I had written an honest but negative review about this establishment based on 5 lessons I had with…read moreone Trainer. Although I do feel that the review was honest and needed to be said I am taking it down completely because of the way Sarah responded to the situation. She made my family feel that we were heard and even invited us back. I have increased what was a 1 star review to a 4 because of her professionalism and ability to sound like she cares over the phone. This establishment is beautiful, convenient. they have an indoor and outdoor riding area. The barn even seemed to have lockers for owners. You couldn't want more in the look of this place.

I closely knew and watched Sarah run her business for two years. She is very unprofessional and…read moredoesn't take very good care of her horses or her customers. To start off the person that she rents the land from at 22828 156th is a slum landlord and he used to just dump human sewage out in the fields. Although we told Sarah this she did not confront the landlord about the issue, even after someone who used to work for Sarah called the health department but I think the landlord stopped doing illegal practices like dumping sewage in the fields. Because of the sewage in the fields and over grazing many toxic plants to horses had taken over. Depending on the time of year there are different toxic plants. During the Spring the fields were full of toxic Buttercup's, then right after the Buttercup's the field's were full of Mayweed, also known as Poison Daisy, Stinking Chamomile, or their scientific name Anthemis cotula. Also there were large amounts of Ragwort Tansy growing which were not disposed of properly so the plants would return even after being picked. I had asked Sarah about this and she didn't seem to, in my opinion, understand the dangers posed to the horses. I initially trusted her due to her years of working with horses, but feel now that she was reckless in this regard. She once told me that there were just too many plants to remove them all. Many of the pastures had no rain shelter and the horses were often left in the fields all night. The first year Sarah never kept the horses in the fields at night but then she decided that most of the horses should almost never go inside. I agreed with the assessment that the horses needed more exercise but she would leave horses out in lightning storms and when asked about it said that this was not an issue. In addition, more than once horses broke out of their paddocks and at least once went to the main road after breaking out. I do not believe Sarah that is doing a good job of running her business. Quite a few times I saw her lose her temper with her employees and her students. I have seen Sarah gossip about her students and their parents, and she can be really nasty to people when they have a falling out which happens often in my opinion. She got kicked out of the last place she rented for her business. Sarah claimed the lady was crazy and trying to steal her horses. I at first believed Sarah but I eventually stopped believing her especially since this other lady runs a very successful horse rescue. I also once saw her insult a little girl to her face and didn't let the little girl pet the baby horse even though she let the other children pet it. She also would bad mouth past students in front of her current students and one of her students confided to me that it made them feel uncomfortable. She allowed her rottweiler Louie to run around the property without a leash, a muzzle, or supervision even though he attacked a client's dog - which she was being sued for, and killed many cats and a neighbor's chickens. As well as growling and other aggressive behavior with some of the employees and students. In my opinion she offers poor service and when we left her barn we realized her cost was the same as many of the other places nearby. I feel that between her own riding career and her failing business she hasn't had the time or energy to properly do either well. I believe Sarah's business could succeed if she were to stop riding at shows and really focus on her business. Otherwise I do not have confidence in the long term success of her business.

I would've sued this place but it wouldn't be worth my time. I specifically told this gal I CANNOT…read moreRIDE A HORSE PROPERLY AND NEED ONE ON ONE TRAINING. I let her know and she let me loose with a lesson horse but never told me if I was doing anything right. After four lessons, with zero input, I regretfully let her know that this would be my last lesson with her. Here's what followed: My mother, who's now fully into Alzheimer's, and her partner who's just passed, insisted on coming to see my last riding lesson. I begged them to let me go alone, but noooo. So after this harridan in a ponytail let me embarrass myself to her roaring critique of my admittedly horrible habits, she gets on my sour lesson horse and shows everyone how great SHE can ride!!! THAT'S what my mother saw, or rather witnessed. Thanks, whoever referred me to this hellhole.

I've been riding at PTR for over a year now and it is the best barn I've ridden at. The boarders…read moreare nice and considerate, there are a variety of horses to ride depending on your experience and interest, the lessons are challenging, and Jan, the trainer, is great!!! I've recommended PTR to all levels of riders . . . Kids, adults, experienced, beginner, rusty, etc. It is a great place to spend time away from the rest of your responsibilities in life and just focus on riding. If you're looking for a good place to learn how to ride or improve your skills, you've found it.

I've been boarding here with my horse since 2007 and love Frankie and the barn. It's a family…read moreenvironment, the horses are well cared for, and turn out is great. I like that my horse has a large pasture to run in, indoor/outdoor arena, and Frankie calls if she has any questions on caring for him. Also, she teaches lessons which I took for 4 years until my horse was well-trained. I have a lot of friends that I've met at the barn and every year we have a huge BBQ barn party! I definitely recommend her and the barn 5 stars.

Frankie and this place is amazing. I took lessons for 5 years here and learned so much. Horse care,…read moredeveloping a good seat, gentle hands, dressage, you name it. Frankie is an amazing teacher, barn owner, and person. If you are looking for lessons, boardings, or leasing look no further. Everyone is very kind and down to earth. It is like a small little barn family.

Sarah is absolutely amazing! She made our daughter's fairy/unicorn birthday party perfect! She went…read moreup and beyond more than what I expected from the beginning of our initial call to the day of the party. I wasn't aware there were so many options to choose from. Sarah helped me customized the colors to match my daughter's dress, the color of their horns, and saddles. She was super sweet and accommodating even though I changed my mind a few times. Thank you for making my daughter's birthday so memorable!

Sarah and her team were phenomenal at my daughter's birthday party! The unicorn ponies and all the…read moreanimals were just beautiful plus so much fun! They were a big hit at the birthday! Highly recommend! I would use them again for a party in a heartbeat!

I have boarded at Shamba for almost 2 years, it's a smaller group of boarders (usually about 6-8)…read moreand is a full care facility. The owners live onsite and the horses are so well cared for. Grass hay, twice a day, is provided with board. You may provide your own grain/supplements if you wish. Each horse has an open front stall, leading to a gravel paddock. During the day (after breakfast) the gates are open to fields. The horses are out until around dusk then back into paddocks for the night. Paddocks and stalls are cleaned daily. This is a family run business, with a number of people who have been here 10+ years. It's just a great community, and the property owners are so kind. There's a huge sand arena and nice big round pen, a locked tack room and just a really nice setup. For non horse folks: this isn't a horse rental or horse training business, and it isn't a drop in place to pet/visit horses. Just sharing as some people don't understand that many private boarding facilities don't offer those services. It does have a fenced Sniff Spot for dog owners who want to utilize that- reserve that on the Sniff Spot app.