of a bale per day for my horses, but he didn't think that sounded like enough. I really don't want to haul a lot of extra hay because space is tight but I also don't want us to have to scrimp them. We both plan on bringing the highest quality hay we can get our hands on so there shouldn't be much waste. He feeds brome and I feed basic SE Kansas prairie hay.
If 1 sack of grain is enough I would jut put in the floor of your back seat, besides that I would go with baggy method. As far as hay I usually go with 1/3 bale per horse, then I also pack 1 extra day for each horse if going to be gone that long or an extra 1/2 day per horse. With hay I think it is always better to have extra. If at all possible when leaving in the morning I try to leave hay in front of mine all night they night before we leave, I have found this helps. For Friday -Sunday, I would bring 1 bale per horse, then through in an extra bale or half a bale. |
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| I divide mine out for each feeding and add the supplements in a ziplok bag - and usually pack a couple extra in case I would have to stay longer. |
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Location: Randolph, Utah | I bought some file folder holders, the plastic one with the lid, at the dollar store and was using them. They work really well and lasted a couple of summers before they started falling apart.
I started using baggies last year and that was nice because everything was already measured.
For as long as you are going for and how many horses you are feeding I would just take the bag of grain. |
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Location: Kansas | JcNhEmI - 2014-03-31 2:08 PM I bought some file folder holders, the plastic one with the lid, at the dollar store and was using them. They work really well and lasted a couple of summers before they started falling apart. I started using baggies last year and that was nice because everything was already measured. For as long as you are going for and how many horses you are feeding I would just take the bag of grain.
I know Matt will take his grain in baggies because he's got two horses and they both get different grain, but I can easily take the bag for mine. *note to self - find out how many scoops are in in a full bag...... |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | I use empty Amplify buckets. They hold about 30 lbs (usually enough for my two for a 3 day weekend, with some extra "just in case"). They fit great in my mangers, and I don't have to worry about it dumping over, or moisture. I use the mineral buckets for treats or smaller amounts. I've done the baggie thing when I took just one to Tulsa last December, and it sure was handy, since I didn't have to have extra bags or containers for the extra goodies. Just threw them in my buckets and in my friend's trailer. It was one less thing to pack up and haul back. I will say though...it kinda stinks trying to dig around in a dark trailer in an icy parking lot, trying to read my writing on the baggie by the light of a street lamp.
If I could figure out how to get them to you, I'd give you a couple of my extra Amplify buckets. They really are handy. |
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Location: lexington KY | RockinGR - 2014-03-31 3:27 PM I use empty Amplify buckets. They hold about 30 lbs (usually enough for my two for a 3 day weekend, with some extra "just in case"). They fit great in my mangers, and I don't have to worry about it dumping over, or moisture. I use the mineral buckets for treats or smaller amounts. I've done the baggie thing when I took just one to Tulsa last December, and it sure was handy, since I didn't have to have extra bags or containers for the extra goodies. Just threw them in my buckets and in my friend's trailer. It was one less thing to pack up and haul back. I will say though...it kinda stinks trying to dig around in a dark trailer in an icy parking lot, trying to read my writing on the baggie by the light of a street lamp. If I could figure out how to get them to you, I'd give you a couple of my extra Amplify buckets. They really are handy. I do the same, I put mine in my extra Platinum buckets. That is one of the reasons why I save them, fill them up and then put the lid on them and they can be stored pretty easy.
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Location: Kansas | RockinGR - 2014-03-31 2:27 PM I use empty Amplify buckets. They hold about 30 lbs (usually enough for my two for a 3 day weekend, with some extra "just in case"). They fit great in my mangers, and I don't have to worry about it dumping over, or moisture. I use the mineral buckets for treats or smaller amounts. I've done the baggie thing when I took just one to Tulsa last December, and it sure was handy, since I didn't have to have extra bags or containers for the extra goodies. Just threw them in my buckets and in my friend's trailer. It was one less thing to pack up and haul back. I will say though...it kinda stinks trying to dig around in a dark trailer in an icy parking lot, trying to read my writing on the baggie by the light of a street lamp. If I could figure out how to get them to you, I'd give you a couple of my extra Amplify buckets. They really are handy.
Tulsa was a mess with all that ice LOL.
I have small supplement jars that I use for my supplements & sunflower seeds plus treats if I'll be away from my trailer for a while after a run.The moisture & dumping problems are why I've used a big flat tub before. I need to see what Wal-Mart & Dollar General have in the way of containers in case there's something that will fit in my backseat - the tub I use all summer is HUGE. Mangers are about the only thing Matt's trailer doesn't have....darn it.
