Colonial Hill Quarter Horses

Colonial Hill Quarter Horses CHQH-" Chase your dreams!" CHQH is an all breed boarding and training facility and we offer lessons, leasing and showing on your horse or ours.
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Haul ins for lessons accepted as well.

*an absolutely stunning facility, with breathtaking views and the owner will live on property. A staff that takes pride in the upkeep of the farm and the safety of all the horses in the barn and outside.
*STALLS: 10x010 and 12x12 stalls are available, most with operable windows, bars divide the stalls and line the front assuring light and proper air circula

tion. Each has mats and plenty of bedding for comfort.
*We have 3 riding arenas: a beautifully lighted 60 x 124 indoor with windows the length of the barn that slide open and closed, with sand and fabric footing for maximum cushion.
*2 outdoors: 1 directly off the indoor (100x100) and is lighted for evening and night rides and is rideable almost all year round. The other is 90x180. We have trail poles for ground work, trail practice, etc and a jump course for those who jump.
*We have a heated lounge and viewing room upstairs at the front of the barn for cold weather watchers or for farm gatherings.
*Just steps away from the farm you can walk or ride through the pastures and trails that lead to Cockaponset State Forest, CT 2nd largest forest with 15,000 acres of trails.
*ALL horses are turned out everyday, ALL day (as needed) from 6/7am-4/6pm (pending weather/daylight savings) in LARGE grass paddocks (about 45 of them) that are rotated to keep grass growing. There are dirt paddocks if horses can't be on grass. All paddocks have their own water so horses have full access to water outside. Feel free to contact me anytime for questions, schedule a tour, make a lesson appointment or anything else!!

10/24/2024

We’ve noticed this post about horse digestion and certain tropical fruits has sparked some unintended reactions, and we wanted to take a moment to clarify.
The original point we were making is that horses, having evolved in specific environments, aren't naturally adapted to digest certain foods like bananas and coconuts. This isn’t to say that these fruits are 'poisonous,' but rather that they should be fed sparingly and with care.
We appreciate everyone’s passion and encourage thoughtful discussions around horse health. We’re always open to hearing different viewpoints but hope that our message is taken as intended—caring for horses by feeding them what’s best for their digestion.

As horses did not evolve in tropical islands munching on bananas and coconuts, they do not have the digestive system to handle these foods. In horses, the carbohydrates such as resistant starches will travel to the hindgut undigested and wreak havoc on the microbiome. The undigested starch will encourage growth of bacteria that produce lactic acid and diminish the population of fibre fermenting bacteria. This gut dysbiosis can lead to a whole host of issues such as laminitis, ulcers, metabolic disorders, and behavioural issues.

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2 Cherry Lane
Durham, CT
06422

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Monday 8am - 9pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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