KM Elite Haynet Hot Pink 40" - 2" Holes

KM Elite Deluxe Haynet – Hot Pink, 40", 2" Holes

A 2" hole is the middle ground in haynet mesh. It is small enough to stop a horse pulling out great mouthfuls and dropping half of them, which is where most hay waste happens, but open enough that a normal horse can still eat a full net overnight without frustration. That is the trade-off this net is built around.

It is not a slow-feeder in the strict sense — the holes are too generous for that — but it does slow the pace enough to stretch a net out and keep a stabled horse chewing for longer. Hot Pink is one of twelve colours; KM Elite's own list gives the shade as Pink.

Performance & Benefits

• 40" net with 2" holes, holding approximately 6.5kg of hay.
• 575g empty — KM Elite compare this with the 300–350g typical of lighter nets.
• Premium polypropylene yarn, handcrafted rather than machine-knotted.
• Iron rings finished in high chrome, so the drawcord does not pick up rust staining.
• 2" mesh cuts the dropped hay a horse wastes pulling loose mouthfuls from a rack.
• Holds up to stable, horsebox, trailer, yard and field use.

Suitable For

• Horses and ponies on ad-lib or overnight hay in a stable.
• Travelling, where a full net has to survive being loaded and swung about.
• Yards wanting one net per horse that lasts a season rather than a month.
• Soaked hay, provided the net is hung to drip and dry between feeds.
• Not a small-hole slow-feeder — a horse on a strictly rationed forage intake is better served by a purpose-made slow-feed net such as the Elim-a-Net.

How to Use

• Hang the net from a ring or a tie post at wither height or above, using a quick-release knot tied to a loop of breakable baler twine.
• Fill from the top, gather the drawcord, pull it tight and knot it off so the mouth closes as the net empties.
• Take the slack up as the net empties, or re-tie it higher, so the empty net never hangs down near the horse's legs.
• Rinse the net through with water and hang it to dry if it has been used for soaked hay or haylage.
• Untie and take the net down before turnout rather than leaving it hanging in an empty stable.

Specification

• 40" (approximately 102cm) net with 2" holes.
• Holds approximately 6.5kg of hay.
• 575g net weight — KM Elite compare this with the 300–350g typical of lighter nets.
• Premium polypropylene (PP) yarn body with iron rings finished in high chrome.
• Drawcord closure. Colour: Hot Pink.
• KM Elite list this net's colour as Pink; Hot Pink is the name used on this listing.
• KM Elite publish no breaking strain and no ring diameter for this net, so none is stated here.

Care & Caution

• A haynet is an entanglement risk. Tie it high enough that a shod hoof cannot reach the empty net, and always to a loop of breakable twine rather than direct to a fixed ring.
• Do not leave a slack or part-empty net hanging within reach of a horse that paws or rugs up.
• 2" holes are a mild restriction rather than a true slow-feeder mesh — a determined horse will still clear this net quickly.
• Check the mesh and the rings for wear before each use and retire the net once strands have parted.