The basis of equestrian health
Successful, individual hay feeding
Feeding grates, hay dispensers or an automatic hay feeder? Röwer & Rüb's product portfolio offers countless options for planning hay feeding to suit every stable. The range includes optimum solutions that not only save valuable time, but also enable horse-friendly feeding, as a horse has to be healthy to feel comfortable in its home.
It is certainly not news that the long-term provision of high-quality roughage is an important basis for horse health. But how can this form of feeding be achieved as efficiently as possible? There are various solutions for organising hay feeding in the best possible way for each individual stable. This already starts at the facility construction planning stage – as shown by Röwer & Rüb's wide range of products.
Flurin Cadalbert has been with the traditional company in Lower Saxony for around 30 years. Day after day he advises and accompanies customers on the path to their dream stables to create the perfect home for every horse. He knows that different types of hay feeding may be suitable, depending on the facility.
Automation saves time and effort
One of the most popular solutions, he comments, is a hay dispenser in the form of a round bale rack. Depending on the stall plans, these are either built for individual stalls in the corner area or between two horse stalls. The hay dispenser in the front walls of the horse stalls is opened or closed by a timer. The feeding time can be set individually for each horse, which means that feeding hay requires little effort.
"In general, automatic hay feeders are a great way to provide each horse with the best possible fodder to suit its needs. Sufficient rations of hay, short breaks between feeding – this is really child's play," adds the Röwer & Rüb expert. Not only conventional control systems that specify when the horse is given access to a round bale, for example, are exciting. Innovations such as the "Klappomat" can also be combined with Röwer & Rüb products. With this system individual tranches of roughage are conveyed to the floor of the horse stall on a timer-regulated basis. Apart from occasional refilling of the hay depot, there is hardly any work for the stable staff, which makes it a real time-saving option.
Feeding from the ground
Feeding grates that are no doubt familiar to many horse owners from pens for young horses are also becoming increasingly popular. The recess integrated into the front wall of the stalls serves as a feeding grate opening and the hay is simply placed in front of the stalls. Flurin Cadalbert explains that eating from the ground is not only natural to horses, it also saves hay: "Because the hay is not lying on the floor of the horse box and therefore cannot be trampled, it doesn’t get dirty." For this option the stable aisle only has to be wide enough.
With the company’s all-round customer advice, an optimum solution can be found for all facility owners. And this can certainly make a significant contribution to the everyday quality of life in the stables: "One example is the expert rider Sandra Nauer. During our consultation it was important to her to plan stables that were practical and time-saving for daily use – without having to feed hay three to four times a day”, Cadalbert explains. The answer to their questions was finally a round bale rack located in the centre of several horse stalls. "The stable team now saves around an hour a day. Finding such customised solutions is fundamental to our work."
The most beautiful home for every horse
Flurin Cadalbert knows from decades of experience that personalised advice is the basis for achieving aims together. And the aim is always to create a comfortable home for each and every horse.
