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All barns are not created equal . . .

The Patchwork Farm feeding program is tailored to the individual horse, featuring Seminole feeds. Our older horses are fed a special Senior feed. Our horses are turned out daily on lush grass pastures. In the barn, the horses always have hay in front of them. We stock a Kentucky orchard/alfalfa mix hay and a local grass hay for the “fatties”. Many of the horses get some of each. We like our horses to be able to munch all day, like nature intended.

We utilize the “SmartPak” system for our horses’ supplements. At the shows, we pack everything up with no interruption to our feeding program.

Nafcore Horse Bedding
The Horse Bedding that lets your horse breathe a little easier!

We are proud to annouce that we have converted our farm to Nafcore™bedding. Nafcore™ is made from Kenaf, an all-natural renewable crop. It is low dust, absorbs 2.5 times more than typical shavings, and neutralizes ammonia. Its use reduces stall labor and manure piles. Average use is 1 replacement bag/week. Kenaf works differently than wood shavings or straw. Urine passes through the top layers of kenaf bedding and the liquids are absorbed by the bottom of the bedding layer. This leaves a dry top layer. For the horse who constantly walks and stirs the bedding, rapid evaporation of the liquid component of urine allows the bedding pieces to be available for additional absorption. Due to the increased absorptive capacity, kenaf bedding can be placed in the stall at a reduced depth. Nafcore™ provides labor savings as well. Less time is spent in the stall removing manure and wet bedding. Since less bedding is removed, less is replaced. Less bedding in the wheel barrow means fewer trips to the manure pile. A smaller manure pile means fewer trips to the field and reduced costs in waste removal. For more information on Nafcore™ please visit their website. Nafcore™ Website

We rely on the expert work of our team’s professionals to keep our horses healthy and happy. Each horse is an individual and is treated as such. It couldn’t be easier for our owners- we handle all scheduling. Payment is made from the owner’s Equine Care Account. As a part of our routine health care management, all our horses receive regular visits from our farrier, who is at the farm every Tuesday. Horses are shod at 4-6 week intervals as needed. We take care of all veterinary matters- vaccinations and any other health care or soundness matters. Our equine dentist checks all the horses every 6 months. Our horses also receive the attention of our chiropractor and massage therapist at the owner’s direction- we should all be so pampered!

• Veterinarian: Dr. Jimmy Nash, DVM and associates
• Farrier: Richard Miles
• Equine Dentist: Jason Cashin
• Equine Chiropractor: Heidi Bockhold
• Massage Therapist: Michele Lacombe