Storms and Ponies

The Uk seems to be getting many more strong storms and we wonder what to do to keep our precious ponies safe and warm.  The temptation is to think they must be stabled or that they suddenly need rugging.  Well probably not. What you really need to check out is the amount of natural shelter they have in their field or around their track.

We went looking at the hedges with a critical eye and with the help of a strimmer and cutters, we caved in to the hedge in several places to make shelter. Also bought some willow woven panels and put them up, the one we made for Tara is called Tara Towers.  See pic. she loves it.

Ponies and unclipped horses are well able to deal with almost all UK weather, I saw a picture recently of the retired racehorse Desert Orchid and he had a coat like a yak.  Sure if you find them shivering then consider a rug but nature knows best how to keep them warm.