Our Philosophy On Horse Care

We take our responsibility in providing board for your retired horses seriously. We see it more as providing care than just providing board.

Between Melissa and I we bring over 35 years of combined knowledge in caring for your horses. I have a B.Sc. (Agr.) in Animal Science from one of the top universities in North America, and I spent over 10 years balancing rations and formulating feeds for several of the top equine feed manufacturers in North America. Melissa has been riding and showing horses for over 25 years. For the first 15 years her horses were boarded at showing and training facilities. She has been caring for her horses on her family farm for over a decade and has also been involved in breeding.

We believe that the most stress free world for animals is one that mimics their natural environment as closely as possible. Horses were not meant to spend 23 hours a day in stalls. In the wild, horses roam free, and bond together with their herd . . . that is what they do here too!

Horses are grazing animals and were meant to live primarily on forage. Here in middle Tennessee, we are blessed with a mild climate, fertile soils, and abundant rainfall that ensures good grass for most of the year. Our horses can comfortably live outdoors all year round with minimal blanketing, and they are supplemented with high quality free choice hay during the winter.

To complement our pastures and hay, we designed and formulated our very own custom grain mix. With high levels of energy from fat and low levels from rapidly digestible starch, readily available minerals, and high quality all plant protein ingredients, it is specially designed to meet the energy, mineral and protein needs of our aged equine friends.

We maintain relationships with several local vet clinics and farrier services, and with equine nutrition and research professionals at the University of Kentucky, the University of Tennessee, and Middle Tennessee State University. If we don’t know the answer to your question, rest assured we will find out.