so I posted on the care forum about keeping ponies in or out over night at this time of the year. I got lots of responses (Thankyou all for that!) and have finally made my mind up! Peds is in at night as off yesterday.
I had various reasons for wanting him in, ease for me (and it's what I'm used to as B lives in at night all year round) gives him some respite from the weather (they have no shelter in their field) and also gives the field a bit of a rest as it is pretty much trashed! (Their field is split in two, they have slightly less than half the field in the winter) where the ring feeder is, is now so water clogged it's like wading through a stream!
I had other reasons also, but I'm not going to go into them!
The woman who owns the horse in the field has moved her into another field with her other horse. I decided I just needed to do what was best for me and Peds as if the shoe was on the other foot she wouldn't hesitate to change her horses routine.
Anyway. He was quite happy when I left him this evening, and I'll be going up early tomorrow to turn him out as I don't want him to be in for too long when he's not used to it. (I would have brought him in later but we're having a family dinner again and my dad offered to give me a lift as it's chucking it down!)
I had various reasons for wanting him in, ease for me (and it's what I'm used to as B lives in at night all year round) gives him some respite from the weather (they have no shelter in their field) and also gives the field a bit of a rest as it is pretty much trashed! (Their field is split in two, they have slightly less than half the field in the winter) where the ring feeder is, is now so water clogged it's like wading through a stream!
I had other reasons also, but I'm not going to go into them!
The woman who owns the horse in the field has moved her into another field with her other horse. I decided I just needed to do what was best for me and Peds as if the shoe was on the other foot she wouldn't hesitate to change her horses routine.
Anyway. He was quite happy when I left him this evening, and I'll be going up early tomorrow to turn him out as I don't want him to be in for too long when he's not used to it. (I would have brought him in later but we're having a family dinner again and my dad offered to give me a lift as it's chucking it down!)