Haygain Hay Steamers

If you are ready to buy, simply order before 11.00am Monday to Friday ( Excluding Bank Holidays and Xmas/New Year) and the Haygain model of your choice will be delivered asap.

For your horse’s health, get a Haygain Hay Steamer today.

• Why steam hay? 

  • Addressing the root cause of coughing in horses is significantly more effective than merely addressing the symptoms. Steaming is a beneficial method for alleviating coughing in horses. Allergenic bacteria, molds, fungi, mite faeces, endotoxins, or beta-glucans can contribute to respiratory inflammation and conditions such as equine asthma (also known as COPD / COB) and recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). When hay is subjected to steaming, it effectively binds dust and almost eliminates all harmful bacteria and moulds. Steaming hay with a high temperature hay steamer results in a reduction of respirable particles of more than 93%, while preserving the essential nutrients.

• I usually soak my hay - isn't this just as good? 

  • In a word, no. In fact, making hay soup is actually doing more harm than good, as sitting in the water many of the harmful bacteria, mould and other allergens will in fact be in better conditions to multiply rather than be killed and removed by Haygain steaming, so you are really not helping with any respiratory issues. Plus, what do you do with all that dirty water afterwards?

• But my bin and a wallpaper stripper is doing the same job, isn't it? 

  • Again, in a word, no. Just like the answer above, if you warm but don't get to the critical 80 degrees + needed to actually kill off moulds and bacteria, you are doing more harm than good, and possibly harming your horses health. A Haygain unit has a thermally insulated hay chest and a powerful boiler unit which allows temperatures to reach the temperatures vital for killing mould spores and bacteria in the hay. Swap now and you too will see how this is a purpose built hay steamer which really does the job, and your horse will thank you for it too.

• What size Haygain do I need? 

  • The HG600 feeds up to 2 horses dependant on the horses size and holds approx 9 -14 kg of forage either in haynets or loose wedges. The Summit feeds 2+ horses (again dependant on their size) and holds up to 20 - 24kg of loose hay/haylage or a small fully strung bale. Don't worry if you steam too much in one go, as it retains the benefits of quality steaming for 24 hours as long as it is kept dust free - just keep it inside the closed Haygain if you like.

• I cannot always be around for an hour to turn the steamer off - what can I do? 

  • With the new Haygain boilers this isn't a problem as each boiler has a timer system built in which simply stops when your time set is up, so you can never boil dry or ruin your system. Save expensive repairs or even replacements and swap to a Haygain today.

• If I have any more questions, can I ask? 

  • Of course, just call us on 01379 588472 or e-mail sales@elitesaddlery.co.uk and we'll do all we can to help.