I have no idea. I remember Edward Gal saying in an article that he couldn’t be turned out in a pasture (I’m paraphrasing) because was so wild that he was a danger to himself. Perhaps Totilas was allowed a small paddock, I don’t know, and I don’t know if he was turned out after he was sold.
Europe must be a mixture. I have one from there that I cannot transition to many hours of turnout at all.
He lived in a field until he was started and then it was treadmill, eurociser and riding only.
He genuinely is not into turnout.
Horse and I moved to the UK last summer from the States. I had heard about winter turnout being extremely limited (for most barns/yards) over here, but I guess I didn’t appreciate that reality until I saw it for myself. Now, my horse lives out 24/7 due to previous ulcer issues, but aside from him and his small herd of babies and retirees in the one large field, all the other horses are basically in their stalls 23 hours a day. There’s a small turnout pen, a walker, and two winter paddocks they rotate into (pen time and walker for those that aren’t in the paddock that day), and they might only get turnout for a couple hours once or twice a week.
This particular yard is somewhat limited in that their summer paddocks are low-lying and prone to be very wet if not partially flooded in the winter. It does seem like many yards do restrict turnout in winter, primarily to save turnout for summer. Many places let horses live out in summer months, but the trade off is that winter is very limited. I also did not appreciate the amount of mud either…my horse is in a relatively high-lying field and even then, the low area down by the gate had biblical levels of mud.
Most other yards in the area either restrict turnout as well in the winter, or have specific winter fields they use. Those blessed with the real estate can get away with daytime turnout all through winter. I’m glad they were able to accomodate my horse living out, because I cannot imagine him living inside all the time. Stresses me out just thinking about it. He is extremely happy being a horse and that’s all I can ask for after all he does for me.
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Do many vets still recommend steroids for young horse injections? Most of the vets I work with have moved towards pro stride/PRP for any young horse needing joint injections.
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I totally appreciate what goneaway has described, We live in BC, Canada and we built all weather paddocks, So we are on crusher dust with drainage all around. It’s certainly not easy with rain, plus its going to get worse with climate change. our horses go out all day, but tough when just pouring rain. Saying that, they don’t want to be in the rain, i look out and they want in, Summer they are in fields. Weather permitting
I just read Behind the Stall Door with Hunter Holloway and Pepita Con Spita. I was thrilled to see pics of 2 Grand Prix horses turned out together!
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AND no boots, halters, fly sheets, etc.
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My first horse was sold to me in his mid teens. He’d had a lengthy career in the Big Eq and hunters, and then done a couple of years in a IHSA program. He came to me with strict instructions that he was only ever to be turned out alone, in boots, and never all day.
Within the first week we figured out that he was fine with the quiet old pony. A little later, in a group of 4-6 relatively easy-going other geldings. He had no time for rambunctious babies and insisted on his space being respected, but other than that he was perfectly fine in a group.
We also figured out rather quickly that he was happy turned out all day or all night, but not 24/7. I can count on one hand the number of times I saw him lay down outside in 5 years that I had him. He’d come in from turnout, eat, and promptly sprawl out snoring in his stall. It was just his preference.
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Appears Dani is getting out of horses. Instagram post that she is “taking a break” and selling her current horses.
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Her “brand” took a big hit over this scandal and her temper tantrum in Tokyo. I don’t think it’s a terrible decision to step away for a while and hopefully gain some real world perspective.
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What happened in Tokyo? I thought her horse had a soundness issue.
Is the “scandal” her policy of no turnout? That seems a bit extreme a description.
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She had posted an instagram story (which of course is now gone) slamming Israeli Equestrian for not activating her to compete in the team or individual competition. After a fall in the individual another rider was no longer going to show in the team and she was activated. I think it was the following day that her horse came up lame.
The post is gone but here’s an article that mentions it
I use the word scandal very loosely. There’s probably a better word for it but my brain can’t come up with it right now.
She lost a lot of fans and followers over it though which she seemed to make a big deal out of. The showjumping community as a whole didn’t care though.
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Really ?
22 hours ago.
She also responded to a comment saying that they sold the farm in the Netherlands back in December.
The link I clicked on in equibrit’s post took me to Facebook.
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It literally says “Instagram” in the post you quoted, @equibrit.
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That’s the point - the post stated that Dani had said something on Instagram, and Equibrit refutes it with a link to facebook.
Par for the course for some posters - posting the first google hit link without reading the content. Not aimed at you…
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