Hard Ground

[fornema]

I was just wondering is anyone else in the UK having probs with extreme hard ground it hasnt rained here properly in close to 2 months and the wind isnt helping so the ground looks like there has been an earthquake

So hard that there is no way we can jump although my pony feels if i dont jump her shell jump herslf out the field

The grass is starting to go patchy which isnt good, does anyone know when its supposed to get better here ??

 

[popsicle]

Well it's been raining here all day yesterday and on and off today and when I rode out this morning, it was muddy.

 

[alison_oliver]

We've had torrential rain showers for 2 days!! our 4.5ft deep water butt that collects from the stable roof is nearly full!! however apart from a muddy patch where they were waiting by the gate when i went to bring in, we still have rock hard ground, the joys of clay soil

I'm in the midlands.. i'll send the rain down ur way

 

[Hels_Bels]

Hard ground!!! Ye not here

It's been none stop raining here for almost 3 weeks now!

Chatsworth horse trails has been cancelled to do extreme wether throughout the week, yesterday and today

Our ground is a mess, a bog!

I wish we could steel some of your sun

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Our ground is rock hard to.

We have had a bit of rain but could really do with quite a lot more - need the grass to grow as well

- the horses are hungry as there just isn't enough bulk to fill them up

- are still being fed twice a day and having hay!!

If we don't get some proper rain soon the hay is going to be rare and expensive this winter.

 

[fornema]

Hehe its a bit extreme here i would just like a little rain shows round here on grass are cancelling the bigger classes unaff because of it am so unimpressed and im so wary about splints at the mo its unbveleivable

 

[fornema]

Slinky- Mine are still on near winter rations which has never happened its hardest in 6 years weve had. We have had a bit of rain last night and a couple of days back but the strong winds have just dried it straight up

 

[amycov]

We've had soooo much rain. Rode the mare out yesterday, had a sudden down poor and she completely flipped out on the roads. Makes me wonder if she's had a bad experience in a thunder storm. She is normally 100% reliable on the roads but I'd never ridden out in rain like that before. I had to get off and lead her back whilst she was still trying to rear and head home at speed. Good job I always take my sister with me!

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

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Slinky- Mine are still on near winter rations which has never happened its hardest in 6 years weve had. We have had a bit of rain last night and a couple of days back but the strong winds have just dried it straight up

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Same here - I don't normally feed mine at all in the summer as we have plenty of good grazing so just supplement as necessary - but are on a bit less than winter now.

Ground dries up as soon as it rains - no cantering when out for a couple of weeks now - only cantering in the school for the foreseeable.

 

[tikino]

can we have your dry weather for our wet stormy weather. we had torental rain all last week.

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Tikino - would happily swap right now!!

 

[fornema]

I would so happily swap as i have a grass school so ive had to resort to riding every other day and very minimal canterwork. Me being the sort of obsessive person who rides each horse 6x a week lol it must be bad

 

[Ellies_mum2]

Having the same problem here with the wind drying the ground as much as the sun does. We've had rain over the last few days but don't think there has been enough to make much of a difference

At the yard its well drained sandy soil but the field where Bella is has clay soil