Re: The WORST thing?
This message is from: Jane Brackett Hi Melinda, My 4 are out 24-7 with run ins. I used to put them in during lightening storms until a friend told me that her barn had been struck by lightening and caught fire. Her animals would have died if they'd been in. So, unless you live up on a high hill when the horses would be the tallest things around, I'd leave them out. We've had storms almost daily for the last couple of weeks and as soon as it clouds up and starts to blow my horses are out and happy to be cool in the wind and rain. Jane, in muggy, rainy Maine Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: The WORST thing?
This message is from: Lori Albrough Melinda Schumacher wrote: My basic question that I meant to ask wasdo people worry about their horses getting struck by lightning It depends. I do worry if the horse has shoes on, is in a big high open pasture with nothing else around. If they are in a paddock near the barn with run-in shelters then I don't worry or a field that is down in a valley, that seems safer. Lori Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: The WORST thing?
This message is from: Melinda Schumacher My basic question that I meant to ask wasdo people worry about their horses getting struck by lightning if they are turned out during thunderstorms, with or without a run-in shelter? I wonder if I am being overly cautious by keeping them in when the forecast is for thunderstorms overnight. Melinda On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Lori Albrough wrote: > This message is from: Lori Albrough > > > In my opinion, stabling a horse is the worst thing you can do to them. >> > > The worst thing. Really? The worst? Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
The WORST thing?
This message is from: Lori Albrough In my opinion, stabling a horse is the worst thing you can do to them. The worst thing. Really? The worst? What about letting them eat so much that they become obese and their feet -- and any hope of an athletic future -- are destroyed by founder? What about not feeding them enough so their ribs stick out and their hips jut and their coats are dull and staring? What about not looking after their dental care so their razor sharp teeth make lesions on their cheeks and tongue? What about not providing proper and timely hoof care? I have seen Fjords managed in all of the above ways and I feel that each of these is many orders of magnitude worse than putting a horse in a stall. What if you have predators on your land at night but you just leave your horses to fend against the cougar or whatever as best they can? Personally, I don't think there is any one right way to care for a horse. Every location, every animal, every owner, every sport, every goal, all present variables that need to be managed on an individual basis. Lori Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
