How often do you check/see horse?

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amanda1788

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How often do you go to see/check on your horse? I tend to go about 3 times a day, when he's being stabled, to put out and muck out, then bring in then i go back late to feed and re-fil haynets and stuff. Is this average or is it quite a lot?
People whos horses live out, how often do you go to see your horse?
 
My horse is in at night and out during the day. I put 1, as I pay someone else to turn out during the week so just go after work to ride and muck out.

At weekends I go twice - once am to turn out, once pm to bring in, ride etc.

When he lived out I went once a day
 
I put twice when out and three times when in but realisticly it's a lot more than that because I keep them at home, can see them from the house and have to walk past them to get to/from the car
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My mare is living out 24/7 but is on full livery so will be fed/checked etc and on the days I can't get there yard manager will text me to say she's fine often followed by '"and she gives you a bit slobbery lick" or "she says thanks for not coming and making her lug you around
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See her 5 or 6 days a week or get withdrawal symptoms.
 
ditto for me, somedays if I have been working all day, just the once to put a bucket of feed out for my mare, and haynets for the 2 small ones and check water - it can take as little as 10mins, other days especially at weekends I am in and out doing little jobs, putting on/ taking off rugs, fly spray, masks etc etc - very nice keeping them at home but also means you are constantly looking out the window and fussing!
 
I sort turn out with a friend while they are still in at night means she turns out 4 mornings ( and i do hers at night) and i turn out remaining 3 mornings but often still go at night as dont have time to ride in the morning so 1 or 2 times. In summer generally just once as YO checks them all am and pm and people coming and going at various times.
 
The field is next to the house so I can see what's going on from the window but I go down to them at least 3 times between feeding/poo picking/generally pottering around. Would usually check legs/feet every day as well, including barefoot baby horse.
 
mine is stabled, i usually see him 3 times a day, once in the morning for turn out, then i go about midday and muck out and then when he comes in for night. he use to live out 24/7 and i checked them about 4 times a day then
 
I go in the morning and evening then during the week as i work close i am able to call in just to say hello sometimes during the day- on the pretence that i have to go to the post office!!
 
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