Please give me advice on leaving my horses at home alone all day while hubby & I have to work nearly an hour away. The boarding barn will bring them in when it rains, turn them out later in the morning when it is light, take blankets off when the day gets warm, ect..... I would have to turn my two out around 6 in the morning, sometimes in the dark too, and won't get home till 6, sometimes in the dark too. I am beginning to worry about even bringing them home at all, but I can't drive anymore, so my bi weekly barn visit has become maybe once a month and it is killing me. If I blanket the boys over night pending the temp, I won't be there to take them off thru the day, so is it better to leave them on all day even if gets really warm (like 20 in the morn and 50 in the evening) or take them off when I turn them out early in the morning at 20 degrees? Or don't use blankets at all, as both have very full coats. Last winter my donkey shivered even with his massive hair, so we still blanketed him. What if something happens? What if someone runs away?
How many of you are gone all day and the horses left by themselves?
I have heard about a camera system to hook up and that would be awesome. I think most of my neighbors are gone all day and one neighbor is really questionable. As excited as I was before, now I am becoming terrified. Please Help Me!!!
How many of you are gone all day and the horses left by themselves?
I have heard about a camera system to hook up and that would be awesome. I think most of my neighbors are gone all day and one neighbor is really questionable. As excited as I was before, now I am becoming terrified. Please Help Me!!!
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