We have a good friend that lives in North Carolina. A couple weeks ago she was up, with her truck and horse trailer but no horse. She was on her way to buy hay, in PENNSYLVANIA. Huh?
We have a picky eater, Skip, that turns his nose up at some of the best clover, best orchard grass hay, best water. He also is a hard-keeper. He's long-waisted, which I've been told is an indicator of difficulty keeping weight on. True enough. We try to get him as fat as possible by September/October so he has a good, running start on the cold months ahead.
Anyway, hay around here, good or bad orchard grass mix goes for about $5 or $6 a bale - those are small bales, not the BIG ones (which I can't lift) or the round bales. We don't have enough mouths to eat a round bale. And that is not a delivered price, that is a pick-it-up-yourself price.
Our friend also has a hard-keeper and wouldn't eat the local hay in North Carolina. On craigslist! she found good orchard grass mix for $2.50 a bale! in Hanover. Her horse loves it. We found, on the internet, a hay supplier in New Oxford and we'll be going up there this weekend - hope the weather is good! We have new straps for the trailer, specifically lengthened for hay bales, and a couple tarps that would fit over the bales if we have to.
Road Trip!
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