Note- Last Chance Farm has never been associated with Last Chance Ranch located in Quakertown, PA in any way, shape, or form.
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General
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The horses retired at Last Chance Farm spend the majority of their time in beautiful pastures with loafing shed. The horses are checked at least twice daily. Last Chance Farm is our home and the horses are our life so it is rare that the horses are not in full view of the residence. Even when we are not with the horses, we can look out the window and take in the beautiful site of horses grazing, sleeping, or taking part in a mutual grooming session, (the "Scratching Hour") or a spontaneous game of tag!
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Chris, founder of Last Chance Farm, has over forty years experience with horses including experience on Thoroughbred and Standardbred breeding farms that foaled out winners of the Triple Crown races, experience on the AQHA, Open, and 4-H show circuit as a child and teenager, and experience caring for horses in transit from breeding farms, sale venues, racetracks and show grounds for a leading horse transportation company transporting horses throughout the United States and Canada. Chris and Jack, along with our children care for the horses at Last Chance Farm. |
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Owners may choose to pay a monthly fee for a stall on a daily basis choosing the months that they would like their horse stabled, (daily in summer, nightly in winter). Owners do not have to pay for a stall year round to guarantee a stall in winter. Owners that do not pay for stalls can rest assured that their horses would not be left standing outside in severe weather without shelter. Horses that can not access the sheds will either be stabled in the barn or we will convert the larger sheds into 2 temporary 16' x 12' stalls. |
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We will recommend an owner pay for a stall when a horse's age or condition changes and we feel it is your horse's best interest to be stabled. Horses are fed Equine Senior several times daily depending on their individual needs. Horses that have worn teeth and cannot chew hay will have their senior feed made available to them at all times. In winter weather horses enjoy a hot breakfast and dinner of senior feed dissolved with hot water. Accommodating horses with worn teeth is a daily experience at Last Chance Farm. |
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Facilities |
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Horse Barn, four loafing sheds, three pastures, each with its own dry lot paddock, three grass paddocks, and one dirt paddock. | |
BarnOur barn is of pole building construction built in 1990. The barn is of center aisle design with sliding doors at each end providing excellent tunnel ventilation. The paved aisle is 10' wide with two sets of crossties. There is a heated tack/feed room, Swingair blanket holders and an intercom monitoring system with the residence. |
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StallsFans on each stall provide cross ventilation in the summer for the horses. There are six box stalls, 12' x 11' with bars to the front. The stall walls are oak board. The stalls are deeply bedded with shavings or straw depending on your horse's needs and availability. The stalls are cleaned at least once daily. Three stalls have sliding doors with bars and three stalls have stall gates.
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Fencing Your horse is kept protected with woven Keepsafe Diamond Mesh Fencing and woven wire fencing, four feet high with an oak top board. Corners are rounded for your horse’s safety. This is the same fencing used in Secretariat's paddock at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky . All exterior gates on the farm are kept locked to ensure your horse's safety. Each of the pastures has a dry lot for use during wet weather. Your horse's pasture is maintained so as to provide optimal grazing. By utilizing dry lots we prevent the pastures from being torn up by the horses' running and playing. The dry lots are large enough to allow your horse ample room to exercise and access to a loafing shed. Since our dry lots provide access to shelter, your horse can be turned out even during inclement weather to exercise. We strongly believe it is important for the horses to have time to exercise even during inclement weather, footing permitting, as a precaution against impactation colics and as an aid for arthritic horses.
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Loafing Sheds The two loafing sheds located in the pastures are 24' x 16'. The sheds are pole-building construction with oak kickboards to a height of eight feet. The sheds are bedded with shavings and/or straw. These sheds have gates that can be closed to create temporary stalls with a size of 12' x 16'.
A 16' x 10' loafing shed is located in the paddock, commonly known at the farm as, "Pony Prison". Pony Prison came by its unusual name because of the 'disgruntled' ponies who have to be "imprisoned" on a dirt paddock to prevent them foundering on lush grass pastures! A second paddock has a mini loafing shed for small ponies, 8' x 8'. The third paddock is a grass paddock shaded by a beautiful maple tree that the horses enjoy relaxing under.
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PasturesYour horse will graze on pastures planted in bluegrass, orchard grass, timothy, clover, and endophyte free fescue. Our pastures are mowed, fertilized and limed as needed. Last Chance Farm has thee pastures with dry lots and four paddocks. Farm fields, woods, and our yard border the fields. No roads border the fields where your horse is grazing.
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Hayracks and salt licks are located in all the loafing
sheds. The sheds are equipped with automatic fly spray misters for your
horse’s comfort. The sheds were built in 1988, 1996, 1999 and 2003. ![]() |
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Hay Your horse is offered Timothy and a Timothy/Clover hay mix hay free choice 24/7 at Last Chance Farm whether in the stall, or while turned out in the pastures or paddocks. We utilize hay bags in the stalls and three of the sheds have hay racks.
