Slow down feeding. Make the hay last.
How it works
Filling, tying and hanging the net, then taking it down again.
Your horse gains weight on fresh air, and you don’t know what to do. You check the hay in the evening and it is gone by nine, then they stand with nothing until morning. Our 2.5cm knotless mesh makes the same amount of hay last far longer.
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Good doers
Gains weight on next to nothing. The same hay, eaten over hours instead of minutes.
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Laminitis-prone horses
Supports weight control and insulin stabilisation through smaller mouthfuls, spreading forage out over a longer period.
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Weight you cannot shift
Control the calories by slowing the eating down, not by cutting the hay back again.
Carabiner included. Most nets leave you to source your own. This one arrives ready to clip and hang.
How to use it
Fill it, pull the toggle down, tie it off, then clip & hang. About thirty seconds once you have done it twice.
Fill
Around 6kg of hay. Easy fill with frictionless rope.
Toggle down
Gather the top and pull the wooden toggle down tight.
Tie it
A simple loop knot holds it, with no knots to pick at later.
Hang
Clip the screw-gate carabiner to a ring tie and walk away.
Two ways to feed it
The same net does both, so you are not choosing between them when you buy.
Hung from a ring tie
Clip the carabiner and go. Works in the stable, the field shelter or the trailer.
- Hay stays clean, with nothing trampled into the bed
- Our safe-tie toggle system gives you piece of mind
On the floor, as a hay pillow
Leave the carabiner off and feed it from the ground instead.
- Feeds in the natural head-down grazing position
- Suitable for horses without shoes
Compare it to the net you have now
Four things separate this from the nets sold everywhere else.
Everything, in numbers.
Laid flat, with the rope, toggle and carabiner supplied.
Haylage capacity varies with density and moisture. A denser, wetter haylage will take the higher figure.
Carabiner included
A safety first, screw-gate, that screws shut, so a horse cannot knock it open the way it can a trigger clip. It comes with every net.
Slowing it down is half the job.
A small-hole net controls how fast your horse eats. It cannot change what is in the hay, and on its own it does not make a diet a balanced one.
Your horse still needs
- Enough protein, with the right amino acids
- Enough fibre, through the day and overnight
- The key minerals & vitamins your own forage is short of
Free diet review
Tell us what your horse is eating now, so we can balance the gaps for you.
Get in touchThe things people ask us
Still have questions? ring us or pop us a message and you'll get an answer from someone that feeds horses. Get in touch.
Is 2.5cm really small enough to slow my horse down?
For most horses, yes. Most nets sold as slow feeders are 4 to 5cm, so if yours is eating too fast, expect eating time to slow down substantially.
Will it damage my horse's teeth?
This is exactly why we chose knotless. A knotted net presses a hard knot into the mouth at every junction of the mesh, and knotless has no hard points anywhere on the surface.
Can I soak hay in it?
Yes, and it is the easiest way to do it. Fill it, pull the toggle down and soak the whole net in a tub, lift it out, let it drain, clip and hang.
Does it work with haylage?
Yes. It takes roughly 7 to 8kg of haylage against 6kg of hay, and the reinforced webbing down both sides is what carries the extra weight.
Is it safe for a shod horse?
Hung on a ring-tie, yes, because the top closes completely with no unsafe trailing loop. We would not leave any net, ours included, on the floor unsupervised with a shod horse.
What if my horse has never used a small-hole net?
Put it out alongside your normal net for the first few days, so there is no frustration while they work out the technique. Most take to it within a day or two.
