Horsey People

**NDVA HAYMAN** · 01-18-2010 11:32 AM

PA, The funny part of this is they have 2- 20 acre pastures and just 2 horses. I don't think they would have a problem although what you said makes perfect sense. My father keeps 50-60 race horses on pasture and never has a problem with worms. I think the cold temps are taking care of that at the moment.

**lonnie** · 01-25-2010 11:49 AM

the big bales does not scare them they just want color and no dust or mold very few look at protien or nut. value

**hay hauler** · 02-07-2010 04:15 PM

Had one tell me that they hay was “bad” because the bales were too tight and they didn’t fall apart correctly… The hay was the driest we have put up no reading on the moister (I think it stops at 10 %?) and no rain bailed dry just to catch up. Turns out she used an old bailer that made 30 pound 3 ft bales (the strings would touch your chest before the bale came off the ground

) on her place and if a bale did not fall apart like hers then they were no good and moldy…

Supposedly she grew up on a farm….

**swmnhay** · 02-08-2010 07:21 AM

One of my horsey people who I was holding a couple checks from called early friday.I had the ok to cash them on friday and they had OTHER BILLS that had to be paid so they were short.

Well atleast I got to cash one

They are good people and always pay me eventualy.But it's crazy to have more horses around than you can afford to feed.Is 14 to many

**hay hauler** · 02-08-2010 05:17 PM

swmnhay,

It seems like a lot to me... but some in our area are "Saving" them by keeping big #'s on small lots.

Then tell me I need to donate or give them hay via emails....

They wont even ask in person

The internet is useful but something’s should be done face to face!

**tw30** · 04-06-2010 01:19 AM

i know where your coming from. i mean you gotta run a business , are they to embarresed to ask you in person ?.I have a great uncle who lived a rough life till about 3 yrs ago and now he has horse's to keep him busy.There like family to him he only gets about 600$ month and he can barley feed them . i know some people say if you cant take care of it get ride of it .but to him their like children or something they keep him relaxed and what not . i wish i had hay to give him . he has 3 horses 1 still growing 1 pure bread horse other just a oldie lol. how many bales do they need for 14 horses ? 3-5 ? how much do you produce ? can you give them a little without running into finniacial error or give them a discount or somthing? . But that just me i try to help everyone i get it from my Dad & Mom

**swmnhay** · 04-06-2010 06:00 AM

Originally Posted by hay hauler

swmnhay,

It seems like a lot to me... but some in our area are "Saving" them by keeping big #'s on small lots.

Then tell me I need to donate or give them hay via emails....

They wont even ask in person

The internet is useful but something’s should be done face to face!

I recieved emails also to donate hay.If they want me to donate hay why can't they donate some time and run a tractor.I'm more than willing to pay them to run tractor and they can use the money to buy the hay.

Had a lady wanted some free hay because money was tight.Well I suppose it would be if you didn't have a job drank a case a beer a day and smoked a couple packs of cigs.

**tw30** · 04-06-2010 06:16 AM

i agree some people are ass backwards and others are not , you cant pitty the stupid but you can help the needy

**mlappin** · 04-06-2010 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by swmnhay

I recieved emails also to donate hay.If they want me to donate hay why can't they donate some time and run a tractor.I'm more than willing to pay them to run tractor and they can use the money to buy the hay.

Had a lady wanted some free hay because money was tight.Well I suppose it would be if you didn't have a job drank a case a beer a day and smoked a couple packs of cigs.

I was selling hay to the local horse rescue. Worked decent, they always paid in cash, which usually consisted of 5's, 10's, maybe a 20 and usually a hand full of change. Sold em quite a bit, then the can you sell it cheaper? Lowered the price a little, then again, can you sell it cheaper? By this point in time I told em if it got any cheaper, not only would I have to deliver it, but why don't I just go ahead and pay you to take it?

Seemed to piss em off or something that I wasn't willing to lose money on feeding somebody else's critters. I'll feed it to my beefcows before i give it away.

**NCSteveH** · 04-18-2010 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by mlappin

Seemed to piss em off or something that I wasn't willing to lose money on feeding somebody else's critters. I'll feed it to my beefcows before i give it away.

Amen, plus if things get real tight you can eat your cows, Wonder what they would think of putting their old hayburner on the grill?