This weather is really depressing 🤢

[Welly Boot]

Am so over this weather! It's so cold in the evenings too. Horses doesn't know whether to start growing winter coat or moult. I even dug out 200g rug last week as shivering horse in a 50g was a sad sight... i thought it was July.... it's julyember ... christmas soon

 

[Lucky Snowball]

I’m enjoying nice cool rides and less flies. Plenty of grass and happy dogs. Problem is that with rain every two or three days we’ve not made any hay.

 

[setterlover]

I feel sorry not only for the farmers who are struggling after the interminable winter who can't get on with their work can't cut hay / haylege but also for everyone involved in the country shows .We are hoping to head off to the New Forest show at the end of the month and a lot of the people with stalls there selling their
goods are relying on sales at the countryside shows many small ones make most of their money selling gifts etc at shows.
If there is wet cold weather the foot fall is down even the people selling food teas coffees and beers loose money .
A sunny warm day out at a country show/ fair is joyful but wet and cold people stay away.

 

[tatty_v]

I'm envious of those with happy horses in this weather. Amber is summer girl and is back to her rather spicy winter mode at the moment. Which I've had more than enough of.

I hear you! Mine likes hot summer or cold winter, not the in between seasons. With the mild winter we’ve basically had nearly a year of in between and he’s been a right PITA

 

[santas_spotty_pony]

It was sunny here first thing but is grey and gloomy again now. No rain today (yet) though

 

[Squeak]

I think it's the constant grey gloom that gets really depressing and the rain every. single. day. The rain wouldn't be quite so bad if I didn't seem to keep getting stuck out riding in torrential downpours.

Our ground is still hard and we still have bad flies so I don't feel like we're getting many positives here.

 

[Gloi]

My pony has gone fluffy

 

[dorsetladette]

My pony has gone fluffy

Yes my lad who's off to the Royal Welsh was fluffy and dull this morning. I'm contemplating rugging in JULY!

He's also been itching his tail this week as the damp has brought the midgets out!!

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

On my FB Memories from last year, I posted that I'd just dodged an absolute bouncing off the roofs deluge. July isn't always great, but this year's COLD!

It's been cold for months I think apart from the 1 week we had end of June

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

My pony has gone fluffy

I clipped Louis today he looked like a shetland pony and he just gets lethargic when ridden if his too hairy.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Yes my lad who's off to the Royal Welsh was fluffy and dull this morning. I'm contemplating rugging in JULY!

He's also been itching his tail this week as the damp has brought the midgets out!!

Arabi has had a turnout on most nights this summer as he has such a fine coat and hates the rain and will look like a hat rack if his too cold.

I'm still feeding quite a bit of hay as well.

It's rubbish I'm sulking

 

[Bobthecob15]

Rugs here all week!!! 0g mainly and we caved and brought them in the other night as we had 12 hours of solid rain overnight and felt sorry for them all

 

[SO1]

I love it. It is still 21C in my bedroom at night with window open but at least I have some chance of getting some sleep.

I loathe the heat.

 

[GreyDot]

Heavy rain forecast again and the week ahead looks dismal apart from tomorrow when I am in the office all day. Mud fever is back, I am wearing my wintercoat. We've had crap summers before but coming after the horrible winter and spring, this must go down as one of the wettest years

 

[ecb89]

It’s my wedding anniversary today, 2 years ago we got married in scorching sunshine. It was 3 days before ‘the hottest day on record’.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

Last night was awful and more rain today but then it looks dry and getting warmer.

 

[U.N.Owen]

I do also prefer it cooler like this, would just like slightly less rain

 

[First Frost]

I really don't mind the cooler temperatures, but the constant rain is awful.
It started raining here at 5pm yesterday and then rained continuously over night, still raining now! Over night all my water butts have refilled, so I have plenty of water for hay soaking. My horses came in last night so they didn't trash the field.

 

[setterlover]

At least bad weather makes you get on with jobs under cover Trying to spring clean ( bit late I know!) .
Sorted all my rugs and kept 2 light 2 medium and ,2 heavy got rid of the rest.
I don't actually rug my 2 now as they have access to an open barn at all times but just in case!
Scrubbed out all buckets
Cleared the utility room and got rid of all dodgy wellies and boots and scrubbed the floor .
Carrying on with the feed room and kitchen upwards and onwards!!!!

 

[southerncomfort]

Yesterday morning was glorious. Had a lovely long hack in a short sleeve polo (first time I've worn it in weeks!).

By lunchtime it was raining and hasn't stopped since. We also had fog so thick that I had to put the yard floodlights on at 8 o clock this morning.

 

[JoannaC]

I'd just like some blue sky, I don't mind the temperature as better for working in but do struggle to get motivated unless the sky is blue. We are seriously thinking of buying a place in Spain when we retire although then i'd probably moan about the heat Ooh just checked the forecast and it's not too bad for the rest of the week

 

[Titchy Reindeer]

I'm also struggling with the weather.
In my corner of France the (relative) cold and the wet means MORE flies. I had to quickly clarify after moaning to a colleague that my garden had turned into a weed plantation. I've more grass than the horses can eat but can't mow it because it's constantly damp and only nice when I'm away at work (we seem to have selected the rain on a Saturday program!). I need to find the wheelbarrow that I left leaned again a hedge in February, it's been swallowed by the triffids. The 14 of July fête was held under the non-forecast rain and I'm not sure I would have gone out of the house if I hadn't promised to help with pony rides weeks ago.
We also get huge temperature variations of 15 to 18°C within the day, so it gets hot, but not sunny. Just hot, grey and humid.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I'm envious of those with happy horses in this weather. Amber is summer girl and is back to her rather spicy winter mode at the moment. Which I've had more than enough of.

Strangley mine has been ok, he's terrible in winter.

I'm not too bothered to be honest. I'm not a great sun worshipper and needed a bit of rain as my fields were rock solid and desert like.

 

[Birker2020]

Its horrible, I just want to hibernate again.
Definitely need to get a SAD lamp.

 

[SantaVera]

Horses are loosing their coats. Log burner lit and heating on last night. Torrential rain.

 

[dorsetladette]

OMG the rain has been hideous.

We took shelter in the horsebox on Saturday as it was the nearest dry place when the heavens opened. It's just rubbish!

 

[2ndtimearound]

I don't mind the temperature, but I'm fed up with the rain.

I definitely think autumn is already here, as so many seasonal fruits seem to be coming early this year. I've seen ripe blackberries around since the beginning of the month, the plums and damsons are already ripening in the local community orchard, and the apples and pears seem much further on than they should be.

 

[Stenners]

My horse hasn't really lost his winter coat - he was starting to lose it a couple weeks ago when it warmed up but is now clinging onto it again - I've never known such a thick coat in the summer!

 

[Ratface]

It’s my wedding anniversary today, 2 years ago we got married in scorching sunshine. It was 3 days before ‘the hottest day on record’.

Happy anniversary!

 

[ecb89]

Happy anniversary!

Thank you