Really nice place to overnight our horse before a show at Caber. The owners were helpful and our…read morehorse was happy!

From the owner: Horseback riding lessons on your own horse or our school master horses or ponies. Children and…read moreadults welcome,

I signed up for the Unforgettable Riding Experience at Rusty Bar Ranch this past spring, and it was…read moreamazing! I was a bit nervous, having little to no prior experience. We started inside on Sheena the Wonder Horse. I have to say, the state-of-the-art simulator really helps to get comfortable in a number of ways. After that, it was on to the arena & Valentine, a real horse Rusty Bar Ranch owner and trainer, Kathy really knows horses & also cares about them. She was such a kind & patient teacher. I felt totally comfortable & at ease. She teaches at every level, depending on the student. I'm clearly a beginner & if you've been on the fence about horseback riding, I highly recommend this experience. You're NEVