So whos turned out this morning?

8" here, but still turned out this morning:

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I find it is not the soft, thick, newly-settled snow that balls up in their feet, it is when it starts to turn to slush and mix in with the mud that there is a problem.
 
The yard have had to stay in as we have a ten minute walk along the lanes to the field and it is far too icy to risk.

This weather better shove off soon, although its supposed to go down to -5 tonight so doesn't look too hopeful.
 
TGM what a lovely pic. Mine is out as he lives out 24/7; he has a stable but would weave like a buggar if I put him in and he is undergoing physio so I don't want him to undo the good work just for spending one night in.
 
most of ours (10) are out 24/7 but as it was soooo cold here this morning with a good covering I threw 6 bales of hay out with them and will do the same again tonight The 3 that are in, one that came in lame with the mud a week or so ago but I darent put back out in case he pulls the leg again, 'houdini' (in just so we know where he is overnight) and the big lad who needs some weight on were all turned out with piles of hay in the school.
 
All mine out 24/7 but they have good shelter, good hay and plenty of it! Well rugged apart from one. My big mare was wanting back out 5 minutes after her feed this morning. I do take them all in though for a while if they need a reprieve.
 
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just a gentle Q-those not turning out because of icy yards etc, cant you grit/salt/put down old bedding as a walkway?

mine are out, we didnt have much snow, more a really hard frost so turned out with mountains of hay,all happy as larry.

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Yo would have a fit if you put a path of bedding across the yard. Some of our fields are a ten min walk from stables so would not really be practical and it has been know to be so cold that if you out grit/salt down its freezes again pretty quickly. Last year the weatherf got worse during the day so instead of being stuck in they were stuck out.
 
I daren't put my small pony out on frosted grass beause of the risk of laminitis, so they both stayed in. They get really upset if seperated.

Jane
 
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