Hint! Dampening Hay the Easy Way!

Dry hay is a source of dust and mould that can be inhaled as a horse eats it and is more easily wasted - with up to 50% pulled apart and dropped as it is eaten!

The simplest way to dampen hay is to place the allocated portion or biscuit into a clean polywoven chaff bag and spray or tip 1-2 litres of clean (preferably warm) water over the narrow cut edge so that it soaks down through the hay, with excess water draining out through the woven bag.

Stand for ten minutes, and then feed out. You can prepare hay in this way in the morning for the evening feed and vice-versa, but don't let it remain damp for more than 12 hours.