Sudden Changes

[Lucyann89]

Hello all.
I am currently at Uni at Hartpury and my horse (15.2 11yr old TB) is turned out 8-12 in the morning and stabled the rest of the day and night, although he is ridden everyday and worked pretty hard for an hour or longer. He was clipped a month ago but that has grown back a bit so I am clipping him next week too; a full clip with face and legs off too.

Last year at home (aberdeen) due to school etc. he was only lightly ridden once or twice a week , was not clipped, and lived out 24/7 and was not stabled at all. He does not like stables very much and is far happier outside.

He is going home at the beginning of Dec for a holiday until the end of January. He will be ridden once or twice a week lightly. We have good stabling facilities at home, the only problem is his companions will not be able to be stabled with him as they are native, so he will be alone, but the stables are facing the fields his friends will be in.

Should I continue stabling him throughout the night when he goes home or would it be okay to turn him out 24/7 as soon as he gets home if he would be fully rugged up? Is that too much change??

Thank you!!

 

[hannah87]

omg ive fully realised who u r!!u were out hacking with steph earlier?i passed u on my big black giraffe, holding up a van past the farm lol..

 

[Lucyann89]

Yup that was meee!! I took off Eric's martingale for preparation for the dressage this weekend so he was loving it with his head held like a giraffes, much to mums dismay!! I realised who you were when I kept seeing your lovely black beast and finally zoomed in on the owner and steph told me it was you.

Currently STARTING my genetics assignment. Lovely!!

 

[PennyJ]

Can't you leave on his legs and the front part of his face on this clip you're about to do, I would have thought if you do that then he ought to be all right being out 24/7 (unless extreme weather) rugged up to the nines when he gets home. (Seeing as how that's what he's been used to in the past). I think it would be too much to cope with if he had his legs and face off, seeing as how you're so far north lol

 

[Lucyann89]

I could but I don't really want to, mainly for his benefit. He gets mud fever very easily and so I don't want his legs to be wet and soggy with his long hair. I would probably buy him boots to wear out in the field as he has stable bandages on when stabled. He also wears a hood and I will buy him a neck attachment so I don't think his face will get that cold.

 

[hannah87]

i meant my horse was the giraffe not yours lol!!
has he been turned out 24/7 before? wud probably love it after being here lol
as long as he is rugged up well and got loads of hay etc im sure he wud be fine - just have to kepp an eye on his weight / warmth... am planning on doing similar with taz altho only for the fortnight we get off. but will bring him in at night as our fields get soooo muddy.
omg i cant do this feckin genetics!!!!wat the hell is mendelin genetics wen its at home?i didnt go to the lecture today, was asleep lol

 

[Lucyann89]

hahaha snap I was sleeping too so I missed it. Boring as hell anyway.

Just making a plan so I can go crazy typing tomorrow. Yeh he is usually out 24/7 at home, I think I will bring him in at night for the 2/3 weeks I am home over Xmas and then once his clip has grown back pretty much and he is used to the scot. weather once again, I will have him out 24/7. He is terrible at keeping weight on though, terrible!!

Yes he would love turn out after here, he hates his stable!! He was abused in one when he was a racehorse so that's why

he will only make ugly faces though, he won't bite..well, hasnt yet lol

 

[hannah87]

bless him, that sound like a good plan
taz is ok with it at he mo -- he is turned out for a full day every other day and hes cool with that, but hes v laid back anyway.. altho wen it was half term for th FEs (god damn the FEs!) and they cudnt go out he got abit stress head..
i hate genetics, i can never hear wat the hell shes saying anyway cos she drops her voice at the end of every sentnce - not that i understand anything to begin with.. ru putting in pictures or any of those punnet square thingys in urs?

 

[Lucyann89]

Okay it is past midnight - clearly going to have to nap tomorrow instead of jeremy kyle..gutted.

I have made my plan, I basically read through the breif & rationale, then my tutorial I had with her today and a summary of my lecture notes. Main things are Evolution, reproduction, DNA, proteins, Mendalin, Genes and a bit on coat colours and variation. This will have to wait until tomorrow to be started on though, my contact lenses feel like glass in my eyes and I am so tired!!

I feel so sorry for everyone else reading this post. 'what the hell are they going on about!? This has nothing to do with stabling..' hehe

 

[hannah87]

omg ive only harped on about DNA, mutations, genes and meiosis. [****]. maybe thats why im still missing 500 words lol
i love napping after doing taz lol im so having a nap tommoro or il never stay awake for A and P, how shockingly bad is Nell?!!im off to sleep now, bollox to genetics il do it 2moro....