Rugs and Rain

After all this dry weather we have had lately yesterdays rain was a bit of a shock to the system. We spent all morning with two horses at Sunnybank for the BSJA, it is no fun tacking up and preparing horses whilst getting soaking wet and as with all indoor schools there is nowhere to get warm and dry but at least we can go inside I do feel sorry for the competitors who sit outside in the pouring rain waiting for their go. Amelia was completely wet through by the time she had jumped the first with two more to go. The warm up area is outdoors and resembled a lake which is an excellent opportunity to school horses which are reluctant to go through water but otherwise not to good. Consequently we went through quite a few rugs as trying to keep full clipped horses warm

Rugs is always a problem. All the horses came in wet this morning and where do you put 30 odd rugs to dry them out. During this cold weather most have been going out with two thick rugs on, last night being milder most went out with just New Zealands on but those who were full clipped ended up staying in as I didn’t want their under rugs getting wet. The weather changes from day to day and it is difficult to decide how warm or dry it is going to be after midnight when you’re turning the horses out at 2pm. Our fields are not good for shelter and I am sure most would rather be in than standing in the wet and cold but when it is dry I prefer them to be out. The fields now resemble a bog and every coat we possess is soaking wet. When I win the lottery I am going to have a heated rug drying room and heat lamps in every stable. Actually when I win the lottery I am going to sell up!!!!!!

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