Turn out/bring in? - sick of this weather

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Like everybody else I'm getting pretty sick of this undecisive rubbish weather I really dont know whether to bring the horses in every night or leave them out?

What is everybody doing? Currently mine are out all of the time but come in late afternoon to be ridden, etc and they also stop in a couple of times overnight (especially when the weather has been really bad) they have plenty of grass, have rugs on when they need to and are not dropping any weight I just think its me who feels guilty :rolleyes: about them being out when it's raining but I really dont think they are that bothered!

Before we know it will be the winter and they will have to come in at night, has anybody changed they usually routine or are you just running with it? :)
 
Me too. Well they were out 24/7, and then I brought them in again at night after they got absolutely soaked and miserable one night (plus I had a showing class to get ready for). Then I tried leaving them out all night again, only for yesterday to bring them in late morning and stayed in all day until I just turned them out again.

They don't have much protection from the prevailing wind, although there is a tree to get underneath, but the main reason is that they are treading up the paddock, as they are on very restrictive grazing in the summer for weight control and also the cattle need all the rest of the field.
 
Mine are out, as they have been since March, they all have good hedges to shelter under.
The ones in work generally come in and get ridden in the morning, if it is raining heavily some are in lightweights to make it easier to ride when we want to.

One horse is in at night, he is competing regularly and with the bad weather it has proved easier to keep him in every night rather than mess with his routine by having him in just the night before each comp, especially as they keep getting cancelled and we have to try to find other things to do:(.
 
Tb is out 24/7 looking rather sorry for himself a lot of the time and I am starting to feel a bit bad for not having a proper shelter, he just has trees but is still getting wet and does hate puddles and dreaded mud!
 
Mine goes out at night and in during the day, he's a horse he won't melt and despite the fact it's raining it's still warm!
 
They probably prefer it to the heat & flies. I - on the other hand hate it. We tend to watch the forecast and if it is particularly wet, bring in overnight. Generally I think there is lots of grass so I like them to come in for a few hours during the day to get a hay ration and get them off the grass - they like to lay down and have a sleep in the dry also I think. I also like them in during part of the 24 hr period to dry their feet out.
 
Mine boy lives out 24/7 - doesn't change because of the weather he is a horse! No rugs this time of year it has been double figures most nights.
 
Unless its been throwing it down, I'm trying to keep them out - it will be winter before we know it and back to bringing in every night!
 
Ours come in at 8am and out by 4pm ( unless they're playing), but they have field shelters and are all in rugs ( lightweight at the moment but we bought out the heavy weight ones last week as it got so cold!)
 
Puppy said:
It wouldn't occur to me to bring mine in just because we're having a rubbish summer.
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Have to say I agree with this ^^^, we dont get 24/7 turn out but swap from day time turn out to night time turn out in the summer, and have done this regardless of the weather... just keeping an eye on the paddock...
 
It's been raining and a bit windy lol - keep them out!

It's still ROASTING and I've been wearing a tshirt and 3.4 lenghts almost contantly. Sure the ponies can survive it with their coats. Lightweights on if you really must for keeping them dry for riding.

As someone said - it's much better than flys and not being able to cool down.
 
Luckily our fields are holding up and they are not overgrazed so for now they can stay out I agree about the flys though I really dont miss them!

Fingers crossed it brightens up and then maybe I can get out to some events!
 
Blowing a gale on the side of a massive hill & non stop rain has resulted in the TB in his no fill with a quilted vest otherwise he's been coming in shaking terribly, even my sec D despite being warm & coping is now in a no fill as he's getting rain scald from the sheer amount coming down & not being able to dry off. Annoyed!!!!
 
Mine are out .... as horrible as it is and as guilty as i feel , my old boy knows its summer and he's suppose to be out 24hrs and if i even bring him in for a hours break from the rain , he's bashing the door down to get back out !!
 
Our natives have been in and out like yo yo's over the last few mnths, but have recently moved them to a hill field with better shelter so will be out from now on, regardless.

The thoroughbreds are harder to manage as don't like the wind or rain, and take it out on their field - I can cope with mud and trashed fields in the winter but not at this time of year! They are out overnight if it has been a drier day, but when very wet overnight, are swapped back to being out during the day and in at night.

The weather is driving me up the wall as can't get into any sort of routine. We are going on holiday next week and have absolutely no idea what notes to leave the house/horse sitter. Summer should be 'down time', when we don't have to worry about them so much.

I even found myself wishing for Winter the other day - at least then we know where we are weather wise!!!
 
elliecjno1 said:
Blowing a gale on the side of a massive hill & non stop rain has resulted in the TB in his no fill with a quilted vest otherwise he's been coming in shaking terribly, even my sec D despite being warm & coping is now in a no fill as he's getting rain scald from the sheer amount coming down & not being able to dry off. Annoyed!!!!
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I really dont blame you for putting rugs on then, mine have had them on when they need them and I'll continue to do if I think it's in their benefit I can't believe at this time of year we would even be contemplating flippen rugs its crazy!
 
Mine has had 2 nights in since last April and that was due to blizzards and electric cables being down in our fields. He is 22, half TB and couldn't be happier being out. He has had a rain sheet on, this summer, when he has been shivering in the rain and wind. I don't feel guilty, he doesn't melt and is much better out than stood for hours in a small box.
 
Ours are out 24/7 365 days a year. Unless in a medical emergency in which case there is stabling.

Lots of natural shelter, horses have their coats and rugs if necessary. Only two (ironically not the tb's or oldies, but fat ponies) are rugged, rest are fine. No cold horses, most happy grazing in rain rather than going in field shelters or under trees too.

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Sidney said:
Our natives have been in and out like yo yo's over the last few mnths, but have recently moved them to a hill field with better shelter so will be out from now on, regardless.

The thoroughbreds are harder to manage as don't like the wind or rain, and take it out on their field - I can cope with mud and trashed fields in the winter but not at this time of year! They are out overnight if it has been a drier day, but when very wet overnight, are swapped back to being out during the day and in at night.

The weather is driving me up the wall as can't get into any sort of routine. We are going on holiday next week and have absolutely no idea what notes to leave the house/horse sitter. Summer should be 'down time', when we don't have to worry about them so much.

I even found myself wishing for Winter the other day - at least then we know where we are weather wise!!!
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That is exactly how I feel this is meant to be my kind of break too before the winter starts all over again (I missed my break last summer as my boy was on box rest all summer) I feel like I have no routine I want to keep them out I know they will 'survive' but it's just vile :(
 
my boy is in by day and out by night and will be until the clocks change then i will swap him over.
I do this every year anyway because the flys are bad and it gives my field chance to rest a little.
 
My 3 live out 24/7 anyway so they just have to cope.
Temperature is not a problem but being in Dundee with what feels like constant rain for the past month, we wouldn't have got riding if we hadn't put rain sheets on as all 3 would have been almost permantely wet.
It has been crazy here, we had more rain in June than we had during winter and our fields are currently wetter and muddier than they were at any point during last winter :(
Oh and our school is flooded :(
 
At a slight tangent- but could someone recommend a waterproof sheet/thin rug that doesnt get trashed within a few days? Tried one and it was wrecked within the day !Our competition horses are in LW rugs most nights [ they are coloured and cant bath them too often- or rather I have no wish to] as the ground is so mucky and they come in like bays without.
 
Shires do a well priced summer turnout. Lasted ours a few seasons..

Ours come in during the day - because they are enormous and, even with grazing muzzles, need to come off the grass. The weather doesn't seem to bother them at all. The horse flies that seem to be everywhere bother them no end.
 
Mine is out 24/7 but with a rug if it looks chilly or if the rain is sustained. She's quite happy, although she is getting fed when she comes in to be ridden and she has hay while she is in being groomed and tacked up etc to keep the weight on.

It wouldn't occur to me to keep her in due to rain, and the one day she was brought in due to miserable weather (the others were waiting at the gate wanting to come in and the staff brought mine in so she wasn't left alone) she made it VERY clear that she wanted to be out!
 
cornbrodolly said:
At a slight tangent- but could someone recommend a waterproof sheet/thin rug that doesnt get trashed within a few days? Tried one and it was wrecked within the day !Our competition horses are in LW rugs most nights [ they are coloured and cant bath them too often- or rather I have no wish to] as the ground is so mucky and they come in like bays without.
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I have two shires sheets (no fill) I expected them to be wet yesterday as it had rained a lot but they were dry as a bone, mine always last a few seasons and fit my horses well and they are nylon lined not cotton so they leave there coats lovely and shiny :) = less brushing for me
 
Ours are out 24/7, inc 2 TB's but my TB who's a bit 'nesh' when it rains heavily has a rain sheet on. However I have noticed that the top of her heels look sore now - I have never seen anything like it before. The 'sores' are roundish in shape about the size of a 5p piece, on the top of the heel bulbs, soft to touch with harder skin surrounding the area - its like the heels have rubbed on something (she's shod not booted). There's no evidence of thrush which was my farrier's first thought. I can only presume its cos her feet and legs are continually wet that its caused the skin to slough off in these areas.
So whilst she is coping with the weather from a general condition point of view, keep an eye on your horses legs and feet as the longer grass coupled with being permanently wet may cause problems. I might have to start bringing mine in to let these areas dry up and heal :-(
 
Mine are out 24/7 365days a year. Rugged during the winter but nothing during the summer.

Although it is raining it is really warm. They have field shelters to get into if they want to.

I think we pamper our horses too much. Good fresh air is better for them than being in a stable.

The only time I have mine in the stables is if they are ill and then I make a small Corel around the stable.
 
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