Brook Hill Farm

Rehabilitation
Eighty percent 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.

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.

 

Once healed, 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 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.