What is HorseWrap®?
Haylage is a beneficial forage solution for horses and is becoming increasingly popular. This is why Trioplast, in collaboration with SLU (the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) have developed HorseWrap®.
Trioplast HorseWrap® is an extra durable stretch film, specially developed and produced for wrapping horse haylage. Trioplast HorseWrap® is protected against UV deterioration with a guarantee of up to 12 months. The film is produced in lighter colours to reflect heat. We all know the darker the colour, the more heat it absorbs from the sun. The lighter the colour, the more it reflects the sun´s radiation.
The benefits of baled haylage
- Feeding baled haylage is a superior forage folution with substantial benefits for most horse owners.
- Compared with hay, haylage is a dust-free alternative that can help prevent horses developing respiratory problems and also help to alleviate coughing symptoms in horses sensitive to dust.
- Correctly produced haylage is very palatable, a benefit for many high performance horses, that often have reduced appetites.
- Unlike hay, haylage is not dependent on good weather for long harvesting periods; a couple of days sunshine will be enough.
- Haylage bales do not have to be stored indoors and are not sensitive to moisture during storage.
- In bigger stables with more horses, big bale haylage allows rational forage handling and is economically favourable compared with hay feeding.
- Baled haylage is natural forage. The nutritive value of the forage will vary with the date of harvest and the DM (dry matter) content enabling possibilities to produce forage suitable for all types of horses and ponies.