Should I cover my horse or not?
Hello,
I have a Hanoverian gelding with arthritis in his back. It's been raining nonstop for days, and he's kept in an open stable and doesn't go into the shelter. So his back is practically always wet. My gut tells me to cover him, but I'm not sure. It's about 7-11 degrees Celsius outside here.
what would you do?
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So a horse of my mother has spat, in this weather he has always had a rain blanket on it during the day at night, making a thin stall blanket out of which is unlined.
Is he eating? Does he lose weight? Is he spanish?
My boys (one of them a changing construction site) are also outside and do not necessarily go to the shelter. Ceilings are no longer visible.
I would intervene with the blanket in the thermoregulation around the winter fur and the winter fur urgently needs it, could become a crisp winter.
As long as he doesn't tremble kilos of weight, let him stand like that. He can go to the shelter if he wants.
if this is your horse getting worse when it's in the rain isn't covering the alternative, but turning into a running stable in a snow.
is not frequently offered, but makes sense to initiate for horses with certain breaks in summer open stable and in winter running stable – always with the same group.
the best posture for all horses I see in the way a modern Dutch project holds the milk cow.
the animals have the free choice of whether they want to be inside or out, where the inside for about 8 horses corresponds to a surface of about 500sqm, divided several times by space dividers with various passages and daylight from above or daylight lighting, adapted to the actual day/night rhythm. remains to be mentioned that the inside is air-free but with fresh air supply.
the "outside" comprises about 1,200sqm open-stall and a grazing surface, which is calculated according to the large animal unit, is all accessible. the horse should also be followed by a trail run.
the part is – the whole thing needs enormous space and if you have to go to the horse, you either have to run far and look long or you just have luck.
an estimate would be such an attitude with full board around the 1,500 euros per month
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so no, don't cover.
provide air-free and horse-friendly conditions. with enough space. then the horse goes in.
Yes, look for a stall in the Hamburg area. Please marry a millionaire.
Ownership obliges the owner of the horse to get a stable that meets at least the guidelines.
I'm in the north of HH. There's too many usable poppets here. Admitted, rare with hall. But there is a good attitude here more often.
if the horses don't go to the riots if they had to, something doesn't fit with the riots.
Most of them are too narrow, offer too few possibilities of softening, and in the rule there is a "drawing like soup".
What corner of HH? There are several people coming here.
Ours are just the most popular outside in the rain. Horses enjoy rain.
I wouldn't cover up and instead work with Back on Track or the like while cleaning.
Extend the step-phase and work meaningfully gymnastics – target before the attack should be a honestly solved horse, a passable rider can also train his horse well from such a state and solve it. Edit: And if you can't do that yet, you can work and learn exactly that;)
Tell the Gûnther when it rains the one disappeared in his box
In the case of a sick/old horse, blanketing in this weather is quite an option. If your horse doesn't go in, because it doesn't dare or just feels uncomfortable, then blanket up when you see it's not good for him (trembling, braced, painful back,…). But if the horse just doesn't want to go in, you don't feel like it's bad, not a blanket up.
Only wet, only cold is usually not a problem. The combination of both is often the evil. With us (Bavaria) it also rained a day last week with under 10°C and with rain + cold wind, bah. Now it is again ü10°C, therefore “just” wet. Take the horses usually nothing.
Usually you notice how the horse goes and act accordingly.
If the horse can go to the stable, it will.
If the horse does not do it, if necessary, the stability is bad!
Covering is not a good solution!
If your horse has problems with your back, you can already uncover.The oldie of a friend has also since this a rain blanket with inner fleece, because he becomes stiff like a board on his back.
I don't hold anything from rain blankets without filling or inner fleece, because the fur can't stand up and the horses will freeze quickly.
Thank you for your answer! 🙂
Under the ceiling the horse becomes too warm at current temperatures.