Just Grazin Custom Nets

30/05/2026

Huge congratulations to our amazing brand ambassadors! 🎉

A fantastic result for Tiffany and 4yo homebred LH Princess Dior, finishing the season with a confident round and a second placing 👏

We love seeing our customers and ambassadors out there achieving great things with their horses.

Well done team! 🐴❤️

Lals Haven Warmbloods - Team Joyce
Lals Haven Goat Stud

27/05/2026

The accuracy hurts 😂🐴

Just Grazin Custom Nets can help reduce hay waste… but unfortunately they still can’t fix the hay bill 😅🐴

26/05/2026

Who wants a chance to win $500 worth of hay? 🥳🐴💲

Check the shared post below for details ⬇

P.S. If you win it drop me a msg with confirmation and I'll send you a free hay net to go with your hay 👌

Stable-Ised Equine

🌾 𝗛𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟱 - 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀

🦷 In a natural setting, horses spend 16–18 hours per day grazing. That constant chewing isn’t just about calories — it drives saliva production, which helps buffer stomach acid and support digestive health.

🔀 When forage intake is restricted, we don’t just reduce calories — we disrupt the entire system. Less chewing = less saliva = greater risk of gastric irritation.

👉🏼 If you’re ordering supplements this month, don’t forget to use code MAYHAY on my website — every order goes into the draw to win $500 worth of hay.

25/05/2026

One thing I’ve learnt over the years with horses is that feeding management is rarely black and white.

Whether horses are fed from the ground, feeders, or hay nets, there are usually a lot of factors involved when it comes to gut health, stress levels, behaviour, and overall wellbeing.

At the end of the day, horses still need to be able to comfortably consume their minimum daily forage requirements based on their body weight, workload, and individual needs.

A trap some owners can fall into with slow feeding is thinking the smaller the hole size, the better… but that’s not always the case.

The goal isn’t to make eating difficult or frustrating. The goal is usually to:
🐴 slow consumption appropriately
🐴 reduce waste
🐴 extend forage availability
🐴 and help avoid long periods without forage

Hole size matters.
Hay type matters.
Stress matters.
Companionship matters.
Feeding management matters.

What works beautifully for one horse may not suit another.

Like most things in horse care, it’s about finding the balance that works for the individual horse in front of you ❤️

22/05/2026

This 👏

Hay is so often treated like the “filler” in a horse’s diet, when really, good quality forage is one of the biggest foundations of gut health, behaviour, condition, warmth, and overall wellbeing.

I know feed and hay prices can hurt the wallet, which is exactly why I started Just Grazin Custom Nets... to help reduce waste and slow consumption so you get the most out of your hay.

Seeing hay left to rot in paddocks after so many people struggled to source or afford it is such a shame 😔

For many horses, steady access to forage does far more for them than people realise ❤️

Your best investment in your horses health and wellbeing - a full hay shed. They do so much better on hay than grass. Mine dont have expensive rugs (they are not rugged at all) or expensive tack but they do always have plenty of hay which is a priority for me. Driving back from my first job this morning and I saw so much hay rotting into the ground. Such a huge waste when hay prices were so expensive last year 😢

13/05/2026

Wow, look at these 2 flying!!
Well done to our incredible brand ambassadors Lals Haven Warmbloods - Team Joyce

Inca put a huge smile on Wes face after the 3 days of jumping at this year's Victorian State Titles Senior section.
The fences started at 1.40m.
It was the first time Inca had no opportunity to start at a lower height to work her way into the show.
Wes was so impressed with how she jumped over the 3 days.

Photo credit -



Barastoc Horse Just Grazin Custom Nets EQ Saddlery - Pakenham EQ Saddlery

28/04/2026

Do you actually make your hay nets… or just buy them in?

Someone asked me this recently and I realised many people probably don’t know the story behind Just Grazin.

So here’s a brief run down…

Back in 2009, there weren’t endless slow feed hay net options floating around Australia like there are now.

In fact… I couldn’t find any in Australia.

At the time, I needed better feeding options for my own horses.

I wanted something that slowed hay consumption down, reduced waste, and actually held up to daily use with my horses.

I had heard of slow feed hay nets, but they weren’t really a thing back then.
The only ones I could find were in the UK or Canada.

So I started sourcing netting materials myself.

Then I began cutting, designing and constructing my own nets.

Long story short - that little idea eventually turned into Just Grazin Custom Nets.

And… I still hand stitch a huge portion of our range today.

Our entire knotted range is still individually cut and hand stitched by me (except our 3cm netting, as bulk rolls are no longer available).

I make everything from mini nets right through to 5x4 round bale nets.

That’s also why we can offer custom sizes and unique shapes/designs that standard suppliers can’t.

