Am i the only one looking forward to winter?

[Kc..]

I was thinking about it today - i cannot wait for winter!!!!

I get to muck out, clip, do rugs. It won't be too hot andit's never too cold! There'll be icey mornings and snowy morning. I absolutely love the winter!

Winter couldn't come soon enough!!

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[ginny!]

Snow?! Only if we're lucky !!:rolleyes:
I quite like winter, its just the miserable, dark nights and all that rain that gets me. I like the cold, prefer it to heat anyway;)

[Chiicken]

Nope, I love the colder weather 'cause Lio's always super to ride when it's a bit chillier instead of his "It's too hot, I can't be bothered, I think I'll just play up and buck" attitude he's had over the past few weeks. He's being a star now its cooler again!
So, no you're not on your own, I'm looking forward to it too (and christmas, but I'll probably get shouted at for mentioning that this early.....)

[scottishterrier]

never too cold!! are you crazy lol

[Daffy Dilly]

I'm looking forward to the end of the month - my Uni timetable is 5 half days - that means daylight time at the yard! :D

[NatalieR]

Snow?! Only if we're lucky !!:rolleyes:
I quite like winter, its just the miserable, dark nights and all that rain that gets me. I like the cold, prefer it to heat anyway;)

but the dark nights and rain are the best bit :)

i love autumn/winter, it used to mean i'd leave at 5:30 in the dark to go ride 6-7 in the dark, i just love it for some reason

now ride 10am so doubt it will be dark ever :(

[Kc..]

Snow?! Only if we're lucky !!:rolleyes:
I quite like winter, its just the miserable, dark nights and all that rain that gets me. I like the cold, prefer it to heat anyway;)

We had loads of snow here last winter, not a lot of it was very deep but plenty to make snowmen and ride about in it!! :D

Okay so maybe it can be too cold, but i'd rather ride in the cold than in the heat. There's never too many layers!!

[HJ]

I am looking forward to going to the yard in the cold and rugging him up for the night, I love the smell of cold air when there's a bonfire somewhere near too!!!

I do know however, that once winter been here a week or two and I never feel warm, I will soon be hoping for summer again ;)

[Carrie+Morgan]

Nope I love winter, cant wait for Jade to try her new rugs out, already bringing her in at night again.

Also cant wait for frosty hacks and my favourite time of year CHRISTMAS!!! :D

[Trewsers]

Certain aspects of winter I like! (not many!!!). I love the snow - its so remote where we live we get stuck (little bit of poetic licence as I have a 4 wheel drive now!!!) and when I get snowed up I can spend quality horse pampering time....hehehehehe.
One thing I really HATE and which scares me silly is strong wind! I have a real phobia about it - and it keeps me awake all night!!!!
Don't mind the cold tho, one can always put another layer on (I get to do my Michelin Man impression!!!)

[Kc..]

Yeah i just love having to rug up and put them to bed rather than leaving them out. If i could i'd bring them in all year round :D i just can't wait.

I'm oging to prepare with some decent warm clothes this time!!

[~*sugarlump*~]

As long as there's no snow/ice I'm happy :D
I like cold winter mornings when you're all cwtched up in your warm clothes!

[Trewsers]

Yep, definitely invest in warm gear - I've been looking at what gloves to buy, I've seen some waterproof ones by Good Hands. They sound ok, I tried the Sealskinz last year but didn't really like them.

[Trewsers]

As long as there's no snow/ice I'm happy :D
I like cold winter mornings when you're all cwtched up in your warm clothes!

Hehehe, yes but cold winter mornings reduce me to childhood and I want to either: get dressed in bed:o:p:D Or put all my clothes on the radiator the night before then they're nice and warm to put on.......:D

[x-Marmite-x]

I love winter :D! I can't wait :p! Although this would be my first winter with Toby - and bearing in mind how awake he is in the warmer weather, I'm expecting him to be just one hyperactive ball of fuzz all winter ;).

[~*sugarlump*~]

Hehehe, yes but cold winter mornings reduce me to childhood and I want to either: get dressed in bed:o:p:D Or put all my clothes on the radiator the night before then they're nice and warm to put on.......:D

Oh good, I'm not the only one that does that then :o
I have also found that wearing jogging bottoms over your jodhpurs is the best invention ever. Keeps me toastie warm :D

[claireandnadia]

You are not the only one looking forward to it, another livery said yesterday she couldn't wait. I hate the winter, cold and dark when I go to turnout, cold and dark when I bring in, slippery floor, hose freezes up so you can't do the water, gloves get wet so your hands get freezing, toes feel like ice when your riding.....nah, give me heat 24/7 365 days a year.

[Trio]

i'd love winters if we ever got any snow but we dont :mad::mad:
its the wind i hate the most though in the winter- no fun riding in high winds, sends archie mental.

