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If it feels like we’ve barely had a dry spell since Christmas, you’re not imagining it. The Met Office has highlighted how exceptionally wet the opening weeks of 2026 have been in many areas, with January rainfall above average overall (and some regions seeing particularly persistent wet weather).
The tricky part now is this: spring jobs still need doing, but rushing onto saturated ground can undo months (or years) of good land management. Below is a practical, traditional, “do-the-basics-well” checklist to help you prepare properly—without turning fields into a wreck and gateways into bogs.
When the land is waterlogged, the biggest enemy is poaching (compaction + churn). You can’t “fix” it in a weekend, but you can stop it getting worse.
What to do now
This is the time of year when the right kit isn’t a luxury—it’s what keeps jobs getting done when the weather won’t behave.
Worth checking or replacing now
Smallholders usually feel spring first: feed, fencing, muck, and the first real push of the year.
Do these before the weather breaks
Horse land gets punished in weather like this—especially gateways, track systems, and any place they stand and spin.
Right now
As soon as ground allows
When windows open, you won’t have time for the workshop jobs you could have done in the wet.
Use the rain days for
After a wet winter, spring success is rarely about a grand overhaul. It’s usually the traditional stuff done well: protect the ground, keep animals comfortable, and have reliable kit ready so you can act quickly when conditions finally improve.
Athena is our Equine specialist, who has been riding and competing (predominantly in show jumping) since the age of 6 years old.
She also has a diploma in Equine management and has 3 horses of her own.
