Has anyone done the spring big money saving swap over yet?!

Not yet .... have to wait till June
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If I could mine would be out 24/7 - they are coming into their winter pen at night rather than their stables tho so no more bedding costs
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Mine have had the last two night out and they are loving it. One was ready to go out, she was trashing her bed, the old boy prefers to be out, he doesn't get so stiff and the two TB's were just starting to get a little on the sharpe side, so all in all we are a happy family, although it could all change if the weather gets bad again......
 
have turned out n ow into the fields...wont comsider the bringing in during the day yet ..will wai until it gets warmer....
 
My lot are out 24/7 when the weather is good but come back in the odd night when it is wet or cold.
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Although...after one night out they are all waiting at the gate to come into their comfy beds for a sleep!
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Anyone elses horses prefer coming in at night?! They are all so sleepy at the moment too...fingers crossed they will adjust to the lack of sleep soon!
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My lot are out 24/7 when the weather is good but come back in the odd night when it is wet or cold.
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Although...after one night out they are all waiting at the gate to come into their comfy beds for a sleep!
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Anyone elses horses prefer coming in at night?! They are all so sleepy at the moment too...fingers crossed they will adjust to the lack of sleep soon!
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Yes, my horse loves coming in at night - but I prefer riding him when he's not had much sleep!
 
Ah!! Well mine are all natives and cobs so they are VERY relaxed anyway...let alone when they have only had 2-3 hours kip!!
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I am too soft, if i see them at the gate looking sad i will grab them in and put them in their comfy beds....note to self....must be tougher!!!
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Ours are living out 24/7 as of last weekend. But my mare is only out during the day atm as she had spent so long in without any t/out i dont want her to go and get collic or explode.
 
Well we save a little as ours go out 24/7, so not much bedding required. And, if the grass eventually grows, hardly any hay. Everything else the same cost.
 
well yes if out 24/7 I can see you would save on bedding and maybe feed but OP says in during the day and out at night and I can't understand how that would save money?
 
Because when they're in during the day, it's about 8 hours in the stable instead of 16, which means roughly half as much muck produced (saves on bedding, say 1 bale/week instead of 2), less hay required as out 16 hours a day, instead of being in 16 hours a day. In simple terms, your hay/bedding costs roughly halve.

Not exactly big money, but "every little helps" as they say...
 
Mine have been out at night for ages (seriously rugged up but I have relented if its a nasty night), and in during the day. Actually they haven't spent too many nights in at all over the winter (thank god) and they've all been fine. (We are in East Sussex and I don't think it's been arctic cold despite really wet)
 
Ours are out for the night tonight, for the first time this year, they don't come back in during the day, but they are having hay at the moment.
 
save loads of money on bedding and hay. My boys go from 2-3 bales of shavings a week each to 1 and prob 1/3 bale of hay a day instead of 1 bale. Also, much heap doesnt get as big as less bedding so doesnt need to be taken away as much and most importantly it saves me about 1 hour a day in mucking out!!!!
 
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