The farm is home to eight horses who are a variety of shapes and sizes! They are used in grooming activities, long lining, leading, lunging and grooming. The project workers help with all aspects of horse care, including vet/ dentist/ farrier visits. We are a licensed establishment with Solihull council – Licence no – 091785 Licence Holder – Louise Sadler.
As well as the horses, we also ensure that we are up to date with our land maintenance as we have over 30 acres of land to keep in top condition. This includes poo picking, fencing, bark chipping gate ways, re-seeding paddocks, harrowing, and rolling. We often use the small tractor which the project workers drive along with a small trailer. Each season brings new jobs with it along with preparing for the next season coming. During the summer we grow and make our own hay so that we have plenty of food to feed all the animals throughout the winter months.
We also have twelve Jacobs sheep (ewes) at the farm who keep us regularly entertained with their antics! March is always an exciting time as this is when we start lambing! The project workers get involved and even managed to watch one of our ewes give birth this year! Usually the ewes lamb at night or early hours of the morning so that made it extra special to witness.
The farm also has a small animal program. Included in this are budgies, rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens. The small animal team also look after five goats and the farm Jacob ram. Their enclosure was very kindly built by a team from Lloyds who came out to volunteer at the farm for the day.
We also keep Berkshire pigs who are full of character and are due to have piglets this summer! Finally our aviary is housed to around 15 colourful budgies was kindly donated by Solihull Lions.