04/17/2024
🐴 Welcome to Tail Worthy Stables! 🌳 Nestled on 8 acres of privately owned lush pasture just north of Pittsburgh, we are an equestrian retirement barn that offers luxury full service boarding.
Amenities:
-Matted 12x12 stalls with premium footing.
-Our barn only has four (4) horse stalls, which allows us to provide ample time and premium service for each horse’s care.
-Each stall has a window for fresh air flow.
-Stable owners live on site, have a we**am in the stable for horse safety (not available to the public), and 24/7 fire alerts; so your horse will be safe and cared for around the clock.
-Our farm sits alongside Hunt Road Allegheny Land Trust, which connects us to Fern Hollow riding trails and Sewickley Heights Borough Park riding trails with over 3,000 acres of maintained trails.
-Heated tack room.
-Heated bathroom with a shower, toilet, sink, laundry and rinse tub. Laundry may be washed onsite if needed. Normal use of horse blankets, fly sheets, etc should be laundered regularly by the horse owner.
-Stalls are cleaned and bedded daily.
-Wash stall available with hot & cold water.
-Slow herd integration.
-While we don’t offer trailer parking, our entrance and turnaround are large enough for ease of trailer access.
-Equestrian enrichment: Equine toys, grooming, yoga stretching, pasture rotation, treat foraging, novice groundwork training.
-Operating hours 8am-9pm, 7 days per week, so you can visit any day 365.
Turnout:
-Turnout in our expansive private pastures with slow herd integration. 8am-5pm cold months and 3pm-9am warm months; weather permitting. 24/7 turnout during mild temperatures and weather.
-Barn stalls are connected with fencing to our two largest pastures, so horses will often have easy access to barn shelter.
-Turnout accessories are put on and taken off, leg wraps, fly sheets, fly masks; horse permitting.
-5 ft post and rail fencing with polyrope and equine electric fencing for safety.
Seasonal Services:
-Blanket changes throughout the cold season, based on your temperature chart.
-Fans for the warm season.
Feeding:
-Feed will also be provided during the cold season, as our pasture grass and hay will sustain most horses in the warm season.
-Hay will be provided to horses twice per day. Hay nets provided in the barn and hay provided in pasture during the cold season. Pricing includes 200 bales of high quality hay per year.
-Customized nutritional diet plan working with a Purina representative and your veterinarian’s recommendations.
Costs to Horse Owner:
-Additional hay will be charged at cost to the horse owner (2024 - $9.50 per bale).
-Additional feed will be charged at cost to the horse owner (2024 - avg. $34 per 50 lb bag).
-All vet costs, including twice per year f***l samples will be paid by the horse owner.
Health:
-For emergencies, we'll rely on Allegheny Equine Veterinary Services or your preferred vet. We'll handle vaccine coordination and routine care with your vet. If there are any issues, we'll contact both you and your vet.
-Appointments can be made for you with our farrier or you can choose your own. We will call you and the farrier if your horse loses a shoe and help keep track of scheduled visits.
-We are available for all farrier and vet appointments to hold your horse for you.
-Any insured vet, farrier, or equine specialist are welcome to come care for your horse. All guests must sign a liability waiver upon arrival.
-Wormer given regularly based on vet recommendation.
-Wellness checks for injuries and first aid for minor ailments.
-Supplements and meds given as needed.
Your horse will thrive here. 🏇 Our monthly rates are $1,100. Private message to learn more! ✉️ For the health of all horses, we will require current vaccination and coggins records in advance of boarding. We will share our intake form and contract to request a stall. We believe in a tail worthy experience for your horse and you! 🌟
