How to Successfully Get Through the Winter With Your Horses Routine

Going into the winter with your horses can be a daunting process. You know you're going to have limited day light and either you're going to have to do everything by touch light or get someone to help you do your horses which often means you then won't see them in the day light yourself for most of the week. Everyone pony owner hates the winter but it's one of the problems with living in England. My article is going to help you and advice you on how to successfully go through the winter without huge problems. If you prepare right you're going to get through as well as you possible can. I hope you find this article informative and useful.

Firstly don't forget that it's already getting dark out there by 7.30 so make sure you have your evening routine down to a 'T'. This may mean getting some of your things ready in the morning or preparing in bulk at the weekend. Bucket feeds can be made up in advance and stored. This means you only need to grab it to do them in the evening. Hay can be stored in a spare paddock near where they are grazing so you don't need to carry it from the yard. If you don't have the time to bring them onto the yard to sort rugs out and do not want to drag them back and from the yard you may wish to invent in a little locker which you can store at the entrance to your field and pop unused rugs in their.

Make sure you check your tack such as stirrups and leathers at the start of the winter. Stirrups and leathers will very quickly get damp once the cold weather comes and any items which are a little old will soon break so replace anything early on so you don't need to do it when it's dark. There is nothing worth than spending valuable riding time visiting the saddlery to pick up new items to ride in.

Don't forget to consider that something's may need to be bigger due to extra layers if you're cold. You may ride in bigger boots to prevent your feet from getting cold so stirrup iron sizes may need to be larger than you planned.

If you haven't got lights near where your horses are it may be worth investing in some so that you can see what you're doing. They are dangerous animals and looking after them in the dark isn't safe.

Don't forget to check your stirrup iron sizes and sitrrups and leathers this winter