Has anyone turned out 24/7 yet?

[Pidge]

As title really? the fields here are dry enough now and the grass is coming through but we still feed hay in the field. Would you turn them out or wait for the grass to grow a bit more? We have to use the same field summer and winter so will tape some off in a week or two to alternate grazing throughout the summer.

 

[Lill]

Yeh!!! Ours are out 24/7 ITS SO NICE!!!!!

 

[Clodagh]

Mine are out, as of three days ago. Horse is rugged at night and they have ad lib hay, and a field shelter, so they're hardly slumming it!
No mucking out - hooray

! - I don't mind poo picking.

 

[Pidge]

the thought of no more mucking out is very tempting but am worried about there not being enough grass at the moment?

 

[the watcher]

Yup, the two natives are out now..TBx will go out in a few weeks, but he needs too much extra feed and TLC to cope yet

 

[lucysnapshot]

my gelding is out most nights with his hw rug on (TB and he ripped his MW!)

 

[AmyMay]

Yes, everthing that was in has been out for a week now. All moved on to new grazing - the winter TO fields being rested now until September.

 

[rrose]

well not mine no, but at work we have 2 out 24/7

 

[Pidge]

hmmm think will turn out then with plenty of hay

yeehaa no more mucking out or getting up at 6am

 

[Emma123]

Yep all been out for a week now

 

[Vicky7041]

Mine aren't as YO won't allow it, although ground is very dry and plenty of grass!
Many of my friends with their own places have started turing out 24/7 from about 4/5days ago. I would i f I could!!

 

[Heidi1]

Mine didn't want to come in last night, so they stopped out and are very happy........ Could do with a rest from the mucking out........

 

[JACQSZOO]

I'd be happy with just being able to turn Georgie out for a few hours at the moment. I feel so mean - all this glorious weather and the poor lad is stuck on box rest.

 

[kibob]

Mine have all been out for weeks now. I've not got any grass though, so they are having haylage put out at night time. It's so nice to not have to muck out, go on go for it - you know ya wanna lol!!!!

 

[magic104]

If we are lucky we will be allowed to this weekend. Can't wait, ready for the break.

 

[lizzie_liz]

Nope, ours aren't allowed 24/7 yet, they are allowed out till 6.30pm, they won't get 24/7 turnout till may/june time

 

[magic104]

Scrap that just heard we can turn out as of tonight! Yipeeeee

 

[nomini]

YO hasn't mentioned about them going out 24/7 yet although shouldn't be too long now, can't wait!!

 

[Gingernags]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!!!!!! Hoyed them out on Saturday and thats it! Guess it was about time as Asti had started dragging me out of the door on a morning and Byter was refusing to be caught on a night.

Spotty is rugless still, TB has MW on a night and LW during day, Asti has LW + cooler on a night and LW during the day, and we're taking turns changing rugs so I got to stay in bed til 7.30 this morning...

Bliss!!!!!!

 

[xapplex]

mine are both out 24/7 tbx and n/f they stay out through winter aswell

 

[joshesmum]

So does mine hes a TBx and stays out with the cobs i cant be bothered with stables.

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

My girl is out 24/7 but has been out through the winter too. Its her first winter out and she has really enjoyed it, she is far happier. She is naked during the day and has a m/w on at night. The grass is not through properly yet so she is still having hay twice a day.

 

[Gingernags]

Our two that are rugged are still noticably hunter clipped though!

But out all the same. They are loving it!

 

[siennamum]

We've been out 24/7 for a couple of weeks now, rugs on at night.
Our problem is far too much grass!

 

[TGM]

Mine have been out for about a week now, but I am putting some haylage out for them.

 

[madgirl]

went out naked yeasterday in the day for the 1st time and later on wanted him to have a bit ore time out but ended up leaving him out all night with MW although he will probably be in tonight.
After a winter where he was in 24/7 months on end he is very happy now!

 

[siennamiller]

ours have been out for a week, naked in the day, rugged with haylage at night. Such a relief due to huge preggie belly getting in the way of mucking out!

 

[Peanot]

No, mine is stabled all year. If it is in the middle of summer then she stays out till about 8pm, but we compete and she gets a belly on her if out 24/7

She has the next night after a show out as she has all day off after a show, and then left out slumming it.

 

[Bex7]

24x7 as of tonight....hurrah!

Am off to the yard tonight to remove the deep llitter from the stable and air it out....... an evening of gagging... oh the joy!

 

[Blizzard]

mine are always out 24/7, love it!!