[beating_hooves]

I don't mind the cold, I just hate how early it gets dark in the evening.

[loopy1]

no im a bit scared!

this year will be the first ALL the horses will be living out 24/7, i now have no looseboxes, so no mucking out and lovely deep warm beds, lots of shelter though

i will be needing to buy about a dozen new turnout rugs, faff around with big bale hay, and get night vision goggles or something!

and somr thermal underwear!

also i wont be able to clip anymore, boo because i like baldy horses that dont moult everywhere, yay, because its a faff...

[acw295]

Hate winter :( I like Spring & summer.

Hate dark early mornings, hate mud, hate hay (bloody stuff gets everywhere). Hate only being able to hack at weekends.

I don't mind the cold, or the rain - but the dark depresses me muchly :(

[loopy1]

same here, its the dark

i hate being too hot so dont mind cold and rain, but im dreading the dark :eek:

[y03mylers]

Lets see...
i've had the WHOLE of the year mucking out twice daily for my lad and having to be there first thing in morning and tea time...and now i get another 6 months of it, god i can't wait for winter to come and go. roll on next summer!!

[huskyfinn]

i hate the strong winds and the heavy rain but i do enjoy being around the horses when it's cold. i think they appreciate you more as well when it's cold and they get more attention (well mine do!) as i spend alot of time cuddling them! :D

[Laura83]

No not really... getting up in the morning when it's dark and I can't get out of bed, not being able to hack until the weekend, or ride in the fields because no floodlights. I get home later because if I want to use the school I have to wait for lessons to finish.

Dark when I get to work, dark when I leave work. I get about an hours daylight at lunchtime and it's horrid.

Like others have said, rain and cold is fine, but the dark it a major hindrance.

Oddly enough I would love to visit the Arctic circle in winter, experience total darkness all day and night.

[Harlequin32]

Absolutely nuts :eek:
Mine has pretty much been in at night and rugged all summer anyway- winter will only bring less hours in the day, mud and REALLY restricted t/o at our yard.
then there's the ice, mud fever frozen taps expensive hay/feed bills manky muddy ponies and filthy clothes, not to mention my poor little car :confused: weirdo!

[Trewsers]

Well hopefully one other good point this winter - two things: I will have a school - yaye! ANd, hopefully both will be able to be turned out (Joe on 6 months box rest last winter!!!! which meant Storm wouldn't go out without him). So am really hoping that their winter paddock will be fenced in time (funds permitting) and that they can at least have 6 hours a day or so. (Bear in mind this is a huge improvement on last years 20 minutes twice a day in hand).

[Kc..]

Absolutely nuts :eek:
Mine has pretty much been in at night and rugged all summer anyway- winter will only bring less hours in the day, mud and REALLY restricted t/o at our yard.
then there's the ice, mud fever frozen taps expensive hay/feed bills manky muddy ponies and filthy clothes, not to mention my poor little car :confused: weirdo!

Lol, not looking forward to it then no? :p

[Flony_Pony]

I'm also a lover of winter, warm deep beds, lots of rugs, lots of layers, cups of tea and soup...YAY

I just dont like Ice, everything else I can handle!!! Oh and I LOVE clipping and rugs!!

[ajm01]

i love it in winter when you leave them at night tucked up in bed wi there jammies on and a massive haylage net xx

[Julie.H]

Oh would love to keep my out 24/7, think my shadow would love it!!! But my farm has now also got rid of most of its winter turnout:mad:
Anyhow i love going to the farm getting all mucky and clod and oming home for bath and PJ's, settee and glass of wine.heaven!!!:)

[Laura83]

not to mention my poor little car :confused:

Oh god I hadn't even thought of that. I'll be the only 09 plate on the road covered in mud! :eek: :(

[xxScarletxx]

I love the winter, only thing is were i am in scotland we hardly ever get any snow, last winter was the first time in about 10 years.

Love making nice deep warm beds, loads of nice warm rugs lol
Mine refuse to go out sometimes if its too wet though :rolleyes:

[haylekins]

I have my fur lined wellies and fleeces, hoodies and jackets all looked out :D
I love the part of Scotland I live at as we get proper snow like this:http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n452/hayleykins1/IMG_0655.jpg
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:D

I love the sound of the crunch under your and your horses feet, I love wrapping up warm and wrapping your horsey in it's pj's, I love breaking the ice in their buckets, I love mucking out while sliding around trying to control the wheelbarrow, I love going down to see them with icciles on their whiskers :p
I love watching them after you just turn them out and they gallop off in the snow with the spray in your face. Most of all I love sitting in the stables with a nice cup of coco and a big warm hug from your ned :D and also Chayla actually wants to work because it's cooler than summer :rolleyes:

I LOVE WINTER !!!

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[OwnedbyChanter]

you are mad get off the forum now................:eek:

No hate it. Then list of hates it to long to type and will bring me smashing back down to earth with a almightly...IT WINETR NEXT MONTH...feel to it.