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Water Your horse is provided with fresh well water in one hundred gallon tanks in the pastures, and buckets and/or twenty-five gallon tubs are used in the paddocks. Five gallon buckets are used in the stalls. Your horse is assured a fresh water supply in freezing temperatures as the water tanks are kept ice free with tank de-icers, the paddocks have heated buckets or tubs, and the box stalls utilize heated water buckets. |
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Salt Your horse is provided mineral salt licks free choice in the stalls and the loafing sheds. |
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Concentrates Last Chance Farm feeds Blue Seal Vintage as our standard feed for horses over fifteen. Horses younger than fifteen are fed a pelleted feed. We also supplement with Omegatin, a high fat feed. We utilize CarbGuard for horses who have to watch their starch and sugar intake. Your horse is fed their senior feed individually in stalls or in our fenced barnyard. (Some horses prefer to eat in the barnyard as opposed to a stall so we accommodate these horses' preferences.) In winter weather horses enjoy their breakfast and dinner served hot. Last Chance Farm routinely serves senior feed dissolved with hot water for our retirees who have trouble chewing their food. |
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Horse Equipment |
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Halters Halters must be leather or nylon with a breakaway crown. |
Blankets Your horse will be blanketed at your request at no additional charge. For owners choosing to have their horses blanketed, we strongly recommend waterproof turnout blankets. We have had excellent results with blankets manufactured by Rambo and Weatherbeeta. Your blankets will be washed by Last Chance Farm for a nominal charge and will be taken for repairs as needed and are stored in tack trunks over the summer. |
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Starting in 2005 we had one Thoroughbred mare wearing a WeatherBeeta FlySheet with excellent results. In 2006 our ponies will be wearing WeatherBeeta Fly Sheets due to the excellent results with Deja's Fly Sheet. Deja is very sensitive to fly bites developing hives over her entire body. Even though her sheet has "scrunched" up some on her left side, the sheet is a complete success in eliminating hives caused by fly bites. Donnie and Deja are both wearing their Asorbine fly masks and Shoo-Fly Leggins.
Owners are responsible for the purchase price of the fly protection equipment and we handle putting on and removing the leg protectors at no additional charge. The washing of your horse's leggins is included in with your board.
Due to the plastic insert in the leg protectors they do not slide or scrunch down. The loose fit allows for air circulation and the flies do NOT crawl down inside. None of the horses had Bot eggs on their legs this year.
We tried other fly protectors but we found that they slipped down, resulting in less protection, loss of leg protectors, and collection of dirt and debris.
Before rain we remove the leg protectors as the horses love to roll in the mud afterwards effectively coating the leggins in mud! We have been using the Shoo-Fly Leggins for two years starting in 2005. We have yet to replace any leggins.
Fly ParasitesIn 2005 we began a Fly Parasite Program as part of of our fly management system. Every month we receive a shipment of 15,000 fly predators that we distribute around the farm in locations where flies deposit their eggs. The fly predators lay their eggs inside of the fly pupae thus destroying the fly larvae. There are no chemicals to harm your horse and the fly predators are not a pest to horse or human, only flies!
Your horse is fly sprayed daily during fly season in addition to their fly
mask. Your horse's bridle path is clipped regularly usually at the same time
as your horse is having their feet trimmed. If your horse has difficulty
shedding we provide clipping services for a nominal fee. Your horse's mane
and tail are kept free of tangles and general grooming and bathing are done
as necessary. Owners can choose to have their horses groomed once a week
or daily for a nominal additional fee. Geldings are required to have their
sheaths cleaned at least once a year, usually performed at the same time
as teeth floating. Owners are billed a nominal charge for sheath cleaning.

We ask the following requirements:
You will receive photos and/or video clips of your horse on a regular basis via regular mail, E-Mail and/or on CD-ROM's. You will be provided with peace of mind. Your very special horse will be provided with the care that they needs and deserves.
Visitors by appointment only.
You are welcome to visit your horse at the farm, no appointment necessary. We ask that owners do not visit the farm after dark, before 9AM, or on Christmas, Easter, or Thanksgiving days without an appointment. We do not have riding facilities at the farm, nor do we permit riding on our property. Owners may ride along the quiet country roads in the area or in fields that landowners have granted us permission to ride. We do not solicit references from our current or former boarders.
Contact
Information for Last Chance Farm
E-Mail: Board @ Last Chance Farm.net
For more information contact Last Chance Farm via e-mail.
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Thank you for contacting Last Chance Farm.
Due to the overwhelming amount of Spam, we have been forced to delete our personal e-mail accounts from our website. In addition internet companies have implemented their own SPAM filters that are beyond our control. In addition to the settings that we control, ISP's have filters that stop mail before it ever reaches their servers.
We apologize to anyone who has tried to reach us and we have not responded. We most likely never received your e-mail or your voice message.
If you wish to communicate by phone include your number in your E-Mail or leave a message on phone, 570-345-3846 or call our cell phone: 717-645-9349
Note- Last Chance Farm has never been associated with Last Chance Ranch located in Quakertown, PA in any way, shape, or form.