dark nights earlier, getting colder, winter coats coming through!!

[thedunthing]

looks like winter is on its way!! when are you all getiing your neds in for the winter then? i think mine may be coming in in a few weeks but i dont actually know which of them are going to be in and which of them are going to winter out lol. oh god im dreading clipping, but im actually quite looking foward to them coming in all rugged up with a nice thick bed and in there cosy satbles god im sad lol

 

[scotsmare]

Mine come in this weekend as our grazing isn't brilliant

 

[Angua2]

mine have been in at nights for the last couple of weeks, and been rugged for the last week. We have no grass left so this way atleast I know that they are getting their own food and not nicking each others

 

[Faithkat]

The nights are definitely pulling in very quickly but it's not getting colder - well, not here anyway, it's been very sticky and humid this week and the forecast is for temperatures in the mid to upper 20s tomorrow. Still have shedloads of grass. Don't have stables but I'm taking on some different winter fields next week and, glory of glories, there are field shelters (how luxurious!). I'll have to rug the WB yearling eventually but I'm putting it off as long as possible as she's growing like a weed but it's still so warm there's no need to even begin thinking about it yet.

 

[pottamus]

I am trialing my boy out this winter as he will be rugged and have access to his field stable. he prefers to be out and it is better for him dust and hay dust wise.
He has the opposite routine to most as he spends all spring, summer and some of autumn on a small paddock with hay as his main diet and then in winter he slowly has access to 2 acres of grass and no hay at all.
So I have 2 acres of grass that will be long and recovered for winter, having been cut for hay in July and left to grow.

 

[Janette]

Star is already clipped..... She's still out 24/7, but sporting her LW turnout (To make up for the crewcut)

 

[jewel]

mine has been in on and off from the last few week.

 

[Chex]

I refuse to even think about bringing him in for many months yet! I'm aiming for December, but depends completely on the weather. I hold off bringing him in for as long as possible, so if it stays ok weatherwise then he might not come in at all (highly doubtful though!). It was roasting today!!

 

[Jessie161094]

i just aim to bring mine in around about end ov november time, i just feed mine in the field at the moment as they know to keep away from each other and they only come in on nights when its really cold and raining. i like to keep my horses warm lol. but yer it totally depends on the weather. i have a cob, last winter it stayed out all winter and then i have a welsh section c who will come in when the weather is really cold.

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Oh blimey - don't mention the W word yet!!! Hopefully ours will be coming in around the 2nd week of November. Winter coats well on the way though!

 

[jesterfaerie]

Ed lives out all year round.
Stylo will be coming in at the beginning of October as he is going back with me to uni and they are stabled there. Going to try find someone who does a clipping service when get get back though.
It isn't getting any colder up here at the moment.

Bought him a new rug, now to find myself something to wrap up warm in.

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

Ours live out all year round, I think only one will be rugged, the traditional gets itchy in a rug, and the youngsters will cope, the yearling (3/4 Section D) is a very good doer, I'd like to see less weight on her, she grows a coat like a polar bear so no worries about the winter for her!

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

you can certainly tell its on its way
my girl lives out mostly, i bring her in for 2nights a week only really, she is a hardy native and prefers to be out most of the time, sometimes she wants to come in so i bring her in, i go by what she wants, she is not rugged yet as its way too mild, this week has been very muggy, i will clip her october time, so in about a month, thats going to come round quick!
My only real problem with winter is the lack of daylight hours, i dont mind the rest at all

 

[Booboos]

None of mine are on any hard feed at all and we have loads of grass (almost too much!) so I will try to keep them out for as long as possible.

 

[Gorgeous George]

I don't even want to think about winter, but George is already shedding his coat

 

[Jellymoon]

Mine are still out, and I'll just play it by ear with the weather and field conditions, but hoping they'll be able to stay out until the end of October.

But, I am starting to look forward to getting them in at night, making them cosy, and even to mucking out and less poo-picking! But then, after a month or two of that, I'll be desperate from spring to come round so they can go out 24/7 again!

 

[merlinsquest]

Merlin will be staying out for the whole winter again.... 10 acres with three horses on it will be plenty.....

He gets fed and well rugged, but hay isnt a huge priority for him.... he tends to leave it for the others anyway and only eats it if he is being watched

I know he is getting his winter coat thought as he is going black again

Yay...

 

[Enfys]

Out, out, OUT!

I just don't do full stabling and mucking out anymore, unless there is a pretty good reason (illness, injury,wimpiness) Snow and ice isn't good enough.

Having a hot spell at the moment so the coats have gone into reverse. They are rugged, as and when, depending on individuals. Generally not until it is permanently well below zero.