The Benefits of the Forager Slow Feeder

Horses were designed to spend much of their day grazing on forage and that lifestyle has many health and behaviour benefits. The Forager Slow Feeder approximates Mother Nature’s methods within modern horse management routines.


4 Key Benefits of the Haygain Forager 
Slow Feeder

Supports Digestive Health

1

Supports Physical &

Psychological Health

2

3

Keeps Forage Clean & Reduces Waste

4

Aids with Weight Management

  • 1. Digestive Health

  • 2. Physical & Psychological Health
  • 3. Clean Forage & Reduced Waste
  • 4. Weight Management

  • The Forager enables horses to eat slowly, in small bites and over several hours. As a grazing animal, the horse has a digestive system that is designed to eat this way. In the wild, horses spend up to 18 hours a day grazing. 

  • Ulcer and colic risks can be reduced by maintaining a steady supply of forage in the digestive tract. 

  • Extended chewing time creates a steady supply of saliva that can buffer the stomach lining from naturally occurring gastric acid.

Did you know?

Optimum digestive health requires a constant supply of forage.

Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) affects up to 63% of performance horses and 93% of racehorses in training.

  • The Forager allows horses to eat with their head in a lowered position. This facilitates natural drainage of respiratory particles. 

  • Eating with a natural, head-lowered position maintains a natural posture for the horse’s head, neck and jaw. Conversely, eating from a wall-hung hay net requires an unnatural neck-spine alignment. This can be exacerbated as the horse yanks hay from the net. 

  • Longer mealtimes make for happier horses that are less prone to boredom behaviors including cribbing, pawing and stall walking. 

Did you know?

Extending mealtimes keeps horses happily occupied for much of the day. It reduces food scarcity stress and leaves less time for boredom behaviours like cribbing and box/stall walking.

  • The Forager contains hay in a durable, ventilated cylinder that keeps it clean and prevents the waste of hay being trampled into bedding and manure. 

  • Ideal for keeping hygienic Haygain Steamed Hay clean and appetising!

  • Extended mealtimes are especially beneficial for horses that require restricted diets. Intermittent feeding that is common in modern horse management can trigger fat storing responses that can lead to obesity.

  • The Forager’s external ring lowers as the horse consumes its meal. This makes it easy to monitor consumption, which is part of managing our horse’s weight. 

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Design Features

  • The Forager comes with 2 interchangeable regulator grids to best suit your horse’s needs and preferences.

  • EasyOn regulator grid clicks in securely for easy filling.

  • Unique external steel ring keeps grid level as it lowers and prevents the horse from tipping it as they eat. 

  • Strong top ring has four rubber fixings for structural stability.

  • For extra stability, the Forager base can be filled with sand and/or the cylinder can be secured to the wall.

  • Fully collapsible for easy cleaning and transport. Designed for durability and safety, the cylinder panels will break apart under extreme pressure.

  • The Forager comes with 2 interchangeable regulator grids to best suit your horse’s needs and preferences.

  • EasyOn regulator grid clicks in securely for easy filling.

  • Unique external steel ring keeps grid level as it lowers and prevents the horse from tipping it as they eat. 

  • Strong top ring has four rubber fixings for structural stability.

  • For extra stability, the Forager base can be filled with sand and/or the cylinder can be secured to the wall.

  • Fully collapsible for easy cleaning and transport. Designed for durability and safety, the cylinder panels will break apart under extreme pressure.

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