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Retirement Livery

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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.

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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

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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)

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Extras available at additional cost if and when required;

  • Grooming

  • Bathing

  • Mane & tail tidy​

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