During
the long winter months, our resident horses and ponies chomp their way
through thousands of bales of hay. Due to the SSSI status of the site on
which the Sanctuary is situate, our grazing is severely restricted from
October through to the beginning of April, which rapidly depletes our hay
supplies.
Although
we buy our hay in straight off the field, which drastically reduces the
cost, it is still a huge financial outlay for us to meet every year.
A
single bale of hay costs EHPPS £3.50
Our
horses eat in the region of 15 bales PER DAY.
That’s 105 bales at £3.50 per bale = £367.50 PER WEEK!