Know of a great barn where the special needs of Low Sugar Horses are considered? Please EMAIL US and she will make arrangements ot  interivew the barn manager. There is no fee of any kind to list your barn on this page -- we are simply creating community.
It is our hope that this database will become a valuable resource for low sugar horses nation-wide and even world-wide. Barn managers who take time to help Insulin Resistant and Cushings horses with special dietary needs are an important  find. People need to know about them!

A journalist, Lori has done her best to ask the right questions and to make sure these barns are indeed,  appropriate places for metabolically challenged horses. However, neither Lori nor Skode's Horse Treats  Inc.  can personally recommend these facilities, or guarantee the actions of anyone mentioned. Please do your homework, and let us know if you think you can help! A barn does not need to be "big" to make a huge difference in the life of a horse.
Ferrell Hollow Farm -- Tennessee
SPECIAL BOARDING FACILITIES FOR METABOLICALLY 
CHALLENGED HORSES
Facility Owner/Boarding Manager: Cindy Daigre
Please note: This is a retirement home for older horses.

Will provide these special services:

* Test hay for sugar and starch content and/or..
* Provide different kinds of guaranteed low
  sugar/low starch prepared hays
*  Provide non-mollassed beet pulp or rinse
  and soak beet pulp
* Store large amounts of low sugar and starch hays
* Research and help find special supplements for each
  individual horse
* Place horses in appropriate pastures/paddocks
  according to acceptable grass intake, ect.
* Blanket during cold weather
* Stall when necessary
* Administer appropriate medicines
* Member of Yahoo Equine Cushings and Insulin Resistance Group
To learn more, contact Cindy at: www.ferrellhollowfarm.com
Facility Owner/Boarding Manager: Carol Broyles

Will provide these special services:

* Feeds already tested low sugar and starch grass hay
* Give horses access to dry lot turnouts  or muzzled pasture
* Plain, rinsed beet pulp with vitamins and minerals to balacne hays,
  Vitamin E, ground flax and salt are offered.
* Different types of low sugar/low starch hay are available such as
  straight Timothy, Orchard Grass and Teff. (DE values vary).
* Member of Yahoo Equine Cushings & Insulin Resistance Group

To learn more, contact Carol at: 937-488-1088

Caesar Creek Arabians -- Xenia, Ohio
Five Pine Ranch -- Peachland, B.C.
Facility Owner/Boarding Manager: Amberlee
Special interest providing individual care for everyone from endurance athletes and broodmares to the metabolically challenged equine.

Will provide these special services:

* Can feed Guaranteed Low Sugar/Low Carb grass hay pellets for horse's      "meals"
* Provides appropriate vitamin and minerals to balance the vitamins and        minerals in all hays fed
* Dry Lot Corrals available

To find out more:  Phone: 250.767.1972 Cell: 250.215.7463
or visit Amberlee's website at: http://www.fivepineranch.com
The Wagner Farm -- New Hill, North Carolina
Facility Owner/Boarding Manager: Pat Means

We welcome “special needs horses” and cater to their dietary requirements as we have five known Cushings horses on the property, three with of whom are also Insulin Resistant. Here is some of what we do and offer:

* Will soak hay and/or help to find and test low sugar/low starch hays
* Full service boarding; training and lessons in Dressage/Western.
* Lots of trails with easy access to Vasquez County Park & Pacific Crest
  Trail.
* All stalls are in-outs, covered pipe paddocks available.
* Lighted sand dressage arena, two additional fenced arenas.
* Round pen, wash racks and dry lot turnouts.
* Weekly vet clinic.

To Contact us, please feel free to call 661-268-0636
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Moonshine Mountain Ranch -- Agua, Dulce, California
Facility Owner/Boarding Manager: Kim Wagner


Please note that this is a small, family run barn. This allows a few boarders special one-on-one attention for horses who need it.

Will provide these special services:

* Can feed Guaranteed Low Sugar/Low Carb grass hay or grass hay
  pellets.
* Provides appropriate vitamin and minerals to balance the vitamins and        minerals in all hays fed.
* Connection to supportive veterinarian staff who understand
  and treat equines with Metabolic Syndrome.
* Available to faciliate any and all necessary blood work, ect.
* Dry Lots available -- working toward pastures where horses can be           turned out with muzzles.
* 24 hour access to shelters

To find out more:  Phone: 919.612.5050 or email Kim.
Desert Sky Ranch -- Belen, New Mexico
Facility Owner/Boarding Manager:  Heather

"We take nutrition seriously, and are constantly testing our feeds and hay. We evaluate current feeding and nutritional intake on a regular basis, and consult with the owner should any changes need to be made. For our "plump" residents, options are available to keep NSC's below 10%."

*  Hay Four Times a Day, or depending on need  (soaked if needed).
*  We have our hay analyzed at each cutting to be sure each horse is
   getting the proper amount of nutrients, minerals and calories.  We'd be
   happy to share our information with you!

*  Blanketing and Un-blanketing in Cool Weather
*  Fly Sheets and Masks On and Off
*  Psyllium Fiber for one week every month
*  Full day Turn-out, privately or group
*  Stall at night in winter months, and in any uncomfortable weather
   With daily mucking and fresh shavings, salt blocks, and always fresh
   water

For more information, contact Heather or Mathew at:
Desert Sky Ranch
PO Box 1295
Belen, NM 87002
(505) 864-3900


Winthrop Farm, Masachusetts
Facility Owner/Boarding Manager: Anne Coan

State of the art Dressage barn that offers customized training programs, welcomes “special needs horses” and caters to their dietary requirements to the full extent necessary for each individual horse. Some of the options available:

* Will soak hay and/or help to find and test low sugar/low starch hays
* Large, airy barn available to store large amounts of low NSC hays
* All-day turn out as well as shelters with run-ins
* Safe and airy barns for night time care
* Large dry lots for horses who should not be on pasture

To learn more, email Anne at: winthropfarm@verizon.net
Also, please visit website at: winthropfarm.com

Boarding Barns and Facilities that Take Special Care
  of
Insulin Resistant and Cushings Horses