Equine Rehab

[hottoddy]

Have you, or would you ever use an equine rehab yard? If so, what services would you expect and what would you be prepared to pay for full rehabilitation livery?

I am currently working as an equine lecturer but am fed up of all the hassle that goes with the job and want to go back to being more hands on with horses. I have my BHSII, an equine degree and am just completing an MSc in equine performance science, I am also a qualified equine sports massage therapist. I now have the opportunity to take on a small yard which I could use for doing rehab livery, horses recovering from injury or surgery, coming back into work after a long break, or on long term box rest. The sort of things that many owners would not have the time of facilities to cope with themselves. I'm experienced in all types of ground work and have done lots of breaking etc, also thinking of training in some other therapies such as laser therapy.

Am I mad to be thinking of giving up a secure job in the current climate? What else could I offer? How should I market the service?

Any advice would be much appreciated, thanks for reading!!


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[LadyRascasse]

right i have thought about this at length because if i won the lottery this something i would love to do. for me you would need serveral top grooms first and foremost. then you will need a excellent vet and farrier who work well together. for the facilitys i would like good indvidual turnout a decent size school with an suberb surface. a hydro pool would be good as would a horsewalker. the surface on which they walk everywhen would have to be smooth flat surface not flints or rutty ground. decent size stables for the size of the horse with every stable being kitted out with rubber matting and using a dust free bedding in every stable

in sort for me to send a horse away for rehab the yard would have to be 6*