Brook Hill Farm

Rehabilitation
A portion of the horses donated are high level performance horses that have suffered
potentially career-ending injuries. The majority of these injuries heal with time, and the horses
are able to resume their discipline at some level. Horses that are abused and neglected also benefit from our extensive rehabilitation program.

We begin by consulting with many professionals including, a veterinarian, a chiropractor, an acupuncturist, a massage therapist, and a farrier. The staff and trained volunteers then work together to make a plan for each horse based on their individual needs.

 

The farrier removes a diseased portion of the hoof
in order for the healing to begin.

 

 

 

 

Next, the staff and dedicated volunteers create and execute a rehabilitation plan uniquely tailored to each horse's situation.

 

 

Encouraging the horse to move forward on his injured leg.

 

 

 

 

Our philosophy is to keep the horses as medication free as possible and use physical therapy to facilitate each horse's recovery.

 

 

 

 

 

Sports medicine boots are being used while rehabilitating a deep flexor tendon injury.

 

 

 

Once the horse has completed its rehabilitation, a committee meets and the horse is re-evaluated. A new job description is assigned to the horse to help with an appropriate placement.

 

 

 

This horse was able to resume his career in eventing.

 

 

 

 

At this point, the horse is available for free to applicants that meet Brook Hill Farm's standards. Some horses that need close monitoring are kept at the farm and used in our United Neigh program.

 

 

 

This pony is currently being used in the United Neigh
program

 

 

 

 

 

We are proud to say that many of our horses have gone on to compete at high levels in various disciplines, including show jumping, dressage and eventing.

 

Upon completion of the rehabilitation program, this horse went on to compete in show jumping at the United States Pony Club Championships, and was the silver medalist in the Virginia Commonwealth Games.

 

 

 

Horses that can no longer compete also find a new calling at Brook Hill Farm. Horses are domesticated creatures that thrive when given a purpose. Some of these horses are servicably sound, and may be able to become teachers or help handicap children experience the joy of horses. Brook Hill Farm provides a place for these horses to transition into the next phase of their life.

 

 

And finally horses that do not fully recover are offered a permanent home at Brook Hill Farm where they live out their natural lives in a peaceful Virginia setting, tended daily by the staff and volunteers.