Thank you for ruining my day:D

[devonlass]

Hmm,certain aspects of winter I like.

Love: that there's no flies (no more getting eaten alive whilst riding yay!!),that it's not too hot for horse and me to ride.knowing what to do about rugging (straight foreward in winter,unlike summer where can be boiling one day,and horrible the next,and constantly putting on and taking off rugs!!),knowing he's tucked up warm and snug in his stable when weather horrid.

However,I hate: the tie of having to bring in and turn out at set time,the extra costs of hay and bedding,having a muddy pony,the hassle of either clipping or having a sweaty pony,and if really cold and icey like last year,really hate the terrible driving to yard and riding conditions.Oh yeah and really,really don't like being cold and wet.

That's really depressed me now lol:rolleyes::p

[cloudandmatrix]

i like no mucky pon y as she will be tucked up under rugs and hood and chaps! apart from that... no pony club, mud, getting dark etc

[X-Rosie-X]

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I LOVE this pony...how adorable! :D

[haylekins]

I LOVE this pony...how adorable! :D

Thank you :D she's 22 and still refuses to come in :rolleyes: whereas her daughter who's 8 cant wait to come in when it's cold and miserable ( well actually she cant wait to get in whatever the weather :p)

[ForestGump]

In a way I'm looking forward to it.

The bits I'm looking forward are:
I get to use my newmarket excercise sheet (which I love)
I love the smell of haylage
I like the frosty morning hacks when noone else is about
The snowy days (which are few and far between)

The bits I don't want to come round:
The feeding 3 times a day, which costs a lot more then summer feeding
The rugging, its ok at first and then gets annoying, I'm not particually strong and I'm short so hate having to put rugs on a 16hh TB :rolleyes:
The rain and wind, because I just hate it.
And also, when you go inside after mucking out and your nose practially explodes with snot :p

[bexc3]

I must say im quite looking forward to winter, i love rugging them up on a cold night and putting them in their nice warm stables :). I love frosty mornings and drinking hot chocolate from a flask after mucking out, i also can not wait till christmas, its my fav time of year :o, although it does annoy me when they advertise it soooo god damn early :mad:.
But i do have to say i dont like rugging up and turning out between 20 and 30 horses a day and i hate the wind and rain. I know once ive had a few months of winter i'll be begging for summer, us brits are never satisfied lol :rolleyes:.

[*GroovyGallop*]

Yes, can't wait...
Freezing toes and fingers, a big snowy hill i will have to WALK up, more mucking out, muddy ponies, dark nights, picking frozen feet out, frozen over school......


Are you feeling OK???:D:D :p

[midnightmare]

yess can't wait :D
Love working at the yard in the cold...also gives me an excuse to cover up as much as possible (I am self concious haha)
I love the feeling of warm rugs when you take them off the horses :o

[Howengold]

I love the cold dry and snowy days but you can keep the gales, mud and torrential rain!:rolleyes:

I love the beginning of September normally as I start bringing the ponies in and get to start light ruggiing...I say normally as this year the weather is worse than usual and my starw and hay haven't been delivered yet:mad: No point my hay man coming till the straw turns up so I guess they will be out a bit longer till I can get the horse box to a straw supplier x

I love mucking out the stables and filling the haynets and buckets ready for the night times. I like to do it first thing and then it looks nice and cosy all day ready for the babies!

[Sammii]

Apart from already suffering (badly) from my first cold of Autumn, I can not wait for Winter.
Love love love it! :D

[Raspberry]

I quite enjoy it too. I can't stand it when it's boiling hot :o Autumn time is generally my favourite though as it's not too cold, not too hot and my horse is nice and sane as she's still living out :p

I love the feeling after you've mucked out, done all your yard jobs and then tucked the horses up for the night :D

[cinammontoast]

Never too cold? Crikey! It was -5 most mornings in Feb here and the taps all froze so we had to do water changes the night before and I couldn't feel my fingers. I put them in hot water one day to defrost-stupidest thing to do and the pain was really extreme!

I will appreciate it being more social in the mornings otherwise I'm alone but in winter, there are others turning out early etc.

[Sammii]

I just love that there's nothing more motivating than a delightfully sunny yet crisp-ice cold morning for a good hack round the block and then a muck out session afterwards. :D

I'm such a winter freak, but I don't care!

I just despise having to scrape my car of a morning. :rolleyes:

[loopymare]

I also love the winter :D I love the fact that you can snuggle up to get warm but when its too hot is so hard to cool down, and when the winter sun is shining go for a lovely hack and finish it off with a nice warm cup off tea, which is normally nicked by my boy :D:p

[nirikina]

Last winter it snowed then partially thawed and refroze constantly. The school froze over so couldn't school, the water pipes down to the fields burst so the paths were like an ice rink so couldn't turn out, I risked a few short hacks but the ground was so slippery. Connor hated being shut in his stable for so long, his joints stiffened up and he started to weave.

