random/lack of rotine

[samsaccount]

I am just wondering if a random routine could have a negative affect on the horse?
Just the person who keeps her horse with me seems to keep her horse in one week, she is turned for a few days, in a day or so, back out to stay on a night, and so on and so forth.

eg - wasn't stabled the night before last night, was stabled last night but is not yet stabled tonight and since it is nearly 11pm i don't think she will be brough in.

Just wondering that because she is sometimes left out and sometimes stabled, whether it would have a negative affect on the horse at all? Just curious about it that is all as my lad has a set routine (out at about 6am ish, in bed and munching his tea at roughly the same time on a night) and seems happy, yet his gf seems to have become increasingly moody, and my lad is usualy more moody than she is...

Just wondering if it is ok to have a random routine such as that or if it is best to stick to, either out every night or in every night (give or take a night or so here or there).

Opinions please, thanks

 

[Tia]

Didn't I just answer this post?

You must have posted it in another forum

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Horses prefer routine.......however they get used to randomness. It's no big deal to most horses to cope with.

 

[the watcher]

Although I think in general it is better to have some kind of routine, many horses cope very well without it.

Sometimes the routine works more as a discipline for the handler than actually meeting the needs of the horse

 

[samsaccount]

Tia yes it is SY also.

Thank you both for replying, wasn't sure if this randomness would affect the mare, as she is used to a routine in the winter and her owner has said that she is worse to handle this winter than last I personaly have put it down to lack of routine but could be wrong.