High winds and horsey holiday dilemma

[meesha]

Months ago my friend and I booked a lovely cottage on Exmoor to take horses away. We are due to go this Friday and the blumming weather is not cooperating!! We can get there after 3pm Friday but all day Friday and sat up to 2pm there are gusts 40 + mph both our end and Exmoor. It's only about 1.5 hrs away but we both have trailers (travelling seperately as mine travels no partition).

We have asked if we can move the booking but would be surprised if they agreed as stupid weather not their fault lol.

What would u all do if we cant move it? I'm thinking go on the Friday without ponies in 1 car and come back sat pm to pick them up so we can ride Sunday and poss Monday morning !! Really thought we might get wet but these high winds are a nightmare!! Not sure we would want to ride in that either as we don't know the area and trying to map read may price problematic ....

Moan over .....

 

[Birker2020]

Months ago my friend and I booked a lovely cottage on Exmoor to take horses away. We are due to go this Friday and the blumming weather is not cooperating!! We can get there after 3pm Friday but all day Friday and sat up to 2pm there are gusts 40 + mph both our end and Exmoor. It's only about 1.5 hrs away but we both have trailers (travelling seperately as mine travels no partition).

We have asked if we can move the booking but would be surprised if they agreed as stupid weather not their fault lol.

What would u all do if we cant move it? I'm thinking go on the Friday without ponies in 1 car and come back sat pm to pick them up so we can ride Sunday and poss Monday morning !! Really thought we might get wet but these high winds are a nightmare!! Not sure we would want to ride in that either as we don't know the area and trying to map read may price problematic ....

Moan over .....

Firstly are you sure they are mph and not kph as tge two are very different. Look on a comparison weather site like the image. Personally I've always drawn the line at towing over 30mph myself. Although I feel in reality it would probably be a considerable amount stronger winds to blow over a trailer.

 

[Birker2020]

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[meesha]

Sadly mph, but thank u Birker2020, winds do drop from 60mph to 40mph by end Friday....sodding weather !!

Keep thinking it will change but it's been same forecast for days and all sites we look at say the same!! If it changes we will of course take ponies Friday

 

[Birker2020]

Sadly mph, but thank u Birker2020, winds do drop from 60mph to 40mph by end Friday....sodding weather !!

Hmmm. That's a shame.

 

[meesha]

Lulled into thinking end march, start of April is nice as we've had amazing weather this time of year last couple years, !!

 

[The Xmas Furry]

Make at least a couple of plans?
1. Go ahead as originally planned keeping fingers crossed that the weather changes before then (it can often blow in earlier or divert elsewhere.
2. If weather not changed by X time the day before, then go in car/s taking comfort food parcel with luxuries in. Visit local places etc.

We've had so much rain here that a couple of events are now cancelled next weekend, inc a v popular hunter trials as ground so sodden.

 

[meesha]

TFF thanks, we r trying to make the most of it, I have national trust membership so will investigate as a back up !!

 

[The Xmas Furry]

TFF thanks, we r trying to make the most of it, I have national trust membership so will investigate as a back up !!

Forecast is currently grim winds here too just on Fri, really hope you can stay with original plans x

 

[w1bbler]

Well I live on Dartmoor rather than exmoor, but similar weather.
Personally I can't be bothered with riding on the Moor in current weather. It's too squishy for a decent canter, wind & rain combined is no fun ( cope with one or the other not both together)
I'd leave the horses at home & research the local pubs (assuming you can't move your booking)