BOARDING SERVICES
The services include your horse kept in pastures and/or stall depending on weather as well as physical conditions of the horse(s), etc. Additional alfalfa or Bermuda hay based on weight balance. Grain supplementation when provided by the owner.
POLO SEASON BOARDING
During our polo season in Arizona Polo Club that goes from mid Septembers through April, boarding is divided into polo ponies boarding and non-polo boarding. The boarding fee increases for polo ponies during the whole polo season as they required exercise in sets, individual riding about 4 to 6 times a week in addition to the grooming and handling of the horses that requires a lot more specialized labor needed to be hired by Rancho de Florez.
Polo ponies during the season will include the maintenance without any exceptions.
Non-polo ponies, retired ponies and or horse that aren't in any kind of exercise regimen or program for polo they will be charge regulars boarding fees instead of polo season boarding fees.
EXCERCISING
EXCERCISING
EXCERCISING
Ponies on polo training are gathered in the early morning and taken out in sets to exercise and keep them in shape. The routine lasts about 45 minutes and starts by walking 10 minutes, 15 to 20 minutes of trotting and 10 cantering then walking. They get bathed as needed and put back in the stalls, fed and rest for the morning. In the evening the individual work ones and tune-up on the ponies that require more attention. Ponies are fed again look after and doctoring is done as needed.
TRAINING
EXCERCISING
EXCERCISING
Horses that are on training starting from green to more advance training. Usual time to make a polo pony is about 2 years from the moment you start to the moment they can do everything push button. There are many steps during the process and each and every horse is different and it will require to singular approach to get the wanted results.
GROOMING
EXCERCISING
GROOMING
Polo horses that are on the regular grooming and training program are brushed and hoofs are cleaned regularly. Horses are bathed as needed. Additional grooming tasks such as clipping/ manes and tails bandaging or tacking are available depending on horses needs or owner requests.
FEEDING
OVERNIGHT BOARDING
GROOMING
Ponies will be either at pasture with other ponies or at the stall by themselves. They are fed twice daily either Bermuda or alfalfa hay based on the season, nutritional requirement, exercise regime and more. Ponies are fed psyllium to improve gut motility and decreased chance of colic. They have mineral blocks in each stable and they are added electrolytes during the summer. Regular fly control in the stables to decrease number of bugs as much as possible. Ponies are dewormed every 3 to 4 months as needed ( approved and bill by the owner). For new horses are recommended to be dewormed at least 2 times 2-3 weeks apart. Horses are vaccinated in a seasonal base and they also are kept with the ones the get along the most to avoid kicking an fighting as much as possible.
Grains & Multivitamins & anything additional needs to be provided by the owner.
OVERNIGHT BOARDING
OVERNIGHT BOARDING
OVERNIGHT BOARDING
For the ones that like to bring the horses overnight. You have your place here too. Your horse(s) will be fed 1 meal in the PM and 1 meal in the AM time if stabled, other wise free range pasture. Clean water in the pasture or stable with automatics waterers.
FARRIER SERVICES
OVERNIGHT BOARDING
OVERNIGHT BOARDING
We have 2 in-house farriers Jose Valles & Derek Bell who are available to tend to your horses needs, or you can set-up an outside farrier to come to the facility and service your horses.
Please feel free to schedule your farrier of choice based on the horses schedule.
additional holding fee.