Last week of all day turnout ☹️

[Flowerofthefen]

Once the clocks change my horses come in around 2 ( my lunchtime) as I work til 5 and it would be dark by the time I got there. No more hour lunches with nothing to do!! Winter has arrived

 

[MissTyc]

Sad times. Mine stay out 90% of winter, thankfully., but everything is done in the pitch black AM already and soon it will be all dark all the time.
Nothing quite like creeping through a herd of 30 horses with a torch to change a rug lol.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

Sad times. Mine stay out 90% of winter, thankfully., but everything is done in the pitch black AM already and soon it will be all dark all the time.
Nothing quite like creeping through a herd of 30 horses with a torch to change a rug lol.

I suppose at least it will mean lighter mornings for a week or two....

 

[SEL]

Once the clocks change my horses come in around 2 ( my lunchtime) as I work til 5 and it would be dark by the time I got there. No more hour lunches with nothing to do!! Winter has arrived

It feels like winter has been here for a month already it's been so wet.

Mine are out 24:7 so I get used to managing in the dark. I moan a lot though!

 

[Indieanna6]

Once the clocks change my horses come in around 2 ( my lunchtime) as I work til 5 and it would be dark by the time I got there. No more hour lunches with nothing to do!! Winter has arrived

I also take my lunch break at 2 to bring in during winter so I’ll think of you I always just tell myself every day is a day closer to Spring

 

[Esmae]

Mine will be in at night from next weekend. Winter is right with us sadly.

 

[HorseMaid]

It can't make up it's mind at the moment, I was sat in the sun in a vest top today, absolutely glorious!! Fully expecting it to be howling tomorrow though

 

[AShetlandBitMeOnce]

Ours swapped from 4pm-7am turnout, to 7am-4pm about a month ago, when we had that first lot of biblical rain. It's definitelu a culture shock when they first change

 

[94lunagem]

Mine are out 24:7 so I get used to managing in the dark. I moan a lot though!

And me. Only see them in daylight at the weekends, so do a lot of moaning about poo picking my head torch!

 

[atropa]

Could you not use a headtorch and bring them in after work? That's what I do, saves me on bedding/hay and gives them a few extra hours leg stretching.

 

[Flowerofthefen]

Could you not use a headtorch and bring them in after work? That's what I do, saves me on bedding/hay and gives them a few extra hours leg stretching.

Unfortunately not. I have one that hates the field in winter and would kill himself if he thought he would be left out after dark!!

 

[minesadouble]

Me too.
Some of mine haven't read the memo about time outside being good for them!
My eldest daughter's much missed late ex racehorse would literally run to the back of his stable 'hide' his head in the corner if you brought his headcollar in on a rainy Winter day