HHO Winter Survival Guide.

Not sure if it's been said haven't been all through sorry...:)

Buy a box of disposable Latex gloves, and put a pair on under your normal gloves. Traps in heat, and your hands stay dry even if your gloves get wet :D
 
Here are a few tips I have used to keep warm, save time and money etc etc :D

- deep litter for my ponies and semi deep litter for my mare, so she's easy during the week and gets a full muck out on the weekend.
- salt for the yard is a must! As well as for home for drives, steps etc
- get a H2GO bag saves me so much time! When the pipes are due to freeze fill it up the night before and there you go 80ltrs of water ready and waiting, saves time thawing out taps etc.
- bulk buy shavings hay etc, has saved me a lot of time and effort, we always get short supply of hay in east Kent so is a really good to buy in advanced.
- not clipping if you don't need to saving money on more feed and rugs.
- feeding plenty of good quality forage
- I invested in some polypad wrappas excellent for those who are prone to mud fever and stiffness just hose the legs off put them on done! No fiddle bandages and they have a towelling layer inside so dry the legs off :D
- also rubber gloves, put some rubber gloves on with a pair of fingerless gloves on over the top, stops wet hands and keeps them warm :)

Oh and invest in some good Wellies/Mukkas nothing worse than cold feet! ;)
 
Hi everyone, just joined up and being a bit dim, cannot work out how to start a new question/theard. The link's a bit tentative regarding winter survival but I'm hoping to have a riding holiday at some point next year. Ideally it would be classical riding and involve far more lessons than riding out; oh and it must be warm and sunny!!!
Does anyone have advice or ideas about places to go to.
By the way, I love the quote on Charlie Buckets reply...it gives me hope.
 
horsegirl75 said:
Hi everyone, just joined up and being a bit dim, cannot work out how to start a new question/theard. The link's a bit tentative regarding winter survival but I'm hoping to have a riding holiday at some point next year. Ideally it would be classical riding and involve far more lessons than riding out; oh and it must be warm and sunny!!!
Does anyone have advice or ideas about places to go to.
By the way, I love the quote on Charlie Buckets reply...it gives me hope.
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