with the cold snap never seeming to end....

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I'm not worried that i haven't ridden yet this year. but happy that my horse gets turned out everyday, has plenty of food/hay and has a warm rug (yes only one on a TB!)
if he is happy...then so am I.

does anybody else feel the same? as all the posts on here are people complaining about not turning their horses out and who can put the most rugs on their horse.
 
well i am upset i cant ride as thats mostly what ive got my horses for tbh!
they are out everyday as normal unless its too slippy with ice, and they have rugs on as needed....
couldnt cope with no turnout....
 
i can't ride at the moment anyway, so it's not bothering me.
mine are having a nice mooch about in the manege every day. i'm very glad they're all wintering in this year, i'd feel very guilty if they were out in this kind of weather, even with good rugs and shelters... the wind here has been absolutely biting. also, the snow is a lot safer than ice, i can hobble around without too much fear of re-dislocating my trick knee!
 
Tbh at times like this I'm quite glad that mine lives out as it makes it so much easier to look after them!

Yes, we are carrying water and hay across the fields twice a day along with the feed, which is a bit of a pai - especially when you have to break the ice with your hands - but we don't have the worry that some of you with stabled horses have, especially those of you who are trying to keep your horses either competition or hunting fit.

My mare is well overweight at the moment due to not being ridden since September because of an injury and her crest is rock hard so she won't be getting a rug on as it won't hurt her to lose a bit of weight!
 
i think u've hit the nail on the head. at the end of the day, when conditions r like this, so long as the horses are warm, well fed and safe, does it matter if we cant ride for the time being. i know some horses need to be ridden to stay happy, but if ice makes it too dangerous, then isnt it better that they get a little narky from lack of exercise than slip and do themselves an injury?
 
Well, monumentally cheesed off not to have been able to ride this past week as I have been off from work.

However, I'm very happy that our TO is unrestricted and that our horses are able to go out. Despite ice and snow, our horses navigate all with sensible heads.....
 
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i think u've hit the nail on the head. at the end of the day, when conditions r like this, so long as the horses are warm, well fed and safe, does it matter if we cant ride for the time being. i know some horses need to be ridden to stay happy, but if ice makes it too dangerous, then isnt it better that they get a little narky from lack of exercise than slip and do themselves an injury?

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what benpony said
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...but it WILL end, it is NOT the end of the world, so, as someone said, at the end of the day if everyone is happy, healthy and warm, so flaming what if you can't go out to play for a few weeks?

There are people and animals a darn sight worse off, if anyone is bored and can get out, go and help in a soup kitchen, volunteer somewhere, or check on your elderly neighbours.
 
I try to look at the flip side of the coin, at least at present my fields arent being churned up and the horses arent knee deep in mud, things are harder and the horses arent out as much as I would like, turned them all out a couple of days ago and after 10 minutes charging round they were all back at the gates wanting in and hay.

The day takes longer to get through having to supply water to DIYs from the house that dont believe it is there job to do it or even help, but its part and parcel of horses and it just means less mud and muck (hopefully) till spring gets here, although hearing one livery moan how can they poo pick when the field is frozen, well if I can do it so can you it is not my job to clear up your horses sh*t.
 
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