Hi All,
I am moving to TN and looking at pasture board for my two girls. I am down to two different places, both not having what I want as far as hay delivery. One of my horses has COPD and it is triggered by dust/shavings/pine smell/molds/mildews/ and hay dust. The smaller but more expensive place is willing to let me slow feeder net the round bale which is what I have been doing for the past several years. (currently feeding flakes of hay from square bale which works out even better). While this is not ideal, it does work and my horse is pretty functional unless we have a bad weather and she hides out by the hay all day. I know how my horse will handle this situation, so I am not so concerned with it.
It is boarding stable #2 that has me concerned. The facility is nicer, less expensive (by $50), more grass (70 acres of more grass...that has its own ups and downs), and in the winter months they put out hay under hay huts.
They looks like this
I want to know if anyone who has or had a horse with breathing issues set off by hay, has used a hay hut. They said that one of the horses that is in the herd has copd and she does fine. I stuck my head in one of the windows and the smell of hay was very strong. Didn't seem like a breeze of anything would move it along...looks like it would be easy for mold/mildew to grew on the inside if the weather stayed moist.
What are your opinions of hay huts?
I am moving to TN and looking at pasture board for my two girls. I am down to two different places, both not having what I want as far as hay delivery. One of my horses has COPD and it is triggered by dust/shavings/pine smell/molds/mildews/ and hay dust. The smaller but more expensive place is willing to let me slow feeder net the round bale which is what I have been doing for the past several years. (currently feeding flakes of hay from square bale which works out even better). While this is not ideal, it does work and my horse is pretty functional unless we have a bad weather and she hides out by the hay all day. I know how my horse will handle this situation, so I am not so concerned with it.
It is boarding stable #2 that has me concerned. The facility is nicer, less expensive (by $50), more grass (70 acres of more grass...that has its own ups and downs), and in the winter months they put out hay under hay huts.
They looks like this
I want to know if anyone who has or had a horse with breathing issues set off by hay, has used a hay hut. They said that one of the horses that is in the herd has copd and she does fine. I stuck my head in one of the windows and the smell of hay was very strong. Didn't seem like a breeze of anything would move it along...looks like it would be easy for mold/mildew to grew on the inside if the weather stayed moist.
What are your opinions of hay huts?