Massage therapy, access to a chiropractor, specialized foot care, medical care, all whilst being serenaded The BeatlesB次元官网网址� classic, 'Yellow Submarine'. You could be forgiven for thinking a new quirky health spa is opening in Greater Victoria, but youB次元官网网址檇 be wrong, as these are the services enjoyed by horses at Tally-HoB次元官网网址檚 Hidden Acres farm in Saanichton.

B次元官网网址淭hey get almost better treatment than we do for ourselves,B次元官网网址� says Donna Friedlander, Tally-Ho owner.

Famous for over 120 years for their horse-drawn carriage tours around Victoria, Tally-Ho also offers curious equine enthusiasts the opportunity to visit their farm to learn more about the care and attention their animals receive.

During the peek behind-the-scenes, visitors can watch demonstrations of horseshoeing, harnessing and driving. But best of all, they can get up close and personal to the Tally-Ho herd of 18 draft horses, which includes Clydesdale, Percheron, Shire and Belgian breeds.

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Visitors also get to hear stories about the background of each horse, who all have unique personalities. Remi, Friedlander reveals, loves to be sung too; his favourite song being B次元官网网址榊ellow SubmarineB次元官网网址� by The Beatles.

About how they stumbled onto RemiB次元官网网址檚 love of the Fab FourB次元官网网址檚 '60s hit, Friedlander explains trainers, in an attempt to put the Belgian draft horse at ease and teach him how to relax, would talk and sing softly to the horse.

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And the horse is not fussy about the quality of the singing, explains Friedlander, whose daughter Kennadie has been partnered with Remi for tours in the city.

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Most importantly for Friedlander, the farm tours offer reassurance to the public the horses are well cared for.

B次元官网网址淭hese horses are public figures B次元官网网址� people are curious about how they are cared for and what kind of life they actually live,B次元官网网址� she says. B次元官网网址淚t's important that people get to come and see that, learn about them and ask the questions that they have.B次元官网网址�

One fact farm visitors might be surprised to learn is all horses are Tally-Ho horses for life.

B次元官网网址淲hen they retire, they're still part of the Tally-Ho family, theyB次元官网网址檝e got a pension plan,B次元官网网址� says Friedlander.

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For more information about Tally-Ho and their farm tours, visit their website: .