Retirement Livery

Our retirement livery provides a natural, peaceful and fulfilling environment for our oldies. Our set up resembles the equicentral style of living in that we allow our retirees to live in a small herd environment (consisting of 6 horses) who have permanent access out onto their grazing whilst also ensuring adequate shelter by way of a large communal barn which is bedded down with our quality home produced wheat straw. Our own adlib hay & haylage is also fed throughout the winter months via tombstone feeders within the barn to compliment their fibre intake. They are free to come & go as they please from their barn out onto their large pasture all year round.

With regular photos & updates, we aim to provide peace of mind to owners, knowing their old friend is looked after & cared for to the best of our ability. Please note our retirement liveries are all of advanced age so we do not take on turned away/ recuperating younger equines.

What our retirement livery includes;

Adlib hay, haylage and straw throughout winter (usually Nov – April)
All field maintenance including rolling, spraying, fertilising and regular summer harrowing
A large communal barn bedded down with our home produced wheat straw
6 acres of quality grazing directly & freely accessed from their barn, 24/7, 365 days a year
2 tombstone ring feeders within the barn filled with large bales of our home produced hay and / or haylage during winter
Deep littered barn, skipped out and bedded down everyday throughout winter
Twice daily checks, 365 days a year
All rug changes according to weather and specific to each individual horse, including fly masks
Provision & administration of fly spray & sun cream, if and when required during summer
Arranging and attending to the vet, dentist, farrier, genital hygienist and physio (if and when required) Monday - Friday only. NB: farrier visits are compulsory
Arranging and sorting rugs for washing / reproofing / repairing as & when necessary
Purchase and collection of routine faecal worm egg counts 3 times a year
Regular updates with photos and videos
Owners are welcome to visit whenever they choose
Use of undercover yard area & wash down facilities

What our retirement livery DOES NOT include;

Vet, farrier, dentist, genital hygienist, physio costs
Worming costs if and when required (including equisal saliva tests which we use twice a year)
Provision & administration of hard feed
First aid equipment (to be reimbursed if used from the yard first aid kit)
Rug washing, reproofing & repair costs
Mucking out, hay, haylage and straw throughout summer (eg if box rest is required)
Use of riding facilities such as our indoor arena, grass riding paddock and on farm hacking
Euthanasia & disposal costs (If the necessary forms are completed, we will arrange and attend to this, if and when required)

Extras available at additional cost if and when required;

Grooming
Bathing
Mane & tail tidy