Tb living out? Sorry long!

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Hi basically I'm thinking about putting my tb out all year round. She has got an allergy to something, vets and us are thinking dust related. When she has been in all night she coughs quite bad so cant ride her in the mornings now. However when she has been in the field all day she is fine just has a little snort and tickle when I first get on at most. We have tried inhalers etc but does not make that much difference. She is supper sensitive to things, ie gets mud rash, a little cut blows up etc! and also will she looses condition if she lives out? Please help I can't decide what's best for her!!
Thank you in advance for your replies!! :) x Ice cream for all!
 
A lot depends on where your horse will be living out. There is a huge difference between living out in a small, boggy patch with no shelter, poor grazing and no adlib supply of hay/haylage and living out in a spacious well-drained field with good grazing and/or adlib forage plus natural or manmade shelter!

If your horse suffers from mud-fever then it will be important to ensure the field is well-drained, and if likely to drop condition then good grazing is important and, during the winter months, the ability to feed hay or haylage adlib in the field.
 
Lady round the corner keeps he TB out , he's late 20s and does fine with just a filed shelter, she rugs appropriately (though if it hots up a lot and he's still rugged and the sun comes out I text and take off if needs be if I'm passing)
 
Living out would be fine - I only wish there was somewhere near me that offered 24/7 turnout and my TB would be out all the time! Have you considered using Piriton to see whether the horse improves with that? You can buy it in packs of 100 from some animal on-line pharmacies, far cheaper than the local pharmacy.
 
Our TB is 28 and lives out 24/7. We 'rescued' him when he was 19 as, after some failed loans his owner had nowhere for him to go so was going to have him PTS. In stepped mother and 9 years later we still have him! Suits him anyways as he's stressy in a stable - well, he likes to go in and out as he pleases but lock him in? No thank you!!! Lol

Our 5 have 12 acres (split in to two fields) so more than anough grass for them and it's also hilly so keeps them muscled up. We do take more care rugging the TB now, especially now he's older as he loses weight a bit more than he used to. That's all though really. He does get more hard feed than the rest of them to help keep the weight on nowadays.
 
My SIL's TB lived out until he was PTS yesterday at 33 :( It can be done as long as you rug appropriately and he has good turn out/shelter.

Has he got COPD? I'd want to investigate and see what the issue was.
 
Thanks for all your replies so far! There is only one place near me that's do all year turn out, they have haylage all through winter and the grass is good, however it gets mudy round the haylage and there is no field shelter! Otherwise she would be able to live out in summer at current yard and In at night through the winter. Yes bet thinks it may be copd. Has test scoping etc but not conclusive! Just don't know what's best to do. Thanks x
 
My thoroughbred mare lives out all year. She has a rug in the worst of winter, ad lib hay and a small hard feed each day. She has come out of winter looking very well and enjoys being out. I would pre-empt any mud fever etc by lashing on pig oil so your horse builds up a barrier before it gets too bad?
 
My TB lives out all year round. She is well rugged in winter and although the field is small, she has ad-lib hay, some hayledge and fed once a day and does well. In fact this winter she came out of it looking a little too well!
 
What is so weird about a tb living outdoors? Forgive me if I missed something but last time I checked, they were horses like any other horse.
 
i used to work at a tb stud. everything lived out unrugged. ad lib good hay/haylage, and some bucket grub as req. natural shelter in big hedges. yours will be fine .....
 
TBs can live out as long as you make sure they are suitably rugged, have shelter and regularly fed. you will need to see him at least once a day to ensure hes not too warm if rugged up, or not too cold, preferably more than once a day though. Youll regularly need to check his weight and make sure hes not losing condition as some TBs really cant cope in the cold.

my 20 year old boy hates being in a stable and whinnies constantly as he feels left out as all the other horses are strong, sturdy welshies and can live out all year no problem.
he is skinnier in winter than summer but never drops too much weight, and if the weather is particularly bad i will bring him in as i feel bad for leaving him out, but thats not too often.

its much more cost effective keeping him out, hes happier and he doesnt drive people mad with his constant whinnying to the other horses in the field so it works out well!
 
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