My testimonial.

 

I studied off the Pete Ramie's DVD set which I found to be great worth

The money but when I looked at my horse’s hooves all 10 them, not one

Looked like the ones on his DVD’s.  So I did the best I could but knew

I was missing something. I went searching and met with someone that

Recommended Asa to me.  I reviewed her site and saw that she was from

the same school of thought, so I made an appointment for her to come

to our barn. I had no idea what I was in for.  She came packed like

a bomb full of pertinent information, everything I needed and was

searching to know.  She was so informative other boarders watched and

began asking questions.  When she pulled out the domesticated and

feral hooves for us to study the difference, well that was all it

took, more and more people began getting interested.  Two boarders

took their shoes off of their horses right then and there. When it

makes sense logic luckily takes over nonsensical tradition.

 

Well I thought I was going to be able to do all 10 horses but

Unfortunately my muscles were not prepared.  It didn't matter because

we could talk non stop about hooves and when she left I was so full of

information to digest.  OH and one of the best parts was her

introducing me to the grinder, another more up to date approach to

natural hoof care.  I thought the horses would be spooky but she

showed me how to introduce the grinder and my most difficult case, my

mini stood calm and I believe she even liked it!  That too makes sense

after all how great can the rasp feel, foot jerking vs. the grinder

gently vibrating away while the hoof rests gently in your hand?

                                                                                                    Marcia Santos

 

 

Hi Diane,
yes the haynets I have are from miller's. I'm guessing they can be stuffed to about 25-30lbs. I mostly can fit 3 flakes(the 3-4lbs) or 2 flakes of grass/alfalfa mix(the 10lb flakes) without having to cram it in. I put 3 hay nets in the arena morning and night and it extends their eating time so much that they never eat it all before I refill them.
They are a pain to stuff since the nylon material is stretchy. I put the hay net inside of an empty water bucket and tie it around the edges then stuff the hay net and tie it up. I would suggest ordering extra hay nets so you can stuff enough for a day or two to make it easier on you.
I took some pics of the horses eating so you can see how big they are in comparison to the horses. The two chesnuts are full sized, and the pony is 12.3h, 700lbs. They've been eating for about 4 hours now, and as you can see in the pics, there's still a lot left to go. The haybag it self is probably 2 feet long and 2 feet wide. At the end it does taper into a metal ring.
They are very, very durable. The quarterhorse paws at his all the time to get the hay to rise to the surface of the net easier.
I absolutely LOVE them, and they are so cheap!
I also attached a pic of the type of bucket I use to stuff them.
I tie the haynets so they hang low so they still  are technically eating off of the ground like in the wild :)

 

 

Asa,

 

    So I trimmed Trugger like you showed me, without being so scared, and he did have an amazing amount of dead sole I had left for so long. I probably could have removed more but I will see next time. His toe is shorter now and his heals still low, but best of all he is not tender on gravel roads anymore. He used to be tender footed on the gravel road and not want to trot or run down one. Now he is  more than willing to move on the road for me. No more little bucks-I feel bad that his feet caused him that grief on that kind of surface till now. I am just happy I didn't reprimand him for it. I thought it was due to the bridle set up before. Thanks! That just supports all your evidence you have gathered!  Priscilla