Horses' Holiday Schedule

Waiting For Breakfast

Breakfast for the horses consists of a healthy mix of mollassed chaff, bran, a small portion of pasture mix, additives, a spoonful of garlic powder and some vegetable oil, all mixed with a little water and garnished with a sliced carrot each and maybe a juicy apple between them!

For 'afters' they each receive about 3lbs of hay briefly soaked in water to remove the dust.Meanwhile yesterday's pooh is collected and removed from the pasture.

Mid afternoon the horses receive the bulk of their hay ration of 8lbs each put out in small heaps on their grazing area. This means that the horses will be inspected at least twice every day all through their holiday period.

Between meals they are free to 'hang out' or browse all day along the full length of their narrow paddock on the edge of the woods and marshes, with plenty of gentle exercise at their own pace.

Once a week they will be brought up to take their breakfast in the stables. This will allow a closer inspection, a change of scenery, and a gentle brushing to free them of any mud and gorse.