[lottie.dot]

Another one for winter. I love bringing my mare in from the field when we can't even see where we going as it's pitch black. Only I have moved yards now and she is out with others so I'll no doubt be bringing in someone elses horse!

But I love wrapping up being warm having a day down the yard, riding out and taking my dog out and then coming home to my warm home and putting the fire on with a hot drink (though normally it's green tea! hmm... may have to change that to something else)

xxx

[Kc..]

I just love that there's nothing more motivating than a delightfully sunny yet crisp-ice cold morning for a good hack round the block and then a muck out session afterwards. :D

I'm such a winter freak, but I don't care!

I just despise having to scrape my car of a morning. :rolleyes:

Same here i LOVE it, but ditto about the scraping!!!

[haylekins]

Never too cold? Crikey! It was -5 most mornings in Feb here

and you thought that was cold :eek: it was almost minus 30 here for a while :eek:


but mind you that is the middle of the highlands for you :rolleyes:

[Ace87]

I'm dreading winter, have just said foalie can LIVE OUT!!! I'm gonna be dragging him into bed with me when it's cold. Also having to think about Q living out too... No idea what to do!!

[Flony_Pony]

I'm dreading winter, have just said foalie can LIVE OUT!!! I'm gonna be dragging him into bed with me when it's cold. Also having to think about Q living out too... No idea what to do!!

Outs easier!!! But my favourite part of winter is Warm stable rugs and big fluffy beds!

[HLDVS86]

funnily enough I am....I like riding in the dark, I love mucking out and I love getting all togged up for a hack in hi viz and love the Xmas ride...oh and the hunting to watch too!I dont like the rainy/windy times but i do like winter!! and the clipping yes thats fun too...i'm clipping a stencil on my ones backside this year :D roll on end of september...when i can be let loose with the clippers!!!! mwhahahaha

[HLDVS86]

oh and the winter might aid in me loosing some weight...what with the trying to keep warm and the mucking out etc!! :D

[Harlequin32]

Gosh!! your almost all convincing me now!

It is nice to lie in bed at night hearing vile wind and rain knowing they are tucked up munching i spose!

[FayeObs]

i LOVE winter!!!!! especially when weve had a bad summer like this, i just want winter to come! I like nothing more than seeing horses tucked up in a nice clean bed out of the wind and rain!

I also like hot baths after coming back from the stables to warm my feet on! Our coal fire and the ole Sunday Roasts which we dont have in "summer!"

BRING IT ON!!!

[Melting Moments]

The only thing I HATE about winter is the flaming wind, I can handle everything else.

[Kc..]

The only thing I HATE about winter is the flaming wind, I can handle everything else.

Yeah but mind you we've had about 3days straight of god awful wind so far, no better today!

[laceyfreckle]

I don't like wind or rain :mad: I do like fluffy beds and rugging up BUT I don't like kids whinging at me they're cold because they don't have rugs as thick as the horses :p (they do btw;))

I hate the dark evenings which means I have to ride just at weekends or when I can get child care as feel a bit cruel to leave the baby at the yard in the cold just so I can ride.

[Ratface]

Do you know I was starting to think I was the only person in the UK who actually LOVES the autumn and winter!

When I got my first neddy at the end of last year everyone said 'if you can stand it now, summer will be a doddle'. WHAT WERE THEY TALKING ABOUT!!!

Bloody flies! The damn heat! Fly spray! Sun cream!

The autumn and winter are so atmospheric! I see the pics people put on here of the colder months and they are just stunning!


This year I have my own fields and am without water and electricity so things may be a bit difficult on an evening when it is feeding time etc!

My OH has already bought me a headtorch (windupable too!) so that I can see on an evening! I have used it already when I couldnt get there til late and it ROCKS!!! Got it from Amazon if anyone is interested ;)

One thing I will miss is making the snuggly beds (like you say) but I guess I can still put a stack of straw down in the shelter for them should they wish to bed down in there!

From a none horsey point of view everyone is wearing 10 layers of clothing everywhere you go so I dont get jealous of people in their skimpy summer clothes :p

[Gemsluvshorsesx]

I cannot wait for winter :D :D :D

I've just gotten a lovely new coat for riding in, so I cant wait to go up to help at the RS with a warm jacket and fleece and a scarf :o

I love being all wrapped up and also the fact I'll get to ride in the dark again as I have an evening lesson :D I just love it! Oh & xmas is so much fun as you get to dress the horses up in tinsel & put it on your hat and play lots of games, like the one where they put out a row of polyblocks as a jump which gets less wide each time (cant remember the name :o until you jump just one block on its own...

So yeah, looking forward to it :o