My family and I stayed here for a weekend in March. We were so excited to stay looking on their social media account and their website, but it is not what it is made to be on the internet.
The chickens, ducks and geese are well-maintained, along with the donkeys, the goats, the pony and a black horse.
The other three horses are extremely concerning to look at, and the fact that they use them and let people ride them is even more concerning.
There's a point in horse's life where you should just let them be to live the rest of their life without being ridden.
The black and white paint (not terrible but headed in that direction), the chestnut gelding Ol Red and the poor old bay gelding Buck....
The videos that they present on their social media accounts are from years ago and do not indicate the condition of the horses currently.
Being involved in horses, most of my life and having my own personal horse for about 18 years, it is extremely heartbreaking to see.
Not only are they in bad condition body score wise, their feet are not well maintained ..... I can speak for a Buck specifically because I picked up his feet and you can smell thrush instantly and when I indicated to the caregiver about this, he told me they have a vet for that.... Thrush a simple fix, must be treated daily.
I don't know anyone who is going to pay a vet daily to treat something so treatable by their own hand.
This gentleman has no clue what he's doing with horses and he even admits that to you.
He also proceeded to tell me that buck was not a trained horse and wanted to put my five-year-old daughter on him...
The bridle was put on incorrectly.
The saddle was not secured correctly and again the body score of the horse is really repulsing.
I signed paperwork for my five year-old to ride a horse not knowing which one it would be.
I was hoping for the little black mare but he pulled Buck out instead and would NOT take no for an answer.
The poor horse walked around the round pen, crossing his back legs, which indicates pain or a neurological disorder.
You can literally look that up on Google.
I also mentioned this to him and he said he's fine.
Besides being a walking skeleton, he has something going on whether it's pain or neurological issues. He should not be ridden...
Did you know that it's recommended that you don't ride a horse if you are more than 20% of their body weight?
Did you also know that a horse is supposed to eat 2.5% of their body weight in hay.... so if a horse is 1000 pounds they should be eating 15 to 25 pounds of hay a day... good hay such as alfalfa and if they can't chew the hay, they should be getting cubes or pellets that are soaked.... not coastal hay.
Coastal hay has no beneficial nutrition. It is literally a filler. It's like lettuce for us.
If they got younger horses or even focused on fixing the horses they have this would be a great go to spot. read more
