lexiedhb
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I dont have to poo pick now its winter either!!
Do you feed hay in the field (horse not out 24/7)
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Acolyte
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Whereas I SHOULD poo pick but don't now I have let J into the other half of his field
- can see some mega-catching up to do over Christmas!!
TGM
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I think the real truth is that PNE is an alter ego created by Shilasdair to persuade us that S is really human, rather than being the blood-thirsty, Satanic, evil spirit that she really is!
Shilasdair
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I dont have to poo pick now its winter either!!
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I've added you to my People to Hate/Envy list
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I dont have to poo pick now its winter either!!
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I've added you to my People to Hate/Envy list
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Acolyte
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OMG you worked it out that quickly?
Shilasdair
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I think the real truth is that PNE is an alter ego created by Shilasdair to persuade us that S is really human, rather than being the blood-thirsty, Satanic, evil spirit that she really is!
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If that means I own PNE's horse, I'm game!
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I think the real truth is that PNE is an alter ego created by Shilasdair to persuade us that S is really human, rather than being the blood-thirsty, Satanic, evil spirit that she really is!
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If that means I own PNE's horse, I'm game!
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lexiedhb
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I dont have to poo pick now its winter either!!
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I've added you to my People to Hate/Envy list
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LOL... its not my horse so technically I dont have to do it at all, but I do in the summer as feel bad watching the others do it while I swan about doing the nice things!!! LOL They move fields from summer to winter so they dont do the winter field.... works for me in the pitch black and freezing cold!!
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I dont have to poo pick now its winter either!!
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I've added you to my People to Hate/Envy list
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LOL... its not my horse so technically I dont have to do it at all, but I do in the summer as feel bad watching the others do it while I swan about doing the nice things!!! LOL They move fields from summer to winter so they dont do the winter field.... works for me in the pitch black and freezing cold!!
pinkcatkin
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Yes, no poo picking Shilasdair, but lots of brandy!!!
Shilasdair
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Yes, no poo picking Shilasdair, but lots of brandy!!!
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Would it be rude to call you a drunken slob?
Not that I'm bitter or anything...but my girls' field has a gradient that Everest would envy...and the muckheap is at the top (of course)
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Yes, no poo picking Shilasdair, but lots of brandy!!!
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Would it be rude to call you a drunken slob?
Not that I'm bitter or anything...but my girls' field has a gradient that Everest would envy...and the muckheap is at the top (of course)
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Acolyte
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Please will you GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY HORSE
Acolyte
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When J was out in his previous paddock I simply created my own muck heap at the bottom of the field.....
Shilasdair
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When J was out in his previous paddock I simply created my own muck heap at the bottom of the field.....
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I'd have to vault my own bl**dy electric fencing though. Although that would probably amuse you
And as for your horse...he may change...
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When J was out in his previous paddock I simply created my own muck heap at the bottom of the field.....
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I'd have to vault my own bl**dy electric fencing though. Although that would probably amuse you
And as for your horse...he may change...
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cobwithattitude
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not allowed to feed hay in the field as livery owner does notwant grazing spoilt. However, my 2 do get a feed of haylage after their breakfast before she turns them out when it is either frosty or the grazing is minimal.
lauraanddolly
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I was feeling guilty the other week as it was so cold so i put somehay out for Dol, she ate about 3 mouthfuls then wandered off to graze, i haven't bothered since. She does have a small amount of haylage in the morning with her feed before she goes out though.
Sarah1
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Yeah, he has hay every morning but I work full time so when that's gone it's gone! We have very little grass though. He's turned out at about 6:30am and I don't like the thought of him eating frosty grass! Also his companion is prone to lami so I like there to be something for her to eat instead of foraging about in the frost - although she'd rather have the grass and it's unusual for her to bother with the hay much! Typical!
We use big bale hay (1 large bale equivalent to 12-15 small bales apparently) and my lad has 2 large sections per day (1 in field in morning & 1 overnight) so I think that's the equivalent to about 1 small bale per day?!
He's a 16.2hh good MW ID x WB and is a good doer. He's put a little weight on since summer but his work has dropped off from 5-6 times per week to just weekends. We have zero grass and he's only having hi-fi lite & hi fibre cubes in his feeds (token feeds morn & eve).
Sorry to hi-jack the post but could someone tell me if they think this is enough?! He's cleared up in the morning but there are usually a few bits left in the field, which end up being thrown away!
Thanks & sorry again!
We use big bale hay (1 large bale equivalent to 12-15 small bales apparently) and my lad has 2 large sections per day (1 in field in morning & 1 overnight) so I think that's the equivalent to about 1 small bale per day?!
