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The Spirit of the Horse
@ Medicine Horse Ranch
Retirement Home for Horses

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Medicine Horse Ranch • PO BOX 224 • Tomales, CA 94971 • (707) 878-2440 • Email:Alyssa

The Spirit of the Horse @Medicine Horse Ranch
Retirement Home for Horses

RATES AND FEES
Board: (paddock/pasture) $295.00 per mo.
Feeding: 2-3 times a day as we determine. Limited
stalls and paddock available at no extra charge.
Straw bedding cleaned daily. Access to water in clean
trough, salt licks.

Feed: High quality alfalfa, (Horse Hay) and high
quality Orchard grass hay.

Worming: $20.00 every 2 months, this is required
and part of the contract.

Vet: Dr. Jim Williams (billing is separate) Mandatory Vaccinations: The following vaccinations are required on a yearly basis: Rabies, Tetanus toxoid, Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis, Western Equine Encephalomyelitis. Semi-Annual vaccines required are: Influenza, Rhinopneumonitis, and West Nile Virus. Geldings will have sheath cleaned at least once a year. Emergency calls as needed and at our discretion. Fees will be billed.

Dentistry is performed on an as needed basis. As horses age the amount of reserve crown of the teeth becomes less and less. When all the reserve crown of a tooth is used up the term to describe the tooth is “expired.” When in older horses teeth are “expired” it means that the root is very short and these teeth may become loose in the socket, develop infection of the dental ligament and need to be extracted so that the horse may comfortably eat.

Farrier trimming and shoeing is on an as-needed basis, and is billed separately. No shoes allowed in herd horses. Blanketing services: $45.00 per month.

Available for your horse. You supply blanket. Service provider will bill repairs and cleaning. This is coastal weather. Temperatures may drop to 32 degrees and the wind and rain may be a factor to blanket in some horses. There is shelter for horses to get out of
the weather.

 
Fly Spray: $20.00 per month applied every other day.

Grooming: $10.00 per grooming includes brushing hoof, care mane and tail maintenance.Baths determined by conditions and need.

Additional Supplements: Varies as needed. We bill accordingly.

Trailer Expenses: Billed by service provider/owners.

Trailering in and out for other than medical purpose is discouraged.

Law for horses transported across state lines requires proof of negative Coggins.

First and last months board and mandatory Funeral expense deposit of $500.00 due at time of contract signing. If horse is moved prior to death the funeral deposit will be refunded.

You will be billed the board and extra fees as determined by your contract with us.

You are welcome to visit your horse anytime Saturday-Sunday from 10AM-5:00PM. Other visitation arrangement is by individual need and written permission only.

This is a retirement facility for your horse, not a boarding facility. As such, horses are not to be ridden on the ranch property.

Medicine Horse Ranch
Alyssa Aubrey and Gary Thornton

1589 Cerini Road
P.O. Box 224
Tomales, CA 94971

707-878-2440 PH
707-878-2441 FAX

alyssa@thespiritofthehorse.com

         
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