Anyone else struggling with flooding??

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I am in the south west which as am sure all heard took a battering last night.Live very near to Kennford and drove through this morning on way home from work (not sure who saw story about that but did make national news,river burst it's banks,unheard of in my living memory and maybe ever,dozens of homes flooded) and felt so bad for the people there,water marks halfway up the front doors,belongings out on the street,they all looked totally shell shocked.

Am also only 3 miles from Exeter in other direction,which again took a hammering and one poor girl lost her life:(

I live and my horses are kept on very low lying land which for the most part is actually marsh and a natural flood plain.
My housing estate is slightly elevated so hopefully safe,and horses are kept just behind it on the highest part of the fields,but that is not looking as safe as it usually does right now:(.

Field has flooded more than I've ever seen it,and as i was at work poor OH had to spend most of last night checking them and wading through knee high mud and water to open up another part of field in a bid to keep them on dry land.Seems to have worked and although miserable horses are at least safe and have grass for now (well one has grass,the other is currently being poulticed for an abscess just to complicate matters so is penned at one end of field on hay).

However 3/4 of my land is underwater by a couple of feet in places and several inches in others,and the walk way from the gate to the higher ground is getting narrower all the time..............................................................

It is raining again and has been for few hours,and I am one very worried horse owner.

I have lived here all my life and very used to flooding on this area when weather bad and tides high (near the estuary and below sea level so get's affected by that as well,just to add to the problems:rolleyes:),BUT I have never seen it this bad.

Set a precedent back in april/may when had all that rain,worst it's ever been then,but this is something else.Hanging in there,but not sure if will be able to stay much longer if this rain continues and water doesn't recede.

I know it could be worse and I suspect there are many a lot worse off then me horse wise,be interesting to hear how others are coping and maybe we can all panic collectively:o

Anyone who has suffered flooding in their home has my sincere sympathy and will be holding a good thought for you all,must be devestating:(
 
We are near yelverton and some of the houses are flooded. The river that runs through over flowed. We used to liv in Plymouth and the road we lived on has flooded. It's just shocking! Like you I really feel for all of those who have had their homes and business flooded.

As far as the horses are concerned, my mare is fine. I hav a stable for her but she prefers to be out. Her field is on a hill so the water runs down to the river at the bottom. We are very fortunate in that way.

Apparently there's a bit more rain tomorrow and then we have the sun on its way here! Yay!
 
We are! I'm just outside Tewkesbury and our stubble field, the front 4 acre field, the road & byway are all under water, making us somewhat land locked. It's horrible! At least the back field is still ok for now, so can still turn out, but who knows how long that is going to last with more rain heading this way? :(
 
1/2 of our arena is underwater and the rest is very squelchy and fields are 'sinkable' with masses of mud but not flooded...yet! stables will be ok!
its got annoying now! i think our reservoirs are filled for a good few years now

thoughts with all of those in worse positions than my self!!!!
 
Oh goodness - take care everyone! I know the rain was ice against my face this evening out in the field with that bloomin' wind!

Im an hour away from exeter - all the rivers around us have burst,roads flooded...can't even go shop without the wellies on!
Im very lucky we've just moved the horses to a new yard 3 days ago. The old livery is now inaccesable due to being flooded on all sides! Crazy!

The fields are so saturated. Every step and you sink a good few inches. Im lucky i didnt loose my little dartmoor in a boggy area at the bottom of the paddock...she sunk up to her belly poor mite.:eek:
 
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This was my neighbours field yesterday, it is now to the top of the fence!


And this is what the OH and the kids decided to do instead of turning horses out in the field....
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Yep - we have had no turnout for nearly a week at our yard now and this morning the whole driveway was flooded (knee deep) and we had to park on the road and either wade through or climb through the fence and trudge across the fields. :( I'm in Leicestershire.
 
My top paddocks are ok, so the girls have spent a few nights out when the water has been close to flooding the stables. This is the view from Genie's stable this morning:

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Fortunately when my amazing YO's built the yard, they raised the stables up a bit from the car park/lagoon. In places that water is over the tops of my wellies.

What Bradley had to do to get to the car... (I was going to go back for him and pick him up, but he wouldn't stay when I said to, daft dog!)

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This is from Wednesday, and it got higher. :(

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However, I am in a much better situation than some of my friends, including a forum member, who have had to evacuate to another yard as theirs is WAIST DEEP in water in the stables! It makes me very glad that my yard is on a hill, not a flood plain.
 
So sorry to hear of everyone else having problems,fingers crossed it improves for all of us soon.

About to go check on boys again,hopefully they will not be marooned or up to their knees in water:(

I don't have any pics of fields in last couple of days,but have couple of summer paddock from end of last week and flooding from previous rain fall.Bad enough then,and that was BEFORE this weekends rain,even worse now,barely any land visible:(
Can't use this one at present for obvious reasons (although my shed and storage facilities are still in there,hoping they don't float away!!),but winter field we are in is only across the road and doesn't look much better at the mo.Usually is a much better field as 3 times the size and slightly higher ground,but the rain this year has just been too much for it to cope with.Will try and get some pics of current field tomorrow.

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We live more than 1100ft above sea-level, so if we have floods there'll be an Ark floating past.
We have wetter fields than I can ever remember in the time we have been here. The horses had to come in overnight from September, which is much earlier than usual, to preserve the land, the gateway from fields to stable yard is liquid mud and there is water pouring down roadsides all around us.
We were saying earlier that horrendous as it is here, we are nowhere near the position that those of you particularly in the southwest find yourselves in. Take care!
 