He's a 16.2hh good MW ID x WB and is a good doer. He's put a little weight on since summer but his work has dropped off from 5-6 times per week to just weekends. We have zero grass and he's only having hi-fi lite & hi fibre cubes in his feeds (token feeds morn & eve).
Sorry to hi-jack the post but could someone tell me if they think this is enough?! He's cleared up in the morning but there are usually a few bits left in the field, which end up being thrown away!
Thanks & sorry again!
showjump2003
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Mine get haylage in the field everymorning because there is no grass.
Colleen_Miss_Tom
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Missy and Tommy both get hay in the fields at this time of year, They also get their hard feed .
vieshot
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Still have plenty of grass so no hay for my two!
madhector
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Mine get hay and J gets haylege as there isnt much left to eat
jumpthemoon
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I don't feed hay in the field, but mine both have plenty of condition on them and there is loads of grass. It's long grass as well and there are patches next to the hedge where it doesn't get so frosty. If the grass runs out, I'll probably stick a couple of slices in first thing, but that will be all
pinkcatkin
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Shilasdair I do take offence at being called a drunken slob. I am neither drunken, nor a slob. Slightly jolly sometimes and possibly not always a fashion plate would be a more acceptable description.
Our land too has a gradient that we are thinking of hiring out for team building outward bound exercises - and that is in Suffolk, the county that everybody believes sto be flat!
Bitterness is such an ugly trait!
Our land too has a gradient that we are thinking of hiring out for team building outward bound exercises - and that is in Suffolk, the county that everybody believes sto be flat!
Bitterness is such an ugly trait!
Tia
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Absolutely. I never have horses going out in winter without free access to hay. Doesn't matter whether there is grass out there or not, it has barely any nutritional value at this time of year.
Shilasdair
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Shilasdair I do take offence at being called a drunken slob. I am neither drunken, nor a slob. Slightly jolly sometimes and possibly not always a fashion plate would be a more acceptable description.
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Our land too has a gradient that we are thinking of hiring out for team building outward bound exercises - and that is in Suffolk, the county that everybody believes sto be flat!
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Shilasdair I do take offence at being called a drunken slob. I am neither drunken, nor a slob. Slightly jolly sometimes and possibly not always a fashion plate would be a more acceptable description.
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Our land too has a gradient that we are thinking of hiring out for team building outward bound exercises - and that is in Suffolk, the county that everybody believes sto be flat!
<font color="blue"> Sometimes when poo picking, I feel my wheelbarrow accelerating down hill at an astonishing rate...I know you would be all disappointed to hear that I'd suffocated in dung after a tragic wheelbarrow accident.
Bitterness is such an ugly trait!
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<font color="blue"> And yet, I think it's one of my better traits at the moment. I hope you don't choke on your own brandy....grrrr....
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Faithkat
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I would always feed hay in the field this time of year. Even if there is plenty of grass, there's very little goodness in it anyway and once it has been frosted, any nutritional value has completely gone.
Gorgeous George
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George gets hay in the field as we don't have a lot of grass, and as others say there aren't many nutrients in it. He often decides to go foraging for choice grass, usually on the other side of the fence!
I poo-picked my field yesterday!
I poo-picked my field yesterday!
Shilasdair
Patting her thylacine
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I poo-picked my field yesterday!
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I like you more and more. Why can't everyone poo pick like us? Instead of drinking brandy and taunting us
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I poo-picked my field yesterday!
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I like you more and more. Why can't everyone poo pick like us? Instead of drinking brandy and taunting us
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Lampard102003
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mine have grass if it's frozen but as everyone has said there is no nutrition is the grass at this time of year so grazing (if they can) only stops them being bored.
Nickijem
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Mine have hay in the field for the same reasons - no nutrition in grass and very little grass.
I believe frosty grass does cause colic as the only time a horse of mine got colic was when I had put him out without hay on frosty grass. It was in October (a few years ago) when there was still quite a bit of grass. It doesn't seem to affect them when there is very little grass.
Just beware if you do still have some grass and there is a sharp frost.
I believe frosty grass does cause colic as the only time a horse of mine got colic was when I had put him out without hay on frosty grass. It was in October (a few years ago) when there was still quite a bit of grass. It doesn't seem to affect them when there is very little grass.
Just beware if you do still have some grass and there is a sharp frost.
Chex
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I don't put hay out, they don't eat it in the stable so there not going to eat it outside. Also Chex won't pee on the frosty grass, so if I put hay then he pees on that
christi
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i always make sure shes had her breakfast before she goes out, and always put hay in the field for her.