Rehab set up

[Amber54]

How many of you have used, or would use a basic rehab yard .
Main services would involve day to care with individual turn out and care as required.
It would be based in South wales.
There are only state of the art places around here and include all the hydro treatments etc but not everyone needs that and it comes at a cost.
Thoughts please.

 

[Tiddlypom]

How basic?

Would there be enough personnel and suitable traffic free facilities on hand to hand walk out a very fresh box rested horse in straight lines? Two people are needed to for that to be done properly.

A very knowledgeable rider for the ridden rehab horse, who is able to feel the horse is unlevel or sore? Not just a yard who does rehab by numbers.

 

[Starzaan]

Hello, I have run rehab yards for a very long time and am happy to chat to you if that would be useful.

 

[Amber54]

Hi yes that would be great

 

[ycbm]

I have used them twice, once for a horse which needed work which I was unable to give it due to working full time and the second time for a wobbler when I was going away on holiday. Both times I needed only the basics, not a raft of treatments, but I did need people able to manage basic rehab and the responsibility of horses which weren't well.
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[Starzaan]

Hi yes that would be great

Ping me a PM and I’ll give you my number if you’d like? Happy to chat

 

[misst]

I used one for a fiesty boy who needed walking after box rest and slow careful rehab for 12 weeks. It was great, very professional and they attended for the vet etc if I was working. My main concern was the ability of staff to keep themselves and my horse safe when walking out. I don't mind if the facilities are not perfect but the staff need to be as does the fencing etc to keep everyone safe.

 

[sbloom]

A track system for barefoot type rehab and where movement is medicine, plus someone that truly understands how horses need to move is what I'd recommend to my customers. Treadmills and swimming etc are of much less interest to me. If they offered truly beneficial postural work to correct the causes of the lameness/injury, not just to fitten the horse or even lots of polework, that's the game changer.

 

[ycbm]

A track system for barefoot type rehab and where movement is medicine, plus someone that truly understands how horses need to move is what I'd recommend to my customers. Treadmills and swimming etc are of much less interest to me. If they offered truly beneficial postural work to correct the causes of the lameness/injury, not just to fitten the horse or even lots of polework, that's the game changer.

Good idea. You aren't anywhere near to be in competition, Amber54, so I would contact Gawsworth track livery as the always have a waiting list. There is also on in Staffs but I can't recommend them, I've seen a shocking example of a horse that went to them for foot rehab.
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[sbloom]

Good idea. You aren't anywhere near to be in competition, Amber54, so I would contact Gawsworth track livery as the always have a waiting list. There is also on in Staffs but I can't recommend them, I've seen a shocking example of a horse that went to them for foot rehab.
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And get Amy from Abbotts View's book on track livery. She offers consultations too, Gawsworth may do.

 

[stangs]

Surely it depends on what you're rehabbing?

• EMS - just a grass free track will help. Limited professional experience required.
• Foot issues - a track will help, but most of the foot rehab track liveries are run by qualified trimmers. I personally don't see the point of using a livery like that if you don't have a good foot professional involved.
• MSK injuries - I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving my horse at a rehab yard unless the YM was experienced with dealing with injuries, or, at very least, had a good eye for lameness.

Previously, you've posted that you have 50 acres of pasture. You're not going to use all that on a track, so why go through the expense of building a track when good turnout is already limited in S. Wales?

Having said that, if you are interested in tracks, there's a new track livery round Abergavenny. You could use them to judge whether the market's there in your part of the country.

 

[ycbm]

Previously, you've posted that you have 50 acres of pasture. You're not going to use all that on a track, so why go through the expense of building a track when good turnout is already limited in S. Wales?

Building a track for foot and metabolic rehabs wouldn't affect offering grass livery. The track would take a minimal amount of land and the rest can be grazed. The total number of horses supported would likely be higher because those on the track will be fed hay or haylage.
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