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AnneT
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07/05/24-21:56 (edited on 07/05/24-21:57)
Food tips!  If your horse spills food next to the bucket or
Food tips! If your horse spills food next to the bucket or if you feed your horse in the paddock with other horses and they want to steal each other's food... This method makes it very easy and simple to feed several horses at the same time. The fact that the horse has the bucket on its head means that it does not waste food next to it and the horse can have its food in peace as it can walk away if another horse comes. On the other hand, you can fix small things while the horse eats. It doesn't take much to make such a bucket. 1: cut off the metal hanger or drill 2 holes in the bucket opposite each other. 2: use a rope or a removable girth from a blanket like I did (the girth makes it more comfortable for the horse and can be easily adjusted in length) 3: fast the rope or grith into the holes (I used strips to fasten the grith). If you use rope, you can advantageously tie knots on it so that you can adjust the length. It is important that when you measure the length that the horse's mule does not touch the bottom of the bucket, but there must be approx 10 cm from the mule down to the bottom, of course it also depends on how much food the horse gets. If the strap is too long, the horse's head can come up over the edge and the bucket will sit down on the neck. If you have a sensitive horse, it is a good idea to get the horse used to the bucket slowly. This can be done for example by holding the bucket with your hands and if the horse moves its head up, you follow with the bucket. The first time the horse gets the bucket on its head, it is a good idea to have them in a halter with a head rope so that the horse does not run off with the bucket in panic. However, they quickly learn what it's all about. It looks very silly, but it is a really good solution. Have fun ๐Ÿ˜Š