Hardy Hooves Barefoot Track / Equicentral Living

Hardy Hooves Barefoot Track / Equicentral Living Mixed surface, assisted DIY track/equicentral living. 24/7 freedom, forage, friends & enrichment.

Our grass free tracks are ideal for those with EMS, Laminitis & other grass affected issues; We also have a geldings only grass track/equicentral set up.

Such a beautiful morning here today 🙏🏻💗 hope you are all coping with this cold spell 🙏🏻
09/01/2025

Such a beautiful morning here today 🙏🏻💗 hope you are all coping with this cold spell 🙏🏻

When you get carried away looking at photos 😘Who else is looking forward to Spring!! Cheer us up and share some of your ...
08/01/2025

When you get carried away looking at photos 😘

Who else is looking forward to Spring!! Cheer us up and share some of your lovely Spring time photos 🙏

Assisted DIY - liveries just one visit a day 💗Our equicentral herd over the last couple of weeks. Sunshine, rain, sleet,...
06/01/2025

Assisted DIY - liveries just one visit a day 💗

Our equicentral herd over the last couple of weeks. Sunshine, rain, sleet, snow…..still living out with their friends, forage & freedom 24/7. Always able to chose whether to stay out or take shelter 🙏🏻

We have one remaining space on this side. Thank you to those that have applied but have not succeeded. As a reminder, It is a gelding only space and assisted DIY and waiting for the right horse/human combo 🙏🏻

I hear so many stories of people having to keep their horses in or go to the yard 2-3 times a day over winter. That’s not the case here. One visit a day, either am 4pm depending on which shift you have. One full barrow of poo, filling up 2-3 hay boxes and help keeping the hard standing areas clear of mud and debris. That’s it 🥰

Our tracks and equicentral set up are designed for the horses first….obviously but secondly we have designed it to work for our humans too. Winter is hard enough with our short days, why make it harder when it doesn’t have to be 💗

Pm if you would like an application form or to go on our waiting list. For those of you on our waiting list and/or for the grass free track or for a mare, you haven’t been forgotten I promise, it’s just that spaces here are rare and currently we only have one for a gelding on our equicentral side. In addition we save our spaces for like minded individuals who we believe would be a good fit so that we can keep life here as peaceful and harmonious an environment for all as possible 🥰.

A very merry Christmas from our herds to yours. May Santa fill your stockings full of track goodies, health and pony cud...
24/12/2024

A very merry Christmas from our herds to yours. May Santa fill your stockings full of track goodies, health and pony cuddles.

Keep challenging the norm and lead the change. Your horses will thank you 💗

When your friends are meant to be looking out for you 🤦‍♀️😂 some of our Equicentral crew enjoying the sunshine 💗
21/12/2024

When your friends are meant to be looking out for you 🤦‍♀️😂 some of our Equicentral crew enjoying the sunshine 💗

What a difference a day makes 💗From battling winds and torrential rain yesterday to blue sky, frost and sunshine today.H...
28/11/2024

What a difference a day makes 💗

From battling winds and torrential rain yesterday to blue sky, frost and sunshine today.

Hope everyone coped yesterday 🙏🏻

Through the ears of a horse…..makes all the hard days worthwhile 🥰

Help….I’d say over 99% of our feed is just adverts these days 🙄 Anyone know any way to reduce these? I’m guessing not bu...
23/11/2024

Help….

I’d say over 99% of our feed is just adverts these days 🙄 Anyone know any way to reduce these? I’m guessing not but worth an ask 🙏🏻

Would much rather see people we follow and respect than companies aimlessly trying to flog products ☹️

Pics of some of our track residents from sunnier, calmer days to cheer us up on a very grim Saturday 🌪️☔️

Strange how this photo reminds me a little of charcoal rubbings…remember those 🤔See how the snow depicts some of our tra...
22/11/2024

Strange how this photo reminds me a little of charcoal rubbings…remember those 🤔

See how the snow depicts some of our tracks and lounging areas. Weve been so lucky with the weather these last few days…..love waking up to this view 💗

If I jussttttt stand on my tippy toes…..maybe a can make a little more mischief today 😂🙅‍♀️The adventures of Jonny (& Si...
22/11/2024

If I jussttttt stand on my tippy toes…..maybe a can make a little more mischief today 😂🙅‍♀️

The adventures of Jonny (& Sir Claude’s bottom ) 😂🥰

Winter….aren’t your horses stabled over winter? A question that is often asked…./Simple answer - nope! Why would we 🙅‍♀️...
21/11/2024

