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Retirement Livery

One of the hardest moments for owners is deciding when to retire your horse. Is there an age, an injury, a time in their life (or your life) when it’s best to retire? The truth is there isn’t one answer for everyone, but I say to everyone, you know in your gut when your horse…

Injury Retirement

Qualified, Professional Equine Care  All the horses on our retirement livery farm are cared for by professional equine personnel, working with your horse’s welfare as our primary concern. Many equine injuries result in rest which is a crucial part of recovery. We have seen many horses come through the gates with no hope of ever recovering, yet time on…

The benefits of grass livery

The opportunity to graze for extended periods has two very important benefits for the horse. First, forage (or fibre of some type) is a basic necessity for normal functioning of the equine gastrointestinal tract, and a well-managed pasture will be an economical source of high-quality feed. Indeed, as will be discussed shortly, under some circumstances…


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