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[Joan Deutsch]

Xscape, Glad to entertain! Unfortunately, we haven't fixed the safety issue yet. But in the meantime, it appears that Cody and Joe have outwitted The Grazer. They pull the hay out of the metal bars and then throw in around their stalls.

[booksngardens]

Oh, no! Maybe they are not that hungry? Or just too smart.

[xcape2usa]

OH NO!!! really too damned smart for their own good! what if you first put the bale in a slow feeding bale bag and then put the netted bale into the Grazer box? Kinda like double security!! I have never seen The Grazer in person so not sure if my idea will work?

[Joan Deutsch]

Books, I agree that they don't sound too hungry but they act like it, giving me that long face like they want more food.

Xscape, I hadn't thought about putting the net in The Grazer. I don't know if it would work but sounds like a clever approach. Unfortunately, the vet isn't crazy about The Grazer. She's concerned a horse could get a hoof caught in the metal bars. I've been meaning to measure hoof and bars.

[Joan Deutsch]

Cody recently had some dental work done and the vet noted that his teeth were worn from our slow feeder. I called Miller Manufacturing who now owns The Grazer and they said they've never heard of this problem. They said a vet recently told them the bars were too far apart, allowing the horse to eat too fast! I guess it depends on the size of the horse. This is disappointing as we loved the way the horses were eating all the hay in The Grazer. There was no waste!

[booksngardens]

That's too bad about the wear on Cody's teeth. That makes me skeptical about mine...I don't want to create more problems than it solves. Did the vet say to stop using it?

[Joan Deutsch]

by booksngardens on 05 Dec 2012, 21:00

That's too bad about the wear on Cody's teeth. That makes me skeptical about mine...I don't want to create more problems than it solves. Did the vet say to stop using it?

I wouldn't think it would be a problem for your smaller guys and gals. Cody has a big mouth and his teeth hit the bars. The vet said he wasn't concerned -- but I am! We have stopped using it. I'm thinking of getting Joe's mouth evaluated to see if he's affected.

[xcape2usa]

Hi Joan, please keep us posted about Cody's teeth!! I have read that grazing at a higher level (rather than at ground level) can also cause teeth to wear down incorrectly. A challenge when a horse wears shoes.