stencilface
High upon a hillside
Ours are out (2 in at night, 3 out 24/7). The field is rutted around the gateways, but not as bad as previous years. We have been woodchipping one of the gateways which I think might have helped. The old boy does struggle a bit on the frozen ground, but I try and make it as easy as possible for him, bringing him in to be fed through whichever gate is closest, or whichever bit of fence I can dismantle (we have some slip gates too). He gets to stand all day in a paddock next to my boy on restricted rest, so has a midden of nice squashy (wasted!) hay. If his feet get sore, we sometimes put his boa boots on for half a day to relieve them, but I worry that this makes him (an unshod horse) more prone to slipping!.