L&M
Well-Known Member
I agree sport horse. I am lucky enough to have a small paddock for winter t/o, but by now the grass has gone and all my horse wants is a couple of hours leg stretch and a roll, then back to his nice net of hay.
I was watching some horses out on sunday - it was a filthy, wet and cold afternoon and they went from standing around looking miserable, to fighting as were so fed up and no doubt impatient to come in. They ended up trashing their paddock in a matter of hours........
When we have had periods of no t/o due to wet fields, mine copes very well as long as he is exercised - if I know he has to stay in he is lunged and ridden, and we also have the luxury of an indoor school to let them have a run about in.
I appreciate however there are horses who could not tolerate no winter t/o but then it is the responsibility of the owner to find more suitable accommodation.
I was watching some horses out on sunday - it was a filthy, wet and cold afternoon and they went from standing around looking miserable, to fighting as were so fed up and no doubt impatient to come in. They ended up trashing their paddock in a matter of hours........
When we have had periods of no t/o due to wet fields, mine copes very well as long as he is exercised - if I know he has to stay in he is lunged and ridden, and we also have the luxury of an indoor school to let them have a run about in.
I appreciate however there are horses who could not tolerate no winter t/o but then it is the responsibility of the owner to find more suitable accommodation.
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