Horse Tack Supplies

I bought the smaller of the two sizes for my horse. The setup of my run in shed has bucket hooks instead of corner feeders, so I was using a normal water bucket to feed. My horse was having trouble eating all her grain and would leave some in the bottom of the bucket. This bucket, although not really "tough" quality, accommodates her face better and she is able to finish her grain much easier. She doesn't have to take her head out constantly and bang the bucket around to eat. The small one works just fine for the 4 cups of grain she gets daily and fits her face great. (She's a full size horse) Not sure how it will hold up over time, but definitely a great idea. Definitely worth a try!

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I love the shape of this bucket. Fit my horses head well. BUT, the bucket handle broke soon after I bought it. Then 3 months later, my horse split it almost in half at the handle bracket. It split all the way to where it flatens out on the bottom.

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I had this bucket less than 24 hours and my horse got his nostril caught where the handle joins the bucket. He ripped his nostril wide open requiring a $200 vet bill for suturing and antibiotics. Where the handle joins the bucket is in an open U shape creating a pinch/entrapment point. Dangerous product!

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I have not had an issues with the handle or the bucket splitting in half. My pony can get his nose all the way to the botom and isn't banging his forehead on the edge! My other horse goes in and beats the daylights out of it and it's still in one piece! No issues with durability!I got mine at Tractor Supply and only paid $9.99!!!!!

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I love this bucket but I was shocked when I went into her stall yesterday and it was split clear down the side. Had to duct tape it until the new one arrives. I thought it was indestructible. Wish I had a camera to see how it got broken. The night life of a barn!

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At first the buckets were great except for the handles that need to be covered with tape. Then the first time they pushed on them the handles fell out have been thru 2 in the last 3 months. Going back to old faithfuls!

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One of my more playful horses broke this bucket in less than a month. The plastic split right down the back. I do like the shape (how it funnels the feed to a small area) and the depth.

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Ergonomic design is great. Quality is junk. Didn't last 6 months. Going back to rubber tubs.

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I love the ergonomic design of this bucket with a horse's head in mind and was excited to replace all my 10-year old Fortiflex buckets with this new design and bought 8 of them. Big mistake. My Fortiflex buckets are a bit ugly and beat up, but they are safe and they work. These "better" (ha ha) buckets are so flimsily made that they haven't lasted six WEEKS let alone six months or years. The plastic is so thin that it literally tears right off the bucket holders with a light amount of horse bumping. We spend quite a bit of time reinforcing the cracks and tears with first duct tape, and then actually heat welded on plastic patches, but with repeated use, the buckets literally split and tore. The handles ripped out of the plastic, and the handles also had to be crimped shut in a vice to make them safe. I have spent more labor hours on these worthless buckets than I have to spare. What a waste of time and money, and they are all in the trash now, and I am back to by good old ugly round standard fortiflex buckets.

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This bucket is great! I used to have a rubber feed pan that sat on the ground for my horse's grain, but he was always moving/playing with it, and it would get full of bedding, etc., and it was hard to clean. Also, if I had to give him bute or any other medication, he would tip the bucket over and pick around the medication. This bucket has fixed those problems. There's no wasted grain and he always gets all his meds!

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