Grace Kennedy
1/5
Do not board at this facility. My horse arrived at this facility 11/1/2022. By 11/3/2022, my horse was severely injured with a career ending injury. My horse came directly off the track to this facility. She was anxious as she just moved across the country and was in a new place. She was turned out in their quarantine lot that was a small but safe area with white vinyl fencing, and she was doing well all things considered. I had requested to one of the managers to please let her stay in the quarantine lot to decompress for a couple of days until I could get her feet done. I figured this would not turn into an issue as a typical quarantine period when bringing in new horses is at least 2 weeks, and this manager assured me she would make sure she stayed put. I also requested that I be included with introducing her to a pasture as she has never been turned out in a pasture before with wire fencing, which is all this property has besides 1 or 2 pastures that have different fencing. The next morning, not even 12 hours later, I received a phone call stating that my horse had been turned out with a herd, against my wishes, and had gone through multiple fences and sustained a large laceration to her leg. At the time, it appeared to be just a laceration which would heal with time. But a year later, I am still receiving veterinary care due to bone involvement and my horse is still lame, with a poor prognosis.
This is not the only major injury a horse sustained in my very short time at this facility. Another horse shattered her cannon bone due to her being turned with a horse she was known to not get along with, per the barn owner's instructions. Keep in mind, I was at this boarding facility for less than 2 months.
In addition to multiple major ending injuries, the quality of care is very poor. The horses are often lacking hay and water even in the winter months. I was always the one providing hay and water to my own horse when I was paying for her to be cared for. Barn staff will skip feedings if the farm equipment fails and they have to walk to the upper pastures to feed. Gates to pastures are often left unlatched. Many of the horses are underweight and unhealthy. Water buckets and troughs rarely get cleaned out, resulting in algae and nasty black water they expect the horses to drink. Horses also are often getting moved around into various pastures depending on the day, which is just asking for more accidents to happen. The facility is in a flood zone, resulting in very wet conditions. A majority of the horses here deal with hoof abscesses and lameness due to the fact their feet can never dry out.
Lastly, management talks very poorly about their boarders. As a horse owner, I know these boarders just want quality care for their horses and are getting upset that they are not receiving said care. The barn owner, her mother, and various management would often complain and do things against owners wishes. They complain when owners request round bales be put in the pastures because their horses are hungry and there is not food in the pastures. They complain when owners are upset that their horses are shivering because they are wet and cold and not being blanketed appropriately. They do not like their boarders and make it very clear to those around them.
I have given them over a year to make things right with me which they have been unable to do. They keep beating around the bush and will not just own up and take responsibility. Do not come here if you care about your horses.
Update on this review: they have blocked me on all social media so that my review cannot be seen anymore. That shows you the type of people they are. I will not stop spreading the truth until they take responsibility!
