WE NOW HAVE ONE OPENING FOR FULL BOARD
BAREFOOT HORSES ONLY
Fee Schedule
Full Care Only - your horse has a reserved stall, but horses are stalled only during inclement weather or rehabilitation
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We are located in Clarkesville, in Habersham County Georgia
- Low sugar grass pasture, verified by laboratory analysis, with 2.39% total NSC and .93 sugar.
- Your horse's diet is customized by Equine Nutritionist, Dr. Sheila Schils
- Vigilant owner lives on site
- Special care for insulin resistant, cushinoid and laminitic horses
- We keep horses off pasture when sugar content in grass is high
- Daily monitoring for proper hydration and prompt treatment with electrolytes
- Daytime shelter with fans during hot summer months
- Constant access to fresh, clean water and mineral/salt block
- Weight and health monitoring
- Horses are separated based on personality
- Licensed with the GA Department of Agriculture
- 40 years horse experience
- Fescue, rye, bermuda and clover pasture and paddocks
- Dry lot and pseudo 'paddock paradise' situation for IR horses
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Fresh, quality hay rolls year round
- 2 daily feedings with premium, low starch Seminole feeds
- Beautiful, peaceful, SAFE, secluded mountain setting
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Horse-safe 3-board and steel wire mesh fencing around entire property.
- Gentle and patient care and handling
- Weekly grooming and hoof picking, or as needed
- Bathing, as needed
- Rotational, shaded grass and dry paddocks
- Miles of trails off property
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4 miles from Sunburst Stable's marked trails
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60' lighted round pen with level, sand footing
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Shelter from inclement weather
- 6-week rotational deworming program
- 6-week Natural Trimming Schedule by Todd & Annemarie Jaynes
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"And he whispered to the horse, trust no man in whose eyes you do not see yourself reflected as an equal." -Unknown
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For the senior horse to maintain optimal orthopedic and intestinal health, our horses spend as much time in the pasture as nature will allow. They are only stalled when temperatures reach below freezing, cold rain and thunderstorms. Shelter is provided at all times.
The article below details the benefits of 24x7 pasture.
Horse Board: pasture vs. stable by Marissa L. Smithwick comparison-contrast research
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