Having problems finding a new home for my equine friend.?
March 52010
I moved to a new area and need to find a new boarding facility as my old one is 45 minutes away on a nice day and an awful drive in the snow. With snow it can take me over an hour to get there! I need to relocate my equine friend to a facility that is closer to me and am having the hardest time finding a decent boarding facility. I do not ask much. All I ask is that the facility be in good repair (I don’t care how old it is as long as it is safe and functional), feed good quality hay, and have an indoor arena. I know the arena thing is sometimes hard to find, but it is Absolutely necessary in my area of the country (USA). I do not care what discipline the barn caters to as long as they allow all disciplines (I am starting a new ‘western’ career). I have tried to search for facilities on the web and in my local tack shops and have not had much luck. Basically I have found unacceptable facilities that are not safe, do not have any amenities (not even a restroom), many don’t have shelters for their pastured horses (I prefer to keep my horse in the pasture because she likes it best there), and many appear to be "back yard" type facilities where someone had some land and thought they could make some extra money keeping horses on it. Yikes! HELP!!!
Ah, guess it would have helped to tell you that. I am in CO.
At this point I will take all of the suggestions I can get Mulereiner! Maybe I am just spoiled from my last facility which has more amenities than I need. How about if I am just looking for safety and quality feed?
Sure Mulereiner, glad to. But, um, I feel silly. I am still new to this posting thing and don’t know how to find your email address…
I live in Wy… and live without the indoor, without the bathroom, without electricity and live with wind.
You have incredibly high standards for this part of the country honestly.
I hope you find what your looking for, but I would suggest some places depending on where your at, but I think my friends are below what you consider for proper boarding.
EDIT- can you please email me privately the town your in and your email and I will put it to my mule buddies that live in CO. I hope something works out for you.
March 6th, 2010 at 12:41 am
Where are you located ?
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March 6th, 2010 at 1:28 am
If you have room on your own property, even just for a small corral, that would be fine! Find a nearby meadow or open lot and excersice there. If this is not an option, try your telephone book, you might find a nice EC in there
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March 6th, 2010 at 1:59 am
I live in Wy… and live without the indoor, without the bathroom, without electricity and live with wind.
You have incredibly high standards for this part of the country honestly.
I hope you find what your looking for, but I would suggest some places depending on where your at, but I think my friends are below what you consider for proper boarding.
EDIT- can you please email me privately the town your in and your email and I will put it to my mule buddies that live in CO. I hope something works out for you.
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