Nicole Aloan - Pennington, NJ

"I purchased the Traveller Steamer after one of my horses was diagnosed with ROA. When his symptoms started (heaves, wheezing and difficulty breathing) we tried wetting his hay and misting his bedding with water, the symptoms continued so he was put on Azium and later the drug Albuteral when the Azium did not seem to be giving him any relief. Even the Albuteral, given twice a day, did not stop him from wheezing when he was ridden. When he tried to go for a canter around his pasture with his buddy he would end up needing to stop, obviously trying to catch his breath and unhappy he couldn't run and play with our other horse like he used to. The drugs also made him edgy and seemed to bother his stomach, making him a bit colicky at times.

I hoped giving him steamed hay might at least help to cut down the dust and mold allergens so that we might see some improvement, instead I was thrilled with the outcome! After giving him the steamed hay for 2 weeks his symptoms improved greatly, he no longer heaved when exercised and his wheezing was only minimal. The best part about steaming his hay was the ability to take him completely off the drugs. His steamed hay and an all natural supplement for horses with allergies, allow him to be ridden and to run and play in the pasture like he used to without difficulty breathing. He loves the steamed hay and wants to push his nose down into the warm bag for a bite before I get a change to take it out and put it in his manger. Setting up the steamer is easy and everyone comments on the nice smell the steaming hay gives off.

I ordered the smallest model first, the Traveller, because I wanted to see if steaming hay 'worked' for my horse's condition. It definitely 'worked' so I recently purchased the larger Stable Mate model as we are relocating from the East to West Coast, to an area of California where pasture grass is almost non-existent so hay is fed even more. When I receive the larger Stable Mate model I will also give my other horse (who has no breathing issues) the steamed hay as a preventative measure and will continue to use the Traveller, I'll need it for the horses's hay on their journey out to CA!"

Thank you Happy Horse Hay Steamers, for your excellent product and customer service, and most of all for giving my horse his quality of life back!