Winter….aren’t your horses stabled over winter? A question that is often asked…./

Simple answer - nope! Why would we 🙅‍♀️😁🥰

Freedom, forage, friends 24/7, 365 days a year….:always 💗

Hay boxes……We love ours and have used these for years but although they are the most robust of all that we have tried, e...
07/11/2024

Hay boxes……

We love ours and have used these for years but although they are the most robust of all that we have tried, even these are not indestructible 😁

So, as with everything we do, we learn and adapt. This years experiment is weighting the boxes with bricks so that they don’t get lifted by our cheekier residents 😂 this is only for the boxes on our hardstanding and hard core track areas. The ones on the main track areas are attached by posts.

We’ll see how these fare this winter 🤞😁

To clarify though…..we LOVE these boxes. They really work well with our netting systems, all size of horse and last the distance unlike some of the more expensive “horse” specific products we trialled in the early years 💗

So this is what a thousand pounds looks like 😳😂Well Jelka……we can’t wait to put you to the test!Who else is using Jelka ...
02/11/2024

So this is what a thousand pounds looks like 😳😂

Well Jelka……we can’t wait to put you to the test!

Who else is using Jelka mats 🤔 be interesting to see your photos and hear your stories.

Mud mats….how many can YOU fit in a barrow 🤔My very wobbly journey was a mere 10! Need to work on my abs! 😂
25/10/2024

Mud mats….how many can YOU fit in a barrow 🤔

My very wobbly journey was a mere 10! Need to work on my abs! 😂

Mud mats…..our extremely flexible friends! 😁Seriously, having mud mats as opposed to larger, heavier mats is a god send ...
21/10/2024

Mud mats…..our extremely flexible friends! 😁

Seriously, having mud mats as opposed to larger, heavier mats is a god send at times like this or when you are considering more permanent solutions for the future and just need something to bridge a gap in an area or two 💪

These and some of their friends are heading towards some of the feeders on the track which have gotten quite muddy with all this rain. Given this is the second year now, we have taken the decision to invest in jelka mats for these areas next year.

They still have their large hard standing areas and their surfaced, smaller track for autumn/winter but April and October are becoming wetter and wetter each year…..we’ll let you know how it fares next year 😊 it’s always a learning curve & always room for improvement no matter how long you have been running a track 🙏🏻

More stunning photos from our very talented, resident photographer 🙏🏻💗Also, exciting times as we wait for our very first...
05/10/2024

More stunning photos from our very talented, resident photographer 🙏🏻💗

Also, exciting times as we wait for our very first delivery of Jelka mats to add to our variety of existing surfaces which include limestone, sand, mud mats and previously gritstone.

We’ll let you know how they compare and are rated by the residents when put to the test! 😁

Hi AllJust a reminder, our last remaining space is assisted DIY on our evening rota. I’m afraid we have no full livery s...
02/10/2024

Hi All

Just a reminder, our last remaining space is assisted DIY on our evening rota. I’m afraid we have no full livery spaces available at this time but thank you so much for your enquiries 🙏🏻

I have a number of local contacts that I am happy to share however so if I can help in this way, I always will 💗

Never cease to be blown away by some of the sunrises and sunsets over Rutland 😳Though typical, chose between mud and har...
30/09/2024

Never cease to be blown away by some of the sunrises and sunsets over Rutland 😳

Though typical, chose between mud and hardstanding, they line up on the mud 🙅‍♀️😂

Thank you Carly 💗

A little about Hardy Hooves.....Established in 2016 as one of the early track systems. We are a small track/equicentral ...
25/09/2024

A little about Hardy Hooves.....

Established in 2016 as one of the early track systems. We are a small track/equicentral assisted DIY set up in the beautiful Rutland/East Leicestershire countryside. We have two small herds, each with a max of 5 residents in each. Some are retired & enjoy chilling with their herd mates, some enjoy ground work and walking out in hand, others enjoying riding out & exploring with their humans along the miles and miles of stunning off road hacking and bridleways that surround us.

Our grass free tracks are ideal for those with , and other grass affected issues and is a mixed herd; our grass track/equicentral set up is ideal for all walks of life but is geldings only.

