Very interesting video! As I'm learning about the horse digestive system it seems like keeping horses in stalls all the time or most of the time and giving them lot's of grain and little hay is really one of the worst think you can do but it's unfortunatly the norm where I live. Your system on the other hand checks off all the right boxs! Do you bring your horses in at night? And how do you manage the different dietery need of different horses?
It would be interesting to see a diagram of your pasture set-up. It appears like you have a squared-off figure 8 that they can in, with grass pastures in the middle of the circles in the 8, plus some other grass pastures along with the one side of the 8. The non-grassy figure 8 leads them up to the barn and arena, which are up on the hill. Is that an accurate way of describing it?
Very interesting video. Being from Texas , always wondered about grass growth in Canada.. perhaps in the future you could do a grass growth video... I've seen some Canadian grass seed for sale online...👍
With this system how do you deliver supplements to horses that need them? Do you have smaller stalls set up where they can eat them then go back out with everyone else?
Very neat hay feeding routine. I love the track setup. Great way to preserve your pasture. Isn't it wastefull though? And isn't eating the longer more fiberous hay better for their digestion? Won't they ingest sand/soil if they eat off the ground like that?
Great questions.... they also waste parts of the round bale.... using a net would help. But nets are tricky for other reasons. They dont really eat the sand
I‘d be worried about that too. If you have a sandy dry soil climate I would not advise feeding them on the ground. Use ground level feeders that are at least 1-2 inches off the ground to lessen that dirt ingestion. If you have a thicker wetter soil quality your less likely to have that ingestion of sand. How you feed your horses really depends on the area you live in.
@Harmony Horsemanship I admire your patient & kind response to snarky remarky Daisy. I doubt you'd be buying a roll or large cube with only one horse anyway. So that feeding scenario wouldn't be applicable, and with just one horse, keeping it off the main field to maintain grass wouldn't be as big of an issue. Man, I need to grow some thick skin & start praying for patience if I ever hope to have a YT channel that has a larger following. Congrats on making your dreams a reality and taking us viewers along for the journey. I just subscribed. Great idea for winter feeding & preserving the grassy fields. We are learning to work with what we've got until the Lord provides finances for "upgrades." It's harder on us physically because it took us longer to make our dreams a reality-lots more aches & pains over 50. You guys started at a great age, your child(ren) will enjoy & reap the benefits of growing up on a farm.
@RapperFacts Ever heard, "If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all"? The shoe definitely fits. ALL of us were newbies (greenies) at some point. The important thing is his willingness to try. Never laugh at someone else's expense, less if you fail, you end up without any cents(sense). -Me
Dude why are u wasting hay there is so much good hay on the ground and ur through more!!! Let the animal clean up what’s on the floor before u throw more and waste smh!!! This dude must have been a city slicker and just bought a ranch with no idea of what to do lol
You have so many horses
Yup
Oh my gosh!! Your daughter is precious!!!
Thank you
Thats what makes you a good person and a responsible horse owner.
Thank you
Very nice setup and system you have going! Very educational video thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
Brilliant setup , what a good idea! Xx
Thanks
Very interesting video! As I'm learning about the horse digestive system it seems like keeping horses in stalls all the time or most of the time and giving them lot's of grain and little hay is really one of the worst think you can do but it's unfortunatly the norm where I live. Your system on the other hand checks off all the right boxs! Do you bring your horses in at night? And how do you manage the different dietery need of different horses?
Great question for a future harmony Headlines episode
It would be interesting to see a diagram of your pasture set-up. It appears like you have a squared-off figure 8 that they can in, with grass pastures in the middle of the circles in the 8, plus some other grass pastures along with the one side of the 8. The non-grassy figure 8 leads them up to the barn and arena, which are up on the hill.
Is that an accurate way of describing it?
Yes that is pretty much what they have.... a diagram is a good idea
Is there any issues with putting the hay on the ground? Should it be put on a mat or something?
If it's not muddy or sandy no issue
@@HarmonyHorsemanship thank you
Very interesting video. Being from Texas , always wondered about grass growth in Canada.. perhaps in the future you could do a grass growth video... I've seen some Canadian grass seed for sale online...👍
Yes our grass season is short
I love your pasture setup ♥u♥ Do some of your horses live outside along with run-in-sheds too or do they all have their own stalls?
Great question for a future harmony Headlines:)
@@HarmonyHorsemanship \m/
With this system how do you deliver supplements to horses that need them? Do you have smaller stalls set up where they can eat them then go back out with everyone else?
I have a barn to feed grain and supplements.... this is just for hay
A baby too! ❤️
9mths old
Id love to know how the heck you afford all of this. 30 horses is crazy!. I have 2 and I stress about money at times.
Most are boarders.... I own less than 10 personally
Very neat hay feeding routine. I love the track setup. Great way to preserve your pasture.
Isn't it wastefull though? And isn't eating the longer more fiberous hay better for their digestion?
Won't they ingest sand/soil if they eat off the ground like that?
Great questions.... they also waste parts of the round bale.... using a net would help. But nets are tricky for other reasons. They dont really eat the sand
I‘d be worried about that too. If you have a sandy dry soil climate I would not advise feeding them on the ground. Use ground level feeders that are at least 1-2 inches off the ground to lessen that dirt ingestion.
If you have a thicker wetter soil quality your less likely to have that ingestion of sand. How you feed your horses really depends on the area you live in.
Brilliant setup, idea really love it.
I thought of sand of sand colic as soon as I saw ground feeding.
not everyone has a husband with a tractor or loads of horses. What about if you just have one horse and no farmer man?
We didn't used to have one either... super pain and had to pull bales with our pick up truck and roll them. Not fun.
If you have one horse thats easy... you just toss the hay out
@Harmony Horsemanship I admire your patient & kind response to snarky remarky Daisy. I doubt you'd be buying a roll or large cube with only one horse anyway. So that feeding scenario wouldn't be applicable, and with just one horse, keeping it off the main field to maintain grass wouldn't be as big of an issue. Man, I need to grow some thick skin & start praying for patience if I ever hope to have a YT channel that has a larger following. Congrats on making your dreams a reality and taking us viewers along for the journey. I just subscribed. Great idea for winter feeding & preserving the grassy fields. We are learning to work with what we've got until the Lord provides finances for "upgrades." It's harder on us physically because it took us longer to make our dreams a reality-lots more aches & pains over 50. You guys started at a great age, your child(ren) will enjoy & reap the benefits of growing up on a farm.
This guy has no experience operating a tractor he’s funny to watch
@RapperFacts Ever heard, "If you can't say something nice, say nothing at all"? The shoe definitely fits. ALL of us were newbies (greenies) at some point. The important thing is his willingness to try. Never laugh at someone else's expense, less if you fail, you end up without any cents(sense). -Me
Dude why are u wasting hay there is so much good hay on the ground and ur through more!!! Let the animal clean up what’s on the floor before u throw more and waste smh!!! This dude must have been a city slicker and just bought a ranch with no idea of what to do lol
We just believe in giving quality hay... not expecting our horses to eat stocky discards