Could I outsource our knotted range?

Absolutely.

Would it be easier?

Also yes 😅

But after working with these products for so long, I know hand stitched seams are stronger and more durable for knotted nets than machine stitched alternatives.

And they look way better too 😍

That’s why I’ve stuck with what works.

Our knotless range came later as demand grew, and those are machine stitched through the same trusted netting supplier I originally found back in 2009.

Knotless nets require specialised machine stitching, and while they can be hand stitched, it would make them far too time consuming (and expensive) for customers.

And honestly… I’ve found the machine stitching on knotless nets holds up really well, so I’m comfortable offering those knowing the quality is still there.

Funny how things come full circle.

What started as trying to solve a problem for my own horses turned into a business that’s now helped thousands of other horse owners do the same.

Just Grazin was built out of necessity first… not because I was looking for something to sell.

I just needed a better feeding solution for my own horses back in 2009, and I think that’s why I still care so much about quality all these years later.

23/04/2026

The other day a friend mentioned, that while I was away, maybe my horses were being fed too much hay….cause it was “a lot of hay”.

Turns out, it wasn’t “too much”, it just seems like a lot to someone who doesn’t realise how much horses actually need when pasture isn’t doing the job.

And that’s something I see all the time with people who aren't used to hay being the bulk of a horses diet.

When grass is low, been grazed out, or it’s lacking nutrition, hay isn’t just a top-up…
it becomes their main source of feed.

Most horses need around 1.5–2.5% of their body weight per day in forage to keep their gut healthy and functioning properly.

So for a 500kg horse, that’s roughly 7.5–12.5kg of hay a day — and sometimes more depending on:

> how much pasture is available
> how hard they’re working
> their metabolism
> and even the time of year

When you actually weigh it out… it does look like a lot.

The thing is, it’s not about overfeeding.
It’s about feeding enough to keep their digestive system working the way it’s designed to, giving them balanced nutrition and keeping a healthy body score.

Horses are built to eat small amounts, almost constantly.

When they don’t get enough forage, that’s when you start seeing issues like:

- boredom and stress
- fence walking or weaving
- increased risk of ulcers
- and even colic

So yes… sometimes “a lot of hay” is actually just meeting their needs.

Where it gets tricky though, is how quickly they eat it.

Because if you’re feeding the right amount, but they’re scoffing it down in a few hours…
you end up with long periods where they’ve got nothing in front of them — and that’s where problems can start.

That’s exactly why I’m such a big believer in slow feed hay nets.

They help:

* stretch the hay out over a longer period
* reduce waste (especially the stuff that ends up trampled into the ground)
* and support a more natural, steady intake

So instead of cutting back the amount to “make it last”…
you can feed what they actually need — just in a way that works with their system, not against it.

And that's where the real difference happens.

23/04/2026

Try this: pause for two seconds after your horse tries.
That pause is where the learning settles.

In my early years, one of my mentors would say, “Let’s stop and smoke a cigarette and let the horse soak for a while.” Now, we didn’t actually smoke—nor am I advocating that—but it was his way of saying: give the horse time to think and process the training.

Another mentor once told me, “If you leave your horse in a good place, when you come back to continue training, he’ll pick up where you left him.” I am so grateful for these early lessons.

Now, all these years later, I’m the one instructing counting. I’m advising riders to count before they ask, to take a moment to pause. It’s been said to me, “There is a calm presence around your barn.” This is no accident.

Over years of working with horses and people, I’ve learned to be quiet, to take my time.
Try it—pause, count, breathe.
I’d love to hear how it works for you?

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03/03/2026

Your horse doesn’t chew.
He inhales.

One minute the hay pile is there…
the next minute he’s licking the dirt looking for crumbs.

Sound familiar?

When a horse gorges, it’s not just messy… it’s hard on their gut. Horses are designed to trickle-feed for most of the day. Their stomach produces acid constantly, whether there’s food in it or not. When hay disappears in 30 minutes, they’re left with an empty stomach and acid still being produced.

That’s where problems can start — increased risk of horse ulcers, digestive upset, colic, and stress-related behaviours. 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (which helps buffer stomach acid), and keeping forage moving through the system the way nature intended.

A properly designed slow feeder for horses supports better horse digestive health, helps reduce the risk of ulcers and colic, and creates a more natural grazing rhythm.

Less gulping.
More grazin’.
A calmer, more consistent digestive system.

At Just Grazin Custom Nets, we’ve been hand-stitching durable slow feed hay nets for years — designed by horse people who understand real paddocks, real feed bills, and real digestive issues. Our nets are made to last, made to work, and built to support long-term forage management and help reduce hay waste at the same time.

No gimmicks. Just practical solutions that help prevent gorging and support your horse long-term.