keeping horse stabled? need advice

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lolly10fi

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My horse paces by the fence when she is out in the field, i was wondering if its okay to keep horses in over day and night with loads of hay but i would put her out for a hour to stretch her legs and also ride for 30-60 mins a day for exercise, whats everyones opinion? Not sure whats the best to do
 
Does she have a friend ? Does she have hay / grass in the field ? Have u tried exercising before turnout ? Is she warm enough ? Is she to hot ? :)
 
I would try and work out why she is not settled in the field, does she have company, enough to eat etc before keeping her in all the time, the more she is in the less likely she is to ever settle outside and it can be difficult to exercise them enough if the weather gets really bad.
 
I dont know why she wont settle, she has another 2 horses with her which only go out for couple hours but as im at college in the day, the only choice i have is for her to stay in all day or stay out all day :/
 
lolly10fi said:
I dont know why she wont settle, she has another 2 horses with her which only go out for couple hours but as im at college in the day, the only choice i have is for her to stay in all day or stay out all day :/
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So she is left when they come in, that is why she will not settle could she go out with another horse that does get left for longer or arrange for the owners to bring her in rather than leaving her, most yards will not allow one to be left in this way as it does tend to upset them.
 
Iv asked and she doesnt want to bring 3 horses in at same time as it takes 10 mins to walk back from their field to stable but i could see if someone else could get her in
 
If she is unhappy and there is no one willing to give you a hand to help settle her I would consider moving yards. No way would I keep a horse stabled 24/7, unless there was an extreme reason for doing so, but then I would be questioning the horses well being a lot more thoroughly. Horses are designed to be out in a field with a herd, not shut in a box all day and night.
 
Put an ad on preloved .. For a helper ? Maybe a mum or someone with time on their hands to bring in at lunchtime do jobs for a free ride maybe? Or move yards to assisted DIY ?
 
I feel sorry for you and your horse. It's hard juggling work/study around your horse by yourself.

Personally, I would not be on a yard where it is deemed acceptable to leave one horse out in a field by itself. If there are three in the field, why can't one be brought in and you can bring the other two in when you get to the yard? If not, I would consider moving.
 
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