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The horses at Patchwork are retired to all different homes. But all have an easy
life. Beau and Dozer came to our house because they both had special foot problems
and Don is the farrier for Patchwork. Since he had been doing special work on Beau
for three years, it seemed good that he could continue the work.
Beau was disabled (in a stall for 8 years) due to navicular and was very lame when
he came to Patchwork. He wears special shoes called Sneakers and is recovering to
full use of his feet. While at Patchwork he was used for ring work - trails were difficult
on him. Now he can go anywhere for at least an hour without a problem. He is currently
at a friend's house (we are short on room) where he goes trail riding on occasion and gives
a young girl lessons once a week. When he was at our house, he was doing the same thing.
He is 23 and is very fit. He is given a standard ration of hay and grain with occasional
treats of carrots, apples, or other horse goodies and a micro nutrient supplement once
a day. His current pasture mate is another retired Patchwork horse - Farral. He is older
and not in as good condition so never gets ridden.
Dozer is at least 25 and is in excellent condition. He has a hoof fungus that causes his
hooves to crack. We are currently soaking his feet with a special anti-fungal soak that
should cure the problem and allow the cracks to grow out. Even though he has this condition,
it does not slow him down. He is never lame and does not wear shoes. He is still full of
spunk and can be a brat at times. He loves to go for trail rides and we try to ride him at
least in the ring for exercise once or twice a week. He will be used to give a teenager lessons
this summer. He gets a standard ration of hay and grain. Because he does not seem too
enthusiastic about eating hay he gets additional oats and a micro nutrient supplement once a day.
We have found that the key to a happy horse retirement is to make sure that they have
other horses with them (horses are heard animals and a horse alone is a lonely horse) and
that they are still used for occasional rides. They especially seem to love the lessons with
children.
Links to other sites on the Web
Equest Therapeutic Horsemanship
Patchwork Therapeutic Riding Center
Directory of Equestrian Facilities
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