As far as getting buckets......I had thought about coming to Whitewater Saturday if Chance was back to running by then but he won't be, so I'll probably go somewhere cheap like Topeka or Louisburg instead. Thanks for the offer though. :) |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | rodeowithjoker - 2014-03-31 2:46 PM
RockinGR - 2014-03-31 2:27 PM I use empty Amplify buckets. They hold about 30 lbs (usually enough for my two for a 3 day weekend, with some extra "just in case"). They fit great in my mangers, and I don't have to worry about it dumping over, or moisture. I use the mineral buckets for treats or smaller amounts. I've done the baggie thing when I took just one to Tulsa last December, and it sure was handy, since I didn't have to have extra bags or containers for the extra goodies. Just threw them in my buckets and in my friend's trailer. It was one less thing to pack up and haul back. I will say though...it kinda stinks trying to dig around in a dark trailer in an icy parking lot, trying to read my writing on the baggie by the light of a street lamp. If I could figure out how to get them to you, I'd give you a couple of my extra Amplify buckets. They really are handy.
Tulsa was a mess with all that ice LOL. I have small supplement jars that I use for my supplements & sunflower seeds plus treats if I'll be away from my trailer for a while after a run.The moisture & dumping problems are why I've used a big flat tub before. I need to see what Wal-Mart & Dollar General have in the way of containers in case there's something that will fit in my backseat - the tub I use all summer is HUGE. Mangers are about the only thing Matt's trailer doesn't have....darn it. As far as getting buckets......I had thought about coming to Whitewater Saturday if Chance was back to running by then but he won't be, so I'll probably go somewhere cheap like Topeka or Louisburg instead. Thanks for the offer though. : )
If you change your mind, let me know, I'm planning on being there.
Check Dollar General if you have one. They're usually cheaper on a big tub...I bought one last week to ship a saddle (probably hold 100# grain) for $10. Smaller ones that would hold around 50#s were like $6. Not super heavy, but they'd sure get the job done.
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Location: Kansas | RockinGR - 2014-03-31 2:55 PM rodeowithjoker - 2014-03-31 2:46 PM RockinGR - 2014-03-31 2:27 PM I use empty Amplify buckets. They hold about 30 lbs (usually enough for my two for a 3 day weekend, with some extra "just in case"). They fit great in my mangers, and I don't have to worry about it dumping over, or moisture. I use the mineral buckets for treats or smaller amounts. I've done the baggie thing when I took just one to Tulsa last December, and it sure was handy, since I didn't have to have extra bags or containers for the extra goodies. Just threw them in my buckets and in my friend's trailer. It was one less thing to pack up and haul back. I will say though...it kinda stinks trying to dig around in a dark trailer in an icy parking lot, trying to read my writing on the baggie by the light of a street lamp. If I could figure out how to get them to you, I'd give you a couple of my extra Amplify buckets. They really are handy. Tulsa was a mess with all that ice LOL. I have small supplement jars that I use for my supplements & sunflower seeds plus treats if I'll be away from my trailer for a while after a run.The moisture & dumping problems are why I've used a big flat tub before. I need to see what Wal-Mart & Dollar General have in the way of containers in case there's something that will fit in my backseat - the tub I use all summer is HUGE. Mangers are about the only thing Matt's trailer doesn't have....darn it. As far as getting buckets......I had thought about coming to Whitewater Saturday if Chance was back to running by then but he won't be, so I'll probably go somewhere cheap like Topeka or Louisburg instead. Thanks for the offer though. : ) If you change your mind, let me know, I'm planning on being there.
ETA - we have a Dollar General here and I'll definitely check them out. My current tub is just really wide and shallow so it doesn't fit well in my backseat. I'm sure they'll have something I can make work.
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Location: North Dakota | I haul my grain in an old supplement bucket and then fill ziplock baggies with supplements. As for the hay I take a bale a day per horse (my bales are a little smaller) just in case I would break down and have to spend a day longer. And like you I don't want to scrimp on hay. I want it in front of them at all times when I'm on the road:) However, I just read your taking 6 head; you can't haul 18 bales!LOL I would say at least at least 4-5 flakes per horse per day. |
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Location: Phoenix | I would do the baggy method and throw them all in a grain sack or just take your whole sack of grain. Label the special feedings. For hay....you figure enough for hay for 7 separate feedings for 5 horses. I say 7 because: fri PM, Sat AM, Sat PM, Sun AM, Sun way home, and then figure in hay to keep in front of them on Sat and Sun...roughly 1 feeding for each horse each day. I would start them off with hay in the trailer for the trip there and have it act as their breakfast. |
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Am I really the Weirdo?
