PB Barefoot Rehab and Retirement Paddock Paradise Livery

PB Barefoot Rehab and Retirement Paddock Paradise Livery is a family-run Paddock Paradise livery situated in Staffordshire, Midlands UK. We specialise in the care of retired equines or equines in need of rehabilitating – most commonly due to issues surrounding diet, movement and trim.

Our priority is to offer your equine a safe, natural space with their every need catered to – a home away from home. We provide the residents of PB with a peaceful environment, fulfilling their need for a species appropriate diet amongst a herd with unrestricted movement. Each and every horse is given the freedom to forage, move, sleep and play whenever they please. At PB, we encourage horses to be horses.

Could your equine benefit from our set up and care?

The Paddock Paradise is a concept based on the lifestyle of wild and free-roaming horses, and provides domesticated horses with a environment that more closely resembles their natural habitat. Our equines not only reap the benefits of daily movement from one need such as water to another such as food, but additionally benefit from socialisation with other horses, grooming, foraging, playing and generally having the freedom of choice to do as they please. While your horse is with us, we aim to provide them with an environment that contributes to the release of any stress – be it stress from busy yard environments or lack of species interactions, we allow them to just switch off and simply be a horse. We provide them with companionship and the freedom to move, sleep, eat and play as they choose, all whilst having their diet monitored and managed for those with more complex needs. PB specialises and takes pride in the care given to those who have complex needs and conditions – treating every horse like our own.

Common issues we can help with:

•  Laminitis and being prone to Laminitis – our non grass Paddock Paradise allows turnout without the danger and threat of grass – it allows us to manage their diet without restricting their movement.
• EMS, IR and Obesity – our set ups are the perfect set up for losing weight and getting rid of those unwanted fat pads.
• Arthritis, joint stiffness and ongoing or old injuries – the Paddock Paradise encourages movement which helps horses who stiffen, swell or worsen from box rest and stabling.
• Resource guarding – all our liveries have access to 24/7 water, food and forage. With time we often find those who resource guard begin to trust in their freedom of choice (their food isn’t going anywhere) and begin to share with others.
• Anxious or stressy horses – we offer a peaceful, calm environment that benefits horses who are sensitive and stressy to constant coming and going, noise and busy surroundings.
• Boredom – many horses walk through our doors suffer from problems such as crib biting and wind sucking. Being in a herd within a species appropriate environment allows them to thrive mentally, simply allowing them to be horses.
• Grass sensitivity or grass – related behavioural issues – our non grass Paddock Paradise system allows turnout without the danger and threat of grass.
• Hoof rehabilitation – more movement encourages new healthy hoof growth, ideal for horses with Navicular and Laminitis. We specialise in this and work with our Hoof Care Practitioner Georgie Harrison of Hoof Matters for the best results.
• Lack of muscle – our environment helps build and tone muscle – top lines, bottoms and shoulders strengthen naturally without ridden or in hand work.
• Ulcers – our horses have constant access to low sugar, adlib meadow hay and other low sugar forage. We try to make out environment as stress free as possible for our liveries too.

We also offer ridden livery for ridden horses and their owners at our brand-new, Ridden Paddock Paradise yard.

If you would like to enquire about any of our services, please get in contact.