Even mine are in!

[kim]

My Anglo refuses to go out and has done for the past 2 weeks, I rug her up and put her out she just paces up and down the fence calling to come in, and if you ignore her hoping she will wander off the pacing gets more frantic and she gets herself into a right sweaty state - so she is in! - rugged up and food up the yin yang, she gets worked in the morning before I go to work and taken for some grass inhand in a lush field for an hour in the evening before a good groom and bed - as soon as the air gets that spring smell about it though she will be gagging to go back out - I basically let her tell me what she wants and do it her way - it makes for a happy horse not a miserable one.

[Casper]

Ours have to come in at night, yard rules, so no different for them yesterday in that respect. But we did bring them in a lot earlier than usual as the lane was pretty lethal and didn't want it to have re-frozen after it thawed a little during the day.

This morning our YO let us use a different way to the field to turn them out, across soft snow instead of sheet ice so they are safely out again. Would have left them in had we not had that option as the lane was dangerous today. Was -11 when we left home to go to the yard this morning, -7 when we got there and is still only -5 now!

Looks glorious out there with the bright sunshine etc. Just hope everyone and their horses stays safe.

[arabheaven]

brrrr!!! -9 last night!!!
My two are in with fleecey rugs on, the water in the stables is frozen and for some reason Ori is deciding not to eat as much both have been lying down though in their cosy beds so at least they are keeping warm

[colin]

Jan 5, 2009 22:00:54 GMT 1 @rifleman said:

Jan 5, 2009 20:30:38 GMT 1 @emmaandstar said:

Well, William the Shetland is still in flip flops and bermuda shorts he's so tough below freezing temperatures are nothing! He is enjoying the extra food though! ;D

I used to live up the Dee Valley, about 20 miles inland from Aberdeen, and one of my neighbours bred Shetlands. Their insulation was so good, that I'd drive past on a snowy morning, and they'd have a layer of snow three or four inches thick on their backs - and, unless they rolled, it would stay there until the thaw, because there wasn't enough warmth leaking out from their bodies to melt it. Now that's what I call a winter coat!

Best regards,



Hi Jack

if we had the snow Icelandics would do that, but their coat is the ebst in heavy rain-its forms a outerlayer and the rain runs off leaving the horses skin totally dry-thats in winter-summer they get cold like any other horse.

best wishes

Colin

Jack

[nikki]

I have to say that I shoved my hand inside Zephie's HW rug this evening expecting her to be toasty and she was only just warm!! And that was at 4.30pm! If it gets any colder here overnight she'll need an under rug. I have NEVER in my whole life had to put a second rug on a pony before, but I guess she is getting on a bit now.

[vab]

Mine are all in at night but out in the day as long as its not icy on the road to the field - at night they have hw outdoor rugs and another indoor rug on top, big straw beds as well so hopefully they are not too cold but none of them are over hot even the shetland 2 year old.

[Margaret D]

Our's are all in at night, but have bales of haylage in their field to literally stand in through the day. As the water troughs have pretty much been frozen for the last three weeks I am playing Jack'n'Jill with water buckets to the field for them.

I got two tons of salted grit delivered when just before the Chritmas freeze was predicted so I spend a bit each day laying down a nice safe track from stables to field entrance. I don't do ponies on ice!

I so love those Shetland's coats and have to say I have an Andalusian with a pretty damn good attempt at a similar covering and he's already had one clip. He looks very satisfied with himself when I dis robe him to have a look see and groom. I can feel the repetative strain injury coming my way when the good weather comes and the moult begins.

Oh lordy, off for a lie down at the thought of it!

[horsey2]

I know it must be cold when I can put a m/w rug on my coblet and he hasn't shredded it because he's to hot!! He has a blanked clip but is such a hot bod!! He's out 24/7 but coming in for plenty of hay and a feed and we've just been allowed into another field. Luckily the field is in the sun the moment it comes out until it goes so they spend most of the morning against the hedge row sunbathing and I'm in the south so not as cold as some of you!!