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Sunny Acres Ranch is a "natural boarding" facility.
Horses are grazers
Horses are naturally grazers - eating small amounts of food all day long.
We provide free choice grass hay and/or pasture, so that all horses can graze
whenever they want.
Horses naturally feed at ground level. No hay racks or tall mangers where they reach upwards to eat. Not only is this practice unnatural for a horse, but it can also tweak their TMJ, and cause respiratory problems from inhaling dust off of hay.
Free to roam
In the wild, horses would naturally roam
10-15 miles per day.
Although it would be impossible to create that type of
environment
on 20 acres, the horses at the ranch do have at least 2-5
acre
pastures to roam throughout the day.
We do not lock horses in stalls, as this
prevents the movement that the horses need to be naturally healthy - both physically and
mentally.
We have also found that by letting horses
graze and wander as
they would choose to do naturally, we see very few cases of
"behavioral problems" such as weaving, cribbing, grinding teeth, pacing,
flank biting, lip popping, etc.
Horses are herd animals
As a prey animal, horses feel safest when they are
part of a herd. Horses at Sunny Acres are turned out in their pastures with a buddy
or two, so they can be in a herd situation. We take careful consideration
when placing a horse in their "herd", and do our best to make sure we match up
compatible personalities.
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Here is what some of our satisfied customers have to say: Callie and Ashlie are absolutely gorgeous and SO well mannered. Huge thanks to Shelly who saved them and made all of this possible! Shelly, you have a great heart and I hope that you will continue to do rescues. You have surely brought a lot of joy into our lives! Beth - Lake Stevens, WA Shelly, thank you for your loving care of King. I'm so glad King's ugly crack is healing. He suffered a long time from it. Elizabeth - Port Orchard, WA She offers full-care at reasonable rates and boy do the horses get spoiled. She has a vet and farrier that come out to the ranch as needed. Bless Shelly's heart, she even gives Hank his shots for me so that he won't be upset with me about them. Horses there are in loving hands. Syndi - Grandview, WA Shelly, you do so much for these horses and particularly the "special needs" guys like Stowie. I know you spend a lot of your personal time seeing to it that he gets trimmed and fed properly. He has done so well these past few months, and if not for you and your special loving care, he would not even be here. Lana - New Market, AL
Thank you Shelly for helping Dolcinea/Zesty and me when we needed you
most.
Amy - San Francisco, CA
Your prices are very generous and the fine care you provide
has been proven time and time again.
Cherie - Eureka, CA
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