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Other Services
Rehabilitation Facilities
Occasionally, a horse will become injured or sick and will need special facilities in which to recuperate. Sometimes, a horse will need
time to be restored to its former state of health or training. From time to time, a horse may have been sick and needs time by itself to
be cured of its previous illness, problem, injury, etc.
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We have two special corrals, each associated with a small pasture, in which a horse can be kept by itself, isolated from physical contact
with other horses. The isolated horse can see, hear, and smell other horses but it would not be in a position where it had to exert itself
to protect itself from other horses.
Each such corral has its own hay manger and automatic waterer. The corrals are 65 ft. X 30 ft. The adjacent pasture is available for
turnout without physically interacting with other horses. Alternatively, the horse could begin its recuperation under these circumstances
and later be allowed to interact with other horses over the fence. Eventually, the horse would be released into the herd or returned to its
owner's facilities.
Retirement Home
Owners of healthy horses who want to retire their horse to a safe, professionally managed facility can do so at Poco-Razz Farm. Some
retired horses can be ridden. They are maintained in such a way that they can simply be a horse, safely and securely, with all of their
emotional, physical and social needs satisfied.
Reasons for Retiring a Horse
There must be as many reasons for retiring a healthy horse as there are horse owners capable of retiring it. Among the most common
reasons are the following:
1. The horse gets old
2. The rider gets old
3. The horse gets injured or sick
4. The rider gets injured or sick
5. Children who have ridden the horse for years grow older, move away, get a job, get married, go to college, or any combination of
these situations
6. The owners have to move and they cannot take the horse with them
7. The horse is no longer competitive but the owner is - and he/she wants another horse
8. The owner's financial situation changes and she/he cannot afford the fees associated with supporting a competition horse
9. The owner is transferred and cannot bring the horse with him or her
10. The owner wants a younger horse to replace an older horse who is still healthy
11. The horse is a rescued horse
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