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Location: Kansas | WYOTurn-n-Burn - 2014-03-31 3:02 PM I haul my grain in an old supplement bucket and then fill ziplock baggies with supplements. As for the hay I take a bale a day per horse (my bales are a little smaller) just in case I would break down and have to spend a day longer. And like you I don't want to scrimp on hay. I want it in front of them at all times when I'm on the road:) However, I just read your taking 6 head; you can't haul 18 bales!LOL I would say at least at least 4-5 flakes per horse per day.
You're so right - 18 bales will NOT fit! LOL. I'm comfortable with my 4 horses having 1/3 of a bale per day for each horse - that is what Chance, Joker and Cliff ate last summer when we were rodeoing - so I am going to take 4 bales plus probably 2 hay bags already filled. I don't hay mine in the trailer but I do keep it in front of them at all other times. I figure they're eating 1/3 of a bale of not so great hay, so if I pick out the top notch stuff they won't waste as much and I should definitely get by with 4 bales plus 2 hay bags for 4 horses. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | I like using the plastic 35 or 50 gal barrels with the screw on/off lids for my grains. You can put them on your rack up top with your hay. (I have two racks, never enough room) Or even in front of a horse (tied in) where there are no mangers. Your hay issue is why many that live on the road feed alfalfa its tighter and less bulky. Don't need to feed near as much. But hey, I love to keep my grass hay in front of mine too!
Good luck to yall, - you brought back nightmares to my mind when we used to cut and have so many horses. UGH...
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Location: NC | I use the 5 gallon buckets from Tractor Supply. They come with the snap on lids and fit a few days' worth of grain in them. And they keep the moisture and bugs out. |
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Location: Florida.. | 6 -7 bales.. and ziploc baggies.. for feed and take your supplements seperate.. we even did soaked beet pulp..sometimes the grounds sell hay. but not sure where your going .....if extra is needed.. |
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Am I really the Weirdo?
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Location: Kansas | uno-dos-tres! - 2014-03-31 10:17 PM I like using the plastic 35 or 50 gal barrels with the screw on/off lids for my grains. You can put them on your rack up top with your hay. (I have two racks, never enough room) Or even in front of a horse (tied in) where there are no mangers. Your hay issue is why many that live on the road feed alfalfa its tighter and less bulky. Don't need to feed near as much. But hey, I love to keep my grass hay in front of mine too!
Good luck to yall, - you brought back nightmares to my mind when we used to cut and have so many horses. UGH...
I wish I had a hay rack on my trailer or on Matt's! Lord knows my gas mileage sucks already - maybe I should just strap the hay on there anyway LOL. Those barrels would be great for him in the barn at home. They'd sure take up less space than the square tubs he has in the feed room now.
Matt was talking about buying alfalfa for the trip but I am wary of switching their hay right before or during such an important barrel race. I know 3 bales of hay will fit in the bed of my pickup and if I rearrange my tack room a little bit (AKA clean up all the junk off my floor and move as much as possible to other places in the rig) I can fit 3 or 4 bales in there. That gives us at least 6 bales, if not 7, before we put any in his pickup so while I know we'll be tight on space, I think it's doable with 6 horses. Luckily, we can throw all sorts of stuff on the mattress in my trailer because no one has to sleep there, and we have the two extended cab pickups for extra storage.
This is probably the only weekend all year when I'll haul 4 horses to one multi-day race, so the rest of the time it will be nice to be able to rotate who runs & who takes a weekend off. |
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Location: mi | For a weekend. When I am taking off for the event friday morning. I figure one bale per horse and throw in one extra just to be safe. If you pack carefully you can get 4 in the bed of the pick up maybe even 5. |
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Location: Kansas | ajs2002 - 2014-04-01 7:47 AM For a weekend. When I am taking off for the event friday morning. I figure one bale per horse and throw in one extra just to be safe. If you pack carefully you can get 4 in the bed of the pick up maybe even 5.
I wish I could, but my truck has a toolbox (where I'll probably store grain and some other stuff that needs to be secured & out of any rain we encounter) and so 3 bales is what fits around the gooseneck hitch. I think we can get at least one and maybe another half bale in Matt's pickup bed even with the generator and water tank in there. It will be tight with all the hay we need but I think we can do it if we get creative enough with the rest of our stuff. |
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