Who has their horse's out 24/7?

Mine (2 Arabs and 1 donkey) have been out 24/7 for about 5 years now. They are either in a smallish exposed field with access to a shelter or in a massive hilly field surrounded by trees and hedges. They are well-rugged, fed twice a day in winter, and have hay when the grass is frosted or snow-covered. They are a very happy little herd!
 
i have 8 horses, and at the moment 5 are out 24/7
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the others are only in as 1 is being schooled, one i am trying to get used to rugs before shes let loose in the field with one and the other is a rescue case.
 
Pair in my siggy both live out,unclipped,unrugged 24/7 365 days year.There only 2 and 3 and i doubt thet they have ever been stabled overnight except maybe when they were foaled.
ps the rolling horse isnt mine!
 
I only bring in at night if there isn't enough food in the field, this is only so he can fill his face overnight, he is part clipped so I do have to vary the rugging to suit the weather, he much prefers to be out whatever the conditions.
 
I have a 2 acre field for my broodmare and she is out 24/7 and loves it.
The son is at livery so in at night. TBH if I had my own gaff I would turn them out and have a crew yard, much easier and cheaper too.
 
Mine are still out at the moment - they have individual paddocks so can be fed and hayed as necessary without any fights
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. Our YO leaves it up to us to decide when they come in and when they go out - usually depends on the state of the fields. This year despite the recent rain, the fields are still ok and just a bit muddy in the gateways so they are still out as it is realtively warm. They have been out since the end of Feb and I am hoping to get to Christmas before I start bringing them in. We will see
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. Some people here bring theirs in all year round - what a drag!
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- others have been in for a month or so already - keep winter short I say!!
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Mine lives out 24/7 as he does not like stabling over night at all. At first I was upset as not being able to stable him over night but now I have realised it is a bit of a blessing in disguise.

It is so much cheaper and takes up less time. He can exercise himself to some extent and it helps keep his weight down in the winter. If he was stabled he would need ad lib hay and despite being small he is so greedy he would probably eat a bale of hay a night and get huge.

The yard I am at has good grazing and he has a field shelter and other living out pony friends - they only get hay if there is lots of snow as there is plenty of grass and he loves being out.
 
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