Oh wow those pictures are shocking. I live near to flash so same as pearlsasinger if we flood the only thing visible would be an ark. Fields are hilly and coping well. Horses also doing well still all out except old ones.
My brother lives in hereford and went back today, he posted pics of what they had to drive through and the fields around- terrible. His girlfriend can't get to yard now either.
 
We have water coming up through the floor of our stables fields are all very deep in mud many with standing water on them. Half the gravel on the drive has washed away. We have four different ways of getting to horses 3 of which have at points been impassible with forth looking bit dodgy. We're northants beds borders. We are nowhere near as bad as some though and fortunately we had the foresight this year to pallet much of our hay so we haven't lost more than £50-£100 worth this time :)
 
CC your poor little Dartmoor, is it OK?

So sorry to read of all your flooded area's, water running through my field from top of hill, and barn used for shelter seems to be part of water course, so given yearlings access to stables and put hay in them but left doors open. Like others I live at 1000ft, but never seen so much standing water.
 
Holding good thoughts for all of you struggling,and for those of you who are ok,everything crossed it stay's that for you all:)

As for the ark floating past,you may jest but I am thinking it may come to that here soon!!;)

My boys were ok when I checked.Miserable but still standing rather than floating thank goodness.Luckily water level not risen much despite the rain this evening.Praying now for a few days of dry weather.

Ginger_Nut said:
We are! I'm just outside Tewkesbury and our stubble field, the front 4 acre field, the road & byway are all under water, making us somewhat land locked. It's horrible! At least the back field is still ok for now, so can still turn out, but who knows how long that is going to last with more rain heading this way? :(
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Funnily enough I was saying to my partner when he was on about how bad our field is that I bet there are those worse off,and yours was the first area I mentioned.Always get's bad up around your way,I recall some shocking pics form forum members few years ago from Tewksebury when they had to evacuate their horses,and themselves if i remember correctly.

Hope it eases up for you soon.

miss_c said:
My top paddocks are ok, so the girls have spent a few nights out when the water has been close to flooding the stables. This is the view from Genie's stable this morning:

However, I am in a much better situation than some of my friends, including a forum member, who have had to evacuate to another yard as theirs is WAIST DEEP in water in the stables! It makes me very glad that my yard is on a hill, not a flood plain.
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Glad you have managed to keep some dry areas,and horses can still get out.Lol at your dog,too cute:p

Hope your friend and horses are ok and can get back to their own yard soon.I feel their plain at being on the flood plain:(.
It has a few upsides I guess,always have grass and loads of it as never dries out and is generally warmer so always growing,and no hills to walk up (or down in this weather;)),but in wet weather it is not fun,so this last year with all the rain has been really difficult and getting to the point of becoming impossible to carry on:(
 
spottypony said:
Yep - we have had no turnout for nearly a week at our yard now and this morning the whole driveway was flooded (knee deep) and we had to park on the road and either wade through or climb through the fence and trudge across the fields. :( I'm in Leicestershire.
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Also in leicestershire on the Soar flood plain which is really living up to it's name. Don't know how much of the field will be still uncovered by morning. Roads are all flooded too :(

Saw the news earlier so hope all you down in the SW are ok. :)
 
If your fields flood, what do you do? What if you don't have a spare stable, or alternate fields?! I feel for you all!
 
Those pictures are horrific. :(

Stay safe, everyone. I wish I was closer, as I do have temporary space for evacuees. We do get flooded regularly in my village, but nothing like to the extent on these pics and the horses are very safe. Thoughts are with you all. x
 
I have some friends very badly affected by the flooding, the barn where their stables are is raised (you go up a ramp to get in) and its above waist height even in there. Really terrible situation especially as one of their horses is seriously ill. :(
 
Yep, my field, stables, feedroom and tackroom are completely flooded, poor horses were fetlock deep in their stables sunday morning.
 
DL i feel for your boys, hopefully we have had the worst of it... marsh barton flooded .. dont know if you knew that, we went for a nosey and it was all along the livestock centre road.

my flat also started to flood.. luckily digging out a drain fixed the worst of it, but i still have water coming in from the back wall.

havnt been able to get to horse, bottom of the road flooded.. but apparently hes fine and the land is all clear.

hugs to you and the boys
 
I feel for you all, my paddock is very very muddy an has water in parts fetlock deep and my stables are not too flooded but having to throw bed out daily as its soaked through. I don't have a school and both my horses are youngsters one is unbroken and the other not long started his ridden career but the lanes are also flooded to be able to exercise them :(
 
I am in Gloucestershire and although we have had some local flooding, we are holding up pretty well at my yard. Paddocks are waterlogged and we have been bringing horses in at night, but I have been given the use of a 14 acre field which although muddy and wet around the gateways is holding up.

I'm not hacking out at the moment as I have a poorly horse, so thats one less problem to have to deal with!

I have been getting wet feet getting to the yard, but it is still accessible. Thankfully the forecast is for dry, colder weather for the next few days so hopefully things will start to dry out a bit.

My thoughts are with all those far worse off than me.
 
Feel so bad for people. I've been abroad for last 5 days and can't believe how bad it was here. My yard are amazing though, my grass liveries were given a new field (we are lucky in that their field is huge but 1 corner floods, but yard wanted to give them a better field) and the girl who helps me poo picked while I was away (I assume in the rain!). Very grateful for the help I have. Though feel vaguely guilty they are still living out! Tbh I prefer they were out in rain than if it was freezing, I don't trust the cold weather
 
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