Am I being mean?!

Won't kill the horse to be in and mucked out once a day, but I'm a bit OCD about my stables and they get mucked out and skipped out constantly. However I'm well aware that I do this for ME, not the horses.
 
emma.is said:
But while the beast was colicing and I was up at all hours with him I noticed that two or three owners came up before work to muck their horses out.

am I being mean leaving him in his stable un mucked out through the day? He has a big straw bed in a largeish stable.
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I certainly wouldn't want him standing in a dirty stable all day. So yes, I would muck him out am & pm.
 
well this is normal practice at the 50ish strong diy near me.

My horse I would, my mum's horse maybe not so much. We deep litter straw weekly anyway so good top layer is always dry regardless and he poos in a back corner so the rest is all clean bed.
 
The reason for mucking out as much as possible is to minimise effect of ammonia on respiratory system ie cleaner bed healthier horse. Decent turnout for as long as possible is healthier too. So yes you can keep a horse like that but it would be better to move yards or at least get up to the yard in the morning to muck out or pay someone to do it for you.
 
Cocorules said:
The reason for mucking out as much as possible is to minimise effect of ammonia on respiratory system ie cleaner bed healthier horse. Decent turnout for as long as possible is healthier too. So yes you can keep a horse like that but it would be better to move yards or at least get up to the yard in the morning to muck out or pay someone to do it for you.
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I agree - and have been thinking about this post.

I actually think it's pretty poor management and judgement to leave your horse like this OP. Sorry.
 
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