So, what does a typical day in the life of a Shea Center horse look like? It starts around 7:00 a.m. when our dedicated staff barn crew opens the barn and begins to feed our herd. It’s no easy task to accomplish this for over 35 horses, each with their own customized feed program. After the morning feeding, turn out of the horses and daily stall cleaning begin. This continues throughout the day on a rotation basis.

Choco

Around 8:30 a.m., Shea Center program staff arrives to begin the individualized schooling and exercise program for each horse. By 12:30 p.m., every horse in our herd has been worked in preparation for afternoon lessons. Noontime feeding from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. ensures that our horses are fortified for their client lesson jobs in the afternoon – the highlight of everyone’s day (human and equine). From 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. our horses perform in client lessons with grooming breaks and tack changes in between.

Alik

Tess

After lessons, the horses go back to clean stalls bedded with fresh shavings just in time for the nighttime feeding. A final evening check of all the horses in the barn guarantees that our equine friends are happy and healthy.

Auggie