Retirement Home for Horses
RATES AND FEES
Board:
(paddock/pasture) $295.00 per mo.
Feeding:
2-3 times a day as we determine. Limited
stalls and paddock available at no extra charge.
Straw bedding cleaned daily. Access to water in clean
trough, salt licks.
Feed:
High quality alfalfa, (Horse Hay)
and high
quality Orchard grass hay.
Worming:
$20.00 every 2 months, this is required
and part of the contract.
Vet:
Dr. Jim Williams (billing is separate)
Mandatory Vaccinations: The following vaccinations
are required on a yearly basis: Rabies, Tetanus toxoid,
Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis, Western Equine Encephalomyelitis.
Semi-Annual vaccines required are: Influenza, Rhinopneumonitis,
and West Nile Virus. Geldings will have sheath cleaned
at least once a year. Emergency calls as needed and
at our discretion. Fees will be billed.
Dentistry is performed on an as needed
basis. As horses age the amount of reserve crown of
the teeth becomes less and less. When all the reserve
crown of a tooth is used up the term to describe the
tooth is “expired.” When in older horses
teeth are “expired” it means that the
root is very short and these teeth may become loose
in the socket, develop infection of the dental ligament
and need to be extracted so that the horse may comfortably
eat.
Farrier trimming and shoeing is on an
as-needed basis, and is billed separately. No shoes
allowed in herd horses.
Available
for your horse ( *optional services)
* Blanketing
services: $45.00 per month.You supply
blanket. Service provider will bill repairs and cleaning.
This is coastal weather. Temperatures may drop to
32 degrees and the wind and rain may be a factor to
blanket in some horses. There is barn shelter/stalls
for horses to get out of the weather.
- Fly Spray: $20.00 per month applied
every other day.
- Grooming: $10.00 per grooming
includes brushing hoof, care mane and tail maintenance.Baths
determined by conditions and need.
Additional Supplements:
Varies as needed. We bill accordingly.
Trailer
Expenses: Billed by service provider/owners.
Trailering in and out for other than
medical purpose is discouraged.
Law for horses transported across state
lines requires proof of negative Coggins.
First and last months board and mandatory
Funeral expense deposit of $500.00 due at time of
contract signing. If horse is moved prior to death
the funeral deposit will be refunded.
You will be billed the board and extra
fees as determined by your contract with us.
You are welcome to visit your horse
anytime Saturday-Sunday from 10AM-5:00PM. Other visitation
arrangement is by individual need and written permission
only.
This is a retirement facility for your
horse, not a boarding facility. As such, horses are
not to be ridden on the ranch property.
Medicine Horse Ranch
Alyssa Aubrey
1589 Cerini Road
P.O. Box 224
Tomales, CA 94971
707-878-2440 PH
707-878-2441 FAX
alyssa@medicinehorseranch.org |
