was the order of the morning, as expected.
molly went out, much to her displeasure (had to put the rope halter on to get her out) and with her legs clagged up with mud fever stuff
then the remains of the bedding went, the mats came up and the ponds underneath the mats got soaked up by some not yet soaked bedding and swept out.... i go there a good bit before 8 am, and got home @ 10. all before breakfast, this!
the floor underneath is not level, and there are dips in it - you can't tell this when it's dry, of course! it wasn't that the water level outside got up enough to come into the barn, it's that the prevailing wind direction blew it into that end, and it was coming under the minuscule gap between the floor and the door. they say. whatever, the floor outside the stable seems to dip into the stable, and then, as i say, there are places for ponds to form.
at least i had the rubber matting down. it would have been twice as bad if i hadn't! a
YO has offered me a stable move, we'll see how it goes as the stable is directly opposite the tack room and toilet, next to an outside door so i can get out that way without having to pass any other horse, and in due course the tap/horsewashing area with hardstanding is going to be outside that door. So I'd rather not move her unless I'm forced into it by the weather, and this weekend WAS exceptionally bad...
and we're not as bad off as some!
and after i'd sorted that out, i built an Ikea bookshelf, now sitting in the corner of this room. much needed. will need a couple more shelves, i think.
then went back with a view to riding (it had been a nice day) - as i was getting molly from the field, having put new bed down and filled haylage net, it started raining again...
washed her feet off, no scabs so that seems to be sorted, and legs were no longer filled, thank goodness
ended up doing a bit of rope circling in the arena, just to say i'd done something!
molly went out, much to her displeasure (had to put the rope halter on to get her out) and with her legs clagged up with mud fever stuff
then the remains of the bedding went, the mats came up and the ponds underneath the mats got soaked up by some not yet soaked bedding and swept out.... i go there a good bit before 8 am, and got home @ 10. all before breakfast, this!
the floor underneath is not level, and there are dips in it - you can't tell this when it's dry, of course! it wasn't that the water level outside got up enough to come into the barn, it's that the prevailing wind direction blew it into that end, and it was coming under the minuscule gap between the floor and the door. they say. whatever, the floor outside the stable seems to dip into the stable, and then, as i say, there are places for ponds to form.
at least i had the rubber matting down. it would have been twice as bad if i hadn't! a
YO has offered me a stable move, we'll see how it goes as the stable is directly opposite the tack room and toilet, next to an outside door so i can get out that way without having to pass any other horse, and in due course the tap/horsewashing area with hardstanding is going to be outside that door. So I'd rather not move her unless I'm forced into it by the weather, and this weekend WAS exceptionally bad...
and we're not as bad off as some!
and after i'd sorted that out, i built an Ikea bookshelf, now sitting in the corner of this room. much needed. will need a couple more shelves, i think.
then went back with a view to riding (it had been a nice day) - as i was getting molly from the field, having put new bed down and filled haylage net, it started raining again...
washed her feet off, no scabs so that seems to be sorted, and legs were no longer filled, thank goodness
ended up doing a bit of rope circling in the arena, just to say i'd done something!
4 comments:
My stable flooded too luckily I dont buy my shavings or i'd be much less understanding about it.Its the third time its happened this year.The water comes running in from the cow shed which was fine when it was deep bedded up for the cows but since they dont have them anymore they turfed the shed out...so I now get flooded.They are 'supposed' to be doing something about it!
I've got a spring coming up through the paving outside my front door !
C
ooer caroline, that's not clever! hope it's not heading down the passage through the house....
Luckily, my hill and my ground seem to be holding up even after the torrential rains. But I do sit over an aquifer, which means that the layers of soil are ultimately very pourous and naturally soak up the water to carry down to the water table below. I'm not sure, though, if it rained as much as it has where you all are that the water table might not end up at the surface!
I do hope you dry out soon!!
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