i just cant stand another 5 months on this mud bath

[aintgotnohay]

my livery winter turnout is a postage size mud bath.we have a school but its waterlogged when wet just like the turnout.cant ride more than 2 times per week so horse just stood in everyday and now coughing.im off to try and find another yard with better turnout facilites!!just cant take another 5 months of this and its costing me 20 per week in shavings as yard owner has put me in a smaller stable.got to think of my horse he semi retired.

 

[mushroom]

The mud is particularly bad this year. We're wading through it as well.

I think it's because we haven't had the cold frosty weather to harden the ground and prevent it from getting churned up.

 

[ossy]

ha ha I've just being telling myself That I can cope with the mud for a mild winter that means I can actually still ride in, instead of what i've had the last few years where we've been under ice and snow for 3 months

We do have great winter turnout though, still got lots of grass and a very good area with great surface so not suffering to bad yet.

 

[Ladylina83]

I'm thinking of writing my life story ... A life spent in wellies !

 

[Spiritedly]

I'm thinking of writing my life story ... A life spent in wellies !

You manage to keep yours on then? Our field has Welles rising out of the mud like gravestones left there in memory of the owners who went to get their horses from the field and were never seen again

 

[showqa]

Thought it was just me up to my eyeballs in mud. It's sooooo getting me down, especially as one of mine is prone to mud fever. My manege is water logged too - BUT I am trying to be positive and as another poster said, thinking that at least I'm still riding. By this time last year we were already totally yarded for a good two weeks and had another 4/5 weeks of yarding to go.

 

[JFTDWS]

You manage to keep yours on then? Our field has Welles rising out of the mud like gravestones left there in memory of the owners who went to get their horses from the field and were never seen again

 

[aintgotnohay]

im going to see a yard at 12 today.£20 per week grass livery on well drained fields and post & rail fencing -wots that then lol.or they have part livery for £55 per week.

 

[Clofox]

Know exactly how you feel.
Luckily once you go just past the field gate the mud bath ends, the arena is just a bog at the moment, but because we have great hacking its okay, but that not exactly hard ground either its just another bog! but some parts are okay. Please sun come and dry the land out a little bit for us! pwetty please *flutters eyelids*

 

[Paddy Irish]

You manage to keep yours on then? Our field has Welles rising out of the mud like gravestones left there in memory of the owners who went to get their horses from the field and were never seen again

priceless!

 

[Paddy Irish]

im going to see a yard at 12 today.£20 per week grass livery on well drained fields and post & rail fencing -wots that then lol.or they have part livery for £55 per week.

sounds more like it!

 

[Damnation]

My horse isn't really in work this winter. Giving her the time off but I lunge occasionally when she gets a bit hyper or I feel like it

Arena has water on it but the surface itself is still firm, no wading anywhere. The fields however are on "rough ground" and they are BAD. The field still has pleanty of grass and the horses are out daily but the water just settles and doesn't drain. The mud in places is well above my ankle.

But I will sacrifice that knowing that my horse is happy, still eager to go out every day and is so much more chilled than at her last yard which had NO winter turnout.
Around here you will be hard pushed to find winter turnout full stop, let alone decent winter turnout, its just the land we are on. I am just greatful for the fact my horse goes out daily and saves me on bedding! They do stay in the odd day when the weather is just shocking but generally they are out

 

[aintgotnohay]

think im going to opt for the part livery if possible-includes feed/bedding/hay and turnout 7 days.

 

[Sauerkraut]

You manage to keep yours on then? Our field has Welles rising out of the mud like gravestones left there in memory of the owners who went to get their horses from the field and were never seen again

Haha ha absolutely laugh this comment! Made me giggle imagining the sight

 

[aintgotnohay]

looks like im moving £40 per week grass livery with haylage fed 2xs day and feeds and rug changes included.stunning fields and facilities.

 

[Paddy Irish]

Ahh great , hopefully you and ned wont look back , have a great - mud free - xmas , Paddy & al.

 

[Ladylina83]

.... I' just calculating how much petrol I could afford to drive to Staffordshire !

 

[siennamum]

We have a reserve paddock which was kept for frozen ground/snow. It was brought into use today, cannot stand the horses in so much mud, I've never known it so bad. Nearly lost my welly tonight, very close run thing - I may have never been seen again.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

I'm lucky that I'm able to manage mine, so that they are now in their January/Feb paddock as the Nov/Dec one is a bit sorry. They can go back in there if we get some hard frosts.

However, I want to know something - WHY do gates get put in the muddiest part of the field?

 

[Slightlyconfused]

I'm going to be reaaly mean and say the deepist mut puddle we have up my yard doesn't even come over my toes and both our school and lunge pen are never boggy, they drain very well .
It was a shock when we first moved there as my old yard had mud up to my knees!!

hope you found a nice yard.

xxx

 

[Jane_Lou]

I moved to my current yard as I was sick of knee deep clay mud, shoes sucked off and constant mud fever. I moved no more than 2 miles and am now away from the clay on sandy well drained soil! I can catch in without the aid of wellies and haven't had to wash legs in 5 years now. If you can move it is so worth it!