Ferrell Hollow Farm has chosen over the years to adopt senior horses that might not otherwise have a chance for a happy retirement. Currently we have 4 retired Carriage horses (2 from NYC and 2 from Michigan) and 1 retired Jousting horse (from NY) that we lovingly adopted into our Retirement Program so they could have a comfortable forever home! All of these horses are aged, with the exception of Buddy, and they all have special needs requiring lots of care and attention, not only from myself, but other equine professionals (vets, dentist, trimmer) which adds to the cost of keeping them comfortable. And that is our goal: to do whatever we can to make sure they have a happy, healthy and comfortable retirement until the day they decide to leave this earth. They are such a joy to care for and we hope they benefit from many, many years here under our loving care.
Not only does it take dedication, commitment, unconditional love, and energy to make this happen--it takes a great deal of money to provide them with the standard of care we wish them to have. Here is a bit of information on just how much it costs to upkeep these 5 horses:
Feb 2012 Vet Bill (Blood work and Fecals) $400
Dentist (once a year-March) $375
Barefoot Trimmer (monthly) $200
Supplement Costs (monthly) $550
Hay Cost (monthly in winter) $450
Feedstuff (monthly) $200
Of course there are other things such as supplies, and the cost varies for those each month, but you can see that it is not an inexpensive endeavor that we have chosen to undertake.
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Buddy: 11 y/o Percheron gelding, retired Carriage Horse-right hind leg-severe osteoarthritis

Siegfried: 23 y/o Percheron gelding, retired Jousting Horse, ongoing Laminitic issues
Cindy Daigre is the founder and director of Ferrell Hollow Farm, an Equine Retirement facility in Tennessee focusing on the unique concerns of Senior and Special Needs horses. In addition, she provides Equine Nutritional Consultations, has developed a specialized line of Natural Body Care Products, Herbal Blends, Seed Mixes and has written several articles for Natural Horse Magazine.
We have other natural, hand-made products for horses, dogs and people for sale on our website at:
http://www.ferrellhollowfarm.net/Store.html