I board at Mad River Stables. The owners are good people and try their best to keep the place maintained. It is a gross exaggeration to say the facilities are crumbling. The shelters are old, yes, but they are certainly not in danger of collapse. The fences are working fine; it's been a long while since they weren't. As for the owners forgetting to feed, that happened four years ago. If it's true they missed noticing horses with colic, that also is ancient history. As for animal control being called, that happened one time with a horse that was thin because it was very old and had bad teeth.The real problem at the stable is disgruntled boarders who wouldn't be satisfied with any situation. read more

TERRIBLE PLACE TO BOARD!!! I used to board my horse here. It's truly one of the worst boarding stables I've ever seen. The facilities are crumbling and downright dangerous. The fences (hotwire) don't work most of the time, so horses get out routinely. The owners are NOT horse people -- they had no prior experience with horses prior to buying the stable a few years ago. In fact, they've missed noticing obviously colicing horses in the past! DO NOT trust the owners to feed your horse, either -- they've failed to feed horses in the past that they were paid to feed. Animal control has been called out before because of horses in extremely poor condition, which the owners had been trying to sweep under the rug. And the "arena"... The sand footing is way too deep. The owners were even told by the vet's office that the footing is dangerous and could cause tendon/ligament injuries to horses, but the owners haven't fixed it (or really anything else that's needed repairs). Run away from this place, far far away. read more