lizziebell
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You invest in snuggy hoods/ bodies so then it’s just a case of a quick hose of legs.
Turnout at night in Winter?
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Bobthecob15
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Yes this is what they are doing with the grey horses
Squeak
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Nettex do a mud away spray (I use baby oil instead) and it stops the mud sticking to the coat so it either doesn't stay or brushes off more easily. I use a deep turnout with a neck and then put the mud away/ baby oil on legs and head.
Bobthecob15
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What a fabulous idea! Need to try this!!
Hackback
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Fabulous ideas. Am I brave enough to turn out all night in a snuggy hood? What if he does the rub-the-head-in-a-mudbath manoeuvre? Will it get sodden and dislodged?
Bobthecob15
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You can get turnout ones, one of the horses at our yard has one
Tiddlypom
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The sort of hood with ears and holes for the eyes?
They (and similar designs made by other manufacturers) have been involved in a number of serious accidents when they have got dislodged and have moved to cover the horse’s eyes, causing the horse to panic.
If just a neck cover, then they are much safer.
Bobthecob15
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No just a neck cover, not one that goes over the eyes etc
expanding_horizon
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They are pretty good, I’ve used for 8 hours on clay. But I’m nervous re overnight. Are a pain to put on / take off.
My horses have mostly lived out for years, and competed at regionals etc. Full clipped, turned out with neck covers, legs and tails oiled they stay pretty clean.
Ditchjumper2
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Our hunters were always out 24/7 well rugged and no necks or hoods, even the greys! They only came on the night before hunting. If weather truly awful then they could come in. On the whole they prefer living out and it's more natural and they kept fitter.It is my own land though and its heavy clay.
Mud is also much easier to clean than stable stains on a grey!
Hackback
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Bobthecob15
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Whoops!!
Goldenstar
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When the horses are hunting we bring them in early and bath them they then wear thermatexs have breakfast and some hay they are dry by the time we need them.
They are fully clipped including legs .
I never ever turnout out a horse at night in a snuggly hood I did try at one point but imo it is unsafe .We have had more greys than anything else over the years .
They are fully clipped including legs .
I never ever turnout out a horse at night in a snuggly hood I did try at one point but imo it is unsafe .We have had more greys than anything else over the years .
PinkvSantaboots
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I wouldn't turn out over night a full face snuggy I use the ones that just cover the neck.
Elno
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The yard I have my horse at does this with their RS horses (I board at a riding school facility with both riding school horses and private boarders). Mind you, I also live in Northern Sweden where we have A LOT of snow and degrees around -10 to -20 in the winters. We only have grass in the summers, usually May-September, the rest of the time the horses are fed hay or very, very dry haylage.
The riding school horses are out from 7.30 pm to 10.30 am. They are fed hay evening and morning in their paddocks, and their lunch and afternoon hay in the stable. This is the third winter we have this set up and it works amazingly well. The horses get to snooze before classes start 5.30 pm without disturbtion and get over 12 hours of turnout, opposed to 6 hours if they would have been on a day schedule (because of the staff who would have to take the whole lot out around 7-8 and in again around 3 pm). The horses are calmer and healthier as well. We who board as private also have the opportunity to have our horses on this schedule and some of us with more "lively" horses choose this setup.
Obviously we feed and rug the horses accordingly to the weather conditions
The riding school horses are out from 7.30 pm to 10.30 am. They are fed hay evening and morning in their paddocks, and their lunch and afternoon hay in the stable. This is the third winter we have this set up and it works amazingly well. The horses get to snooze before classes start 5.30 pm without disturbtion and get over 12 hours of turnout, opposed to 6 hours if they would have been on a day schedule (because of the staff who would have to take the whole lot out around 7-8 and in again around 3 pm). The horses are calmer and healthier as well. We who board as private also have the opportunity to have our horses on this schedule and some of us with more "lively" horses choose this setup.
Obviously we feed and rug the horses accordingly to the weather conditions
Bobthecob15
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Well a quick update… we had a terrible week of 3 horses getting mud fever, one had an abscess, one had a gash on her leg…and in the space of a week our mare went through a fence in the night we presume due to high winds and bashed her leg, she got mud fever, she lost a shoe and then came in one morning with a really deep cut on her leg so was on box rest after that. The ground was absolutely sodden and our vet agreed it wasn’t something she would do with her own horses given the cold temperatures and unpredictable behaviour at night when we can’t see them…and the farrier agreed the ground was too wet for them to be out for long periods… upshot was they are all in at night now!
I’m so relieved, they seem happier and we can keep an eye on them in the daytime now, hopefully less injuries too. They aren’t on the mud for as long so hopefully less abscess risk and mud fever… given it was -7 here yesterday I’m very glad we switched back.
It definitely had some bonuses and we’ll probably go back to it after the worst of winter is over x
I’m so relieved, they seem happier and we can keep an eye on them in the daytime now, hopefully less injuries too. They aren’t on the mud for as long so hopefully less abscess risk and mud fever… given it was -7 here yesterday I’m very glad we switched back.
It definitely had some bonuses and we’ll probably go back to it after the worst of winter is over x
Hormonal Filly
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Was going to ask how you were getting on OP, but read your last post.
Did you switch back to out at night?
Our 3 acre field (Shared between 4) has done really well so far with little mud at all and I switched my mare to out at night a few days ago. So far all good. Just seen we have a few nights of bad rain so not sure what to do, no shelter in the field.
Did you switch back to out at night?
Our 3 acre field (Shared between 4) has done really well so far with little mud at all and I switched my mare to out at night a few days ago. So far all good. Just seen we have a few nights of bad rain so not sure what to do, no shelter in the field.
Bobthecob15
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We moved yards! Actually 5 of us left…It was really badly run and the fields were unbelievable, good example of if you trash them earlier in the winter you pay the price later! As far as I know they are still in at night but that’s because the new liveries there want them in at night.