Spaces don’t come up often here and when they do we really take our time in filling them to make sure we get the best fit for you, for us and our existing horses & humans 🙏🏻 For that reason we do have a detailed enquiry form which we ask people to request and complete prior to offering to do a tour. This is because we cherish our wonderful settled herd and our wonderful humans, all of who are all on a similar wave length and we like to get the best fit possible to maintain our harmonious and tranwuil environment💗

Did you know that we are one of the very few assisted DIY track systems in the country as well? 💪 and yes, through careful management and good people, DIY on a track can work 🙂

Our assisted DIY packages start at £250 pcm depending on which herd and your horses personal circumstances; require just one visit a day (to fit in with a rota) and include all adlib forage - 365 days a year! For those wondering - we get through approx £75 - £110pm per horse, per month of mixed species low sugar/starch meadow hay! Remember, for our grass free residents, hay is their key forage and also the main forage for our grass track dwellers over Spring, Summer & early Autumn! No worrying about your horse running out of forage here 💗

Ideal for all barefooters, whether you want to take advantage of the amazing hacking and bridleways that surround us, want your beloved companion to live a much more enriched and natural lifestyle within a small, friendly herd or whether your horse is grass sensitive and needs an environment that is 99% grass free.

A place for like minded people with a wealth of benefits for horse & human:
✔❤ Freedom, forage, friends - turnout 24/7 - 365 days a year
✔❤ Adlib forage/hay 365 days a year through netted hay boxes around the tracks and/or on the loafing areas; loose available separately for those that need it.
✔❤ Access to standing, mixed species meadow hay paddocks from Nov - March for grass track dwellers
✔❤ Ridge and furrow for natural physio around the tracks
✔❤ access to hard standing loafing areas 365 days a year.
✔❤ misters for those hot, fly annoying days
✔❤ access to various open shelters 365 days a year. No shutting your horse away for hours a day!
✔❤ large grass arena
✔❤ various enrichment around the tracks, salt licks, scratching posts, play mounds, sand pits, woodchip rolling areas
✔❤ secured, covered area for vet visits, treatments etc with electric access
✔❤ automatic water troughs
✔❤ cctv and owners live on site
✔❤ Tea and coffee making facilities
✔️❤️ Tack and Feed shed
✔️❤️ worming program
✔❤ purposely small herds
✔❤ amazing hacking on our doorstep
✔❤ Secure storage
✔❤ friendly, genuine people, horses & support network

Freedom, forage and friends really are at the cornerstone of everything we have set up here

If you would like to join us here at Hardy Hooves please pm with your email address and we will send out an enquiry form for you to complete. If successful you will be added to the waiting list and contacted as soon as an appropriate space becomes available.

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Village
Oakham

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Monday 7am - 8pm

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+447966413142

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Videos

More tractor Ted action 😁 Not bad for a 47 year old…….Ted that is, not me sadly 😂

Video of said power Harrow in action 💪 😊

Power Harrowing
Power Harrowing

We power Harrow the grass free track every May, just to get rid of any stubborn shoots that have survived over winter. Normally a lovely local farmer does this for us but this year we have invested in the kit ourselves to give us more flexibility. If you’re relying on someone else to do it, I would recommend waiting for a prolonged forecast dry spell so that any shoots dug up, will die off in the sun 👌🥰

Track life
Track life

Track life……this time, hopefully, the right way up 🤦‍♀️😂

Quest
Quest

Quest deciding the tigers have gone and it’s safe to join the boys 🥰

Track opening
Track opening

Reopening the main grass free track…..Quest letting the boys get eaten first 🙅‍♀️😂 The residents on this track are either recovering laminitics and/or have EMS……doesn’t stop them enjoying track life 💗

Was it a dream 😳
Was it a dream 😳

Was it a dream 🤔…..Just a few days ago, blue sky, sunshine and an almost dry grass free track 🤦‍♀️ looking a little differently now but all still out enjoying themselves 🙅‍♀️ (Caveat - these are our grass track dwellers lending assistance over winter to help trash the grass free track for their mates 🥰)

Living out
Living out

Very sensible ponies as the humans brave not just rain but hail this morning 🤦‍♀️😂😂😂 they chose to stay on the hard standing and munch hay 😁 I think it’s safe to say hysteria is now definitely setting in but better to laugh than cry and at least the ponies are still happy and oblivious 😘

Our “raging” brook!! One of many contributing factors that enables us to keep our horses out 24/7, 365 days a year - no matter what the weather throws at us! Freedom, Forage, Friends …..always 💗 #horsetracksystem #horsetracklivery #barefoothorse #horseslivingout #naturalhorse

Track life……..what else are you supposed to do in a sandpit 🙅‍♀️😘 The Zujack love affair continues 💗

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