Poco's Pastures Horse Boarding Facility

Poco's Pastures Horse Boarding Facility Retirement horse boarding at it's finest! 50 acres of gently rolling land. Shelter, lush pastures &
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Love this little ole lady!  She deserves a better future!
07/01/2023

Love this little ole lady! She deserves a better future!

So happy to be a small part of Andre’s path to a much healthier future!
07/01/2023

So happy to be a small part of Andre’s path to a much healthier future!

Can’t wait to see what our pastures will do for Andre and Pearl.
05/24/2023

Can’t wait to see what our pastures will do for Andre and Pearl.

Tonight Andre will get a much needed trim before heading off to Poco's Pastures with Pearl tomorrow when I get home from work. He still has some alarming things going on but at this point without grass and time he has met his maximum medical improvement here. What he needs is a full belly and time to heal. He does show signs of some organ damage and often times that can go away and return to full function with time. Andre came here with so many issues that we are thankful he is still here. He has gained several 100 pounds and been treated for several different medical conditions.

As I have stated so many times before we are a very tiny place here. We house many rescue and personal horses here. We are not a place that has pasture. We are set UP souly for critical and hospice care horses. Once they meet a certain goal it's time to send them off to green grass to get much needed grass therapy. For many years we have relied on Poco's pasture to take our horses in the transition. They have never charged us and are always willing to help out. They have aided in saving many lives. I have often told them this is the end of the line I have done everything medically possible if they don't recover with all the pasture they are not recovering at all.

Pearl is going and I am 100% sure she will bounce back in 6 weeks. I personally am not sure that Andre will ever come back home. It's a 50/50 shot all we can do is try. He is the sweetest guy and has been treated with such unkindness and neglect in his prior life. We are limited with space here but limited also with some of his issues . He drips alot of urine and it causes a lot of flies. He is scared to death of fly spray and the flies just love his legs. We are able when he allows us to to put cream fly spray on or wipe . There are days he will just kick us . So we never really know what to expect when treating his legs. Hopefully on acres of grass those things will no longer be an issue. We have never been a place that is afraid to say we need to do what is best for the horse. We could keep him here finish his rehab and it would take 6 months longer without the option of Poco's but his best interest is to move him along now and let him get started on a new life.

We are praying Poco's will not be his last stop but a place to complete his healing journey. Please pray for his continued healing and know we have done everything possible to get him healthy enough to make this journey.

We lost a wonderful sweet boy this morning.  Andy was my very 1st boarded horse.  He had been with us for about 10 years...
06/30/2021

We lost a wonderful sweet boy this morning. Andy was my very 1st boarded horse. He had been with us for about 10 years. He will be dearly missed and will always have a special place in our hearts.

We lost a wonderful sweet soul today.  Dragon will be forever missed.  RIP Big Man 😭❤💔
05/19/2021

We lost a wonderful sweet soul today. Dragon will be forever missed. RIP Big Man 😭❤💔

Loved the sunrise this morning!
03/15/2021

Loved the sunrise this morning!

Hurry up Spring!!
02/17/2021

Hurry up Spring!!

Sometimes the horses just need to stay in the barn....so we throw hay in the aisle way of our barn.  When we theow hay i...
02/05/2021

Sometimes the horses just need to stay in the barn....so we throw hay in the aisle way of our barn. When we theow hay in the barn we always leave the lights on! Aisle is 24 x 80...just in case you were wondering...9 horses share this space.

Beautiful fall day here on the farm.  Horses peacefully grazing and a gorgeous sunrise to start our day.
11/05/2020

Beautiful fall day here on the farm. Horses peacefully grazing and a gorgeous sunrise to start our day.

What a wonderfully beautiful morning it was today!
09/06/2020

What a wonderfully beautiful morning it was today!

Good morning from Poco's Pastures Horse Boarding Facility
08/07/2018

Good morning from Poco's Pastures Horse Boarding Facility

Good morning!  Think we are gonna get some much needed rain?
07/20/2018

Good morning! Think we are gonna get some much needed rain?

Beautiful skies over our lush pastures!
06/28/2018

Beautiful skies over our lush pastures!

We always throw lots of hay.  Typically a bale for every 3 horses in the pasture 2-3 times a day with temps like we've h...
01/16/2018

We always throw lots of hay. Typically a bale for every 3 horses in the pasture 2-3 times a day with temps like we've had recently. We also always spread flakes out in a circular pattern so everyone gets their fair share.

Summer is coming to an end.  Looking forward to fall colors.  Horses are enjoying the cooler temps and fewer flies!
10/02/2017

Summer is coming to an end. Looking forward to fall colors. Horses are enjoying the cooler temps and fewer flies!

We only have a TWO spots still open!  If you know of anyone thinking about retirement for their beloved horse give them ...
08/26/2016

We only have a TWO spots still open! If you know of anyone thinking about retirement for their beloved horse give them our website www.pocospastures.com

Customized care for retired and pleasure horses provided on our 50 acres of horse heaven on earth. We can build a boarding care plan around your horse s needs and your desires.

Our smallest equine resident goofing off with our largest. True friendship is a good back scratch at 7am.
06/17/2016

Our smallest equine resident goofing off with our largest. True friendship is a good back scratch at 7am.

We here at Poco's Pastures are heartbroken over the loss of our oldest resident.  Ralph was 46 years old.  He was the sw...
05/12/2016

We here at Poco's Pastures are heartbroken over the loss of our oldest resident. Ralph was 46 years old. He was the sweetest most gentle horse we've ever had the pleasure to care for. He will be missed every day. 1969-2016

02/22/2016

We have several openings so if you or someone you know is looking for retirement horse boarding please refer them to our website www.pocopastures.com where they will find pictures and general info about us. Our board is very reasonable at $225-$275...depending on the level of care your horse requires. We only board to horses that are retired due to age or medical need.

An arial photo taken back in 2013 before our the addition of our new horse barn.
02/22/2016

An arial photo taken back in 2013 before our the addition of our new horse barn.

Hard to believe it's the beginning of December when our grass still looks like spring!
12/01/2015

Hard to believe it's the beginning of December when our grass still looks like spring!

We aren't even half way through winter and the horses are craving green grass in the their pastures...and we humans are ...
01/22/2015

We aren't even half way through winter and the horses are craving green grass in the their pastures...and we humans are right there with them!

It was a rough weekend around here.  We lost another of our seniors…he passed away sometime early Sat morning.  What a s...
10/29/2013

It was a rough weekend around here. We lost another of our seniors…he passed away sometime early Sat morning. What a sweet heart this distinguished guy was. He will be greatly missed by all of us. He was somewhere between 30-32.

We are all sad today, because today we lost a member of the herd.  Rest in peace Jay, you were well loved by all horses ...
10/22/2013

We are all sad today, because today we lost a member of the herd. Rest in peace Jay, you were well loved by all horses and humans who had the pleasure of knowing you.

I just came across this article and my thoughts after reading it....geez, my boarders are lucky!  :D
10/07/2013

I just came across this article and my thoughts after reading it....geez, my boarders are lucky! :D

What are your rights when you're boarding your horse?

Our horses live under the rainbow. :D
05/24/2013

Our horses live under the rainbow. :D

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7768 Chicken Hollow Road
Ripley, OH
45167

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This is a beautiful and very well taken care of place to let your horse retire they will get the best care ever
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