How windy is too windy…

[PapaverFollis]

We'll hack The Beast in gusts up to 40mph, though prefer to avoid if possible. MrT is an under 30mph horse at the moment. Will work with caution in a school (if we had one) up to 55mph gusts. Have longlined The Beast in 55mph plus gusts because she is monumentally unbothered by it when in steady work. But honestly high 40s, over 50mph gusts and they're shut in the barn at the moment. There's been several local Facebook posts today about escaped animals on the roads, including some horses. I think people's fences are coming down or animals are running from flying debris.

Not considered towing limits because we haven't got a working tow vehicle at the moment so not really on the radar. Would prefer a lorry though because it does get breezy up here.

 

[MereChristmas]

My concussion, caused by being thrown off ( mentioned on the MIPS thread) was on a day when the forestry pines were lashing each other above my head as I rode the track.
Never again, 18 mph max now

 

[McFluff]

i would tow up to 40 at the very max (I have a heavy and stable combination), if I was already out. Not sure I would set out if it was much above 30. In a perfect world I’d rather not, but in east Scotland you‘d be grounded if you stuck at 20.
My hacking limit is 30. It’s just unpleasant above that and I don’t fancy being wiped out by a flying object.
I rode in an indoor school (away from trees) in storm Arwen. My horse is a star.

I wimped out of a hack this morning. It was mad out there.

 

[Bob notacob]

I would not take Bob out in windy conditions. We havetoo many ash trees around here and with the ash Die back ,they are all potential killers.

 

[spotty_pony]

Too windy for me today. One of our horses isn’t good in the wind, the other one is but it’s more the risk of something falling on him or blowing in front of him that stops me riding.

 

[Boulty]

If I'm travelling then a weather warning for wind would do it... (Probably over 40mph in a small box... Less if towing which I don't do anyway). Obviously if driving on roads notorious for bad side winds that would also affect the decision as opposed to going 10 minutes down the road.


Riding wise if I can stay on the horse without feeling like I'm being blown off then I'm good (not that I have anything to ride anyway!). Obviously might be a bit more careful about my route with regard to falling trees etc! Took the fuzzball for an inhand walk today & he really wasn't that bothered (did think longreining may be more foolish when I've not done much with him this week)

 

[Gloi]

Today is too windy and likely tomorrow.
I've been chased down the road by a recycling bin on a day like this.

 

[luckyoldme]

Today is too windy for me to tow for anything other than a vet emergency.

I'd ride a steady horse in the arena, which does not have any trees nearby, but I wouldn't anything hack out.

These are a couple of stills from a video that the local rural police team have just posted. They say that it's a bit windy out there...

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Stole pics for truckers page.
I'm sorry but if that was out in high winds they only have themselves to blame.
They should be prosecuted for that

 

[windand rain]

Still today and very mild and sunny but not likely to last I believe

 

[Tiddlypom]

Also from yesterday, a Boeing 737 attempting to land for the second time at a very windy Manchester Airport after a flight from Malaga.

https://fb.watch/aSwMJhrBlc/

Skillz from the pilot who very quickly aborted the landing ??, but still ???.

 

[ycbm]

A few wet seats in that plane!
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[Annagain]

Or hacking is woodland so we tend not to if it’s windy as we have several trees down every year. I had a new person come to try Charlie with a view to schooling him for me a day or two a week. It was raining, blowing a gale, the shoot was at the farm next door and the barn next to the school was creaking. Charlie was worried and really didn’t want to go into one corner but she rode him brilliantly. It was a baptism of fire for both of them but I think they’ll get on. She won’t see him in more trying circumstances than that!