Retirement/rehab in South West

[Mrs B]

A fellow livery has a pony with suspensory damage and the mare really cannot tolerate box rest. Doesn't even like being in a stable with a barnful of company - stresses, weaves, box-walks, you name it. Everything has been tried in the past to settle her, to no avail.

The only hope she has is to be out in a settled herd for 6 months+ and to try and let nature heal her.

Any recommendations?

 

[HelenBack]

If the pony can go barefoot then there is a track livery place near Bristol Airport that could be suitable. They have a surfaced track and a grass one and the horses are accommodated according to their needs so the pony could have relatively restricted movement on good surfaces without being confined to a stable.

Google hoof help Bristol and I think that should bring it up. Probably not the cheapest option but could be worth a go.

 

[Spotherisk]

Lowertown Farm on Dartmoor always seems very good, I did meet the owners a few years back and thought they were sensible farming people. Does depends where you’re looking in the sw though.

 

[zandp]

Hoof Help, Long Sutton in Somerton or Harmony Equitation near Swindon could all be options.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

What particular area are you looking for??

There IS a place up on Haldon Hill nr Exeter in Devon; they're a barefoot place and I went out there to look around for ideas when I was transitioning mine.

They will take horses specifically for "transitioning" - don't know if they'd offer retirement livery as such, but I put it forth as perhaps they might??

It is a lovely place and I would have been happy to send my two there; however they are not cheap!! Can't remember how much, but you're talking serious money. But for that they would give the horse serious attention and you wouldn't be talking about a quick glance across the field, it would be what it says on the tin, end of.

Can't recall the name of it now; the woman who runs it does barefoot trimming.......... dang it, wish could remember the name!! Perhaps someone else would know.

Don't know if they would accept a horse with shoes or not........... but presumably if the horse is needing "retirement livery" the shoes would be coming off anyway??

 

[paddy555]

What particular area are you looking for??

There IS a place up on Haldon Hill nr Exeter in Devon; they're a barefoot place and I went out there to look around for ideas when I was transitioning mine.

They will take horses specifically for "transitioning" - don't know if they'd offer retirement livery as such, but I put it forth as perhaps they might??

It is a lovely place and I would have been happy to send my two there; however they are not cheap!! Can't remember how much, but you're talking serious money. But for that they would give the horse serious attention and you wouldn't be talking about a quick glance across the field, it would be what it says on the tin, end of.

Can't recall the name of it now; the woman who runs it does barefoot trimming.......... dang it, wish could remember the name!! Perhaps someone else would know.

Don't know if they would accept a horse with shoes or not........... but presumably if the horse is needing "retirement livery" the shoes would be coming off anyway??

is this where you mean?
http://www.willhayesequestrian.co.u...j84zhT1RDsZGRaQNRevbOsjOnjQd33eaOAg5l17eVKjPo

 

[Spotherisk]

is this where you mean?
http://www.willhayesequestrian.co.u...j84zhT1RDsZGRaQNRevbOsjOnjQd33eaOAg5l17eVKjPo

well done,, that’s the one, I’d failed at finding it.

 

[Mrs B]

Sorry! I wrote the following yesterday, and hadn't actually posted it! ??

Thanks all - will pass on the info.
(We're on the coast, Devon/Dorset border).

They don't want to retire her, just give her a chance to heal and then bring her back into work hopefully in the future. She's currently not shod behind.