Do you still put your horses out when the weather is bad?

[Flexiblefriend]

It seems to me that the done thing these days is to keep horses in if the weather is bad, and I just don't understand why? My horse is in at night through the winter, but he seems happy enough out in the rain, and wind, as long as he has a good rug on. So what do you all do? Do you keep them in the moment they might get wet, or is that just round my way?

frosty I think our lad must be related to your boy. I thought dpony was a terrible pony for rolling,but only I could manage to find one worse than her.He too, can manage to get it up under his rug,I don't know how they do it.

He was out on Sunday night too, but wasn't really dirty at all - I think the field was too wet, even for him, to lie down and have a snooze or roll.

I'd just finished plaiting ready for hunting (after 4 days had been cancelled) this morning and then that bloody storm came and put a stop to it. He's very confused now that I've taken them out, put another rug on and given him hay - I don't think I'll be venturing out in this today!

Our yard keeps them in for

Heavy rain - trashed fields,
High winds - safety as horses go crazy.

We had 1 killed last year and another with spinal damaged due to charging about in high winds

The yard does not take risks now.

In a perfect world I love my mare out all day every day and in at night but i understand why my yard keeps them in sometimes and if I'm honest I don't mind if it helps stop her getting injuries.

I also have one who is very very good at covering himself in mud. He wears a rug with a neck, but he still has mud all down his neck, up to his shoulders, and pretty much right up over his bum. I swear he is half hippo! He wallows rather than rolls.