I am banging out the product reviews lately. I am really enjoying sharing my opinions on certain products I have purchased or received as gifts, most of them were either Christmas presents or Birthday presents, none have been gifted by the brands themselves, so I hope that is some reassurance to our readers that all of our reviews are genuine.
9 times out of 10 the review is good, mainly because I was so invested in the product I was purchasing, done my research & enjoyed the results I put my money into.
Sometimes, it just doesn’t work out…. Keep reading to find out why.
About The Product – Le Mieux Hay Tidy Bag
The Le Mieux Hay Tidy Bag is an essential addition to your yard equipment. It will help in reducing waste and keeping your yard tidy. Designed with durable high quality fabric and reinforced stitching on the feeding panel this hay bag is suitable for all horses. Featuring a large opening at the top, an adjustable strap, and a clip, this hay bag allows for improved filling efficiency and easy tying.
- Avaliable in Navy and Black.
- Essential for the yard.
- Perfect for travelling.
Yes this was copy & pasted from the website I purchased this product from, after reading this I really believed every single word written about the LeMieux Hay Tidy Bag.
Keep reading to find out the harsh reality….
Why Did I purchase?
As you all may be aware, I recently purchased a new horse box. (My timing was impeccable with all the shows cancelled due to Covid19!)
Anyways, upon purchasing the horse box, I wanted to purchase my own haynet. This may sound pretentious of me but I wanted a haynet that I could leave in the horse box so that I could just refill myself when travelling to shows, avoiding using any of the pre-filled haynets that we can use in the yard.
So I searched of course for a haynet or haybag should I say that physically looked nice because sometimes in life we buy things based on appearance… Poor Darielle always seem to find these things out the hard way!
My Opinion
It is good to try new things, but sometimes when you do it makes you see the quality in what you already had.
NoBuckingWay
The above quote summarizes my experience with this product. This product really aggravated and upset Dante to the extent that when I opened the horse box at the end of a 10 minute journey he was snorting and dancing around the horse box because he physically couldn’t eat the hay from the haybag, yes my horse is always thinking of food & I think this product teased him more than anything, he couldn’t actually eat what was put right in front of him.
It does state in the description of this product that it is perfect for travelling, I can unfortunately let you all know that I believe it is the complete opposite. While the design looks attractive, the opening at the top is well made and does make it easy & efficient for you the human to fill the bag with hay, but the purpose of the product does not live up to its expectations as my horse found it next to impossible to eat hay from the front of the haybag. The holes on the front or the feeding panel of the bag were just way to small!
It does also state that the haybag “will help reduce waste & keep your yard tidy” I am not too sure what type of selling point this gives to anyone, but I will confirm it is true as I struggled to even pull hay out from the front of the haybag with my own hands…
Going forward I will be sticking to the trust worthy standard haynet for my travels. When travelling Dante I have been using the LeMieux haybag as a way of bringing & storing additional hay with me in the horse box for long journeys, So it still does still have some benefit to me & is was not a complete waste of money!
Purchase Details
The LeMieux Hay Tidy Bag was purchased from Old Mill Saddlery follow the link for the exact page, the price was €22.
Even thought the selling point of this hay bag mentioned nowhere that it was a “slow grazer” or that purpose was to slow down greedy eaters, I would suggest that this product could possibly be ideal for anyone who needs a solution for this matter. It could also be used for a horse on box rest to keep them occupied for a good few hours.
My advice/recommendation to Le Mieux, change the description of the product, So that poor Darielle that has notions of herself with a fancy haynet doesn’t get disappointed!
I hope you as readers understand that this is in no way a bad review to the company LeMieux, but more of an honest opinion on one of their products The Tidy Haybag. This product may work for others, but for me & Dante it just simply did not.
I will always be real in my opinion on a product & for that I commend myself for my own honesty. Too many blogs or bloggers out there are endorsing products they were given for free because they are afraid to give honest opinions, or are recommending them to equestrians for payment, that is quite simply not us!
While this review was honest and probably not what you expected, I do love the brand LeMieux for their numnahs & clothing, so it has in no way tarnished my thoughts on purchasing from the brand again.
I would love to hear from you if you have used this product & what your Opinions are, was it just me?
Thanks for reading,
Darielle
Wish I’d seen this before I purchased. Had the exact same thing but in our stable.
I was actually doing a search to see if there’s some trick to filling the bag so they can get the hay out lol and found your review.
Poor thing could NOT get the hay out. I can’t see how they could. The strapping is too thick! Which is really sad cause the design is great, super easy to fill and tie but if the horse can’t get it out at all it’s not fit for use.
Never seen my horse get so worked up. He was pawing at the bag! Poor thing. Luckily I was there while he was having it.
Such a shame. But there are other similar ones with actual netting on the front by someone else which might be good.
Oh no! I was quite shocked by the ordeal of the hay bag myself, so glad someone else has been in the same situation. I use it now for storage, not ideal but it saves me bringing additional haynets to shows as I always have a spare now with the hay bag.
Thank you for being honest. I was literally just about to purchase one & was thinking the same thing. How they get the hay out! My boy throws hay everywhere, all over the float, I feel it as I’m driving, I think he does it deliberately just to make a mess. Anyway thought this would keep it a little cleaner, if he couldn’t get so much out. But now you have saved me some money. I’ll keep looking 🙂