I've just sussed it out (pointless post)

[lucy1984]

First of all I changed my horses from being stabled to being turned out 24/7 with shelter, then I started looking into them being ridden barefoot ...........and now Im just browsing ebay for a dr cooks bitless bridle....

I think I'm becoming a NH freak without really realising it.

Next I'll be looking for a carrot stick...

 

[TinselRider]

Just PLEASE DON'T start painting barrels cow pattern!!

 

[Crazy Friesian]

Scary!!! LOL Been there, done that.

Mine are stabled at the mo, by necessity, not design. I needed shelter and was about to lose it so had to move house. I am only renting at the mo and could only find a house with stables and little land as opposed lots of land and no shelter. I would personally go for the "halfway house" - a barn that they had access to for those "evil" months.

I had my horses out 24/7 and it was hard - all round for many reasons.

Mine are also barefoot. Cheaper and easier.

Have a look at the Lindell bitless bridle. I tried the Dr Cooke and struggled to get on with it.

Good luck and have fun.

 

[pottamus]

Being barefoot is not an option for my lad but he lives out 24/7 and is so much better for it with access to his field shelter at all times.

 

[MrsMozart]

You'll be wearing flowers in your hair next

Of my three, two are barefoot, two would prefer to live out 24/7, 1 would never need rugging. As it stands - all are stabled

And one needs to live in part of the year due to laminitis.