wasnt' so bad ...
I did try and turn molly out, but she was clearly just going to stand and stare at Charlie, and he was going off it wanting to be out, so she came back in again!
They were both turned out about 3, when G comes home from work, and she said they were happy with that and grazed a bit, ran around a bit, and so on.
They hadn't eaten all the hay we'd given them; hoping that they will pace themselves better and we may end up using less, since they won't be starving all day and then gorging all night.. that's the hope, anyway. i know when Molly had that 6 weeks in with her bad legs Autumn 2008, she didn't eat huge amounts, so we may be ok.
the only minor glitch was that the nozzle on the end of the hose was frozen.. i was only pleased the hose itself wasn't, I hadn't taken it in last night (i did tonight!). but as I said to G, if it IS frozen in the morning we will have a problem and she will have to fetch water from the house..
and in case you're all wondering - i like to do mornings, as I like to have all the mucking out etc. done before i go to work - whether horse staying in or going out. saves having to do it all later!
Keeping My Fingers Crossed
8 years ago
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I've had frozen hoses for at least a month. I've so far mostly filled the tub with buckets of water as the spigot in the barn is OK.
As long as the horses are happy inside, it's no big deal this time of year. Hard, though, to judge how much hay to give them. You'll get a good feel for it eventually.
Frozen taps are a pain, hope it doesn't come to that for you.
Hope everything warms up and, more importantly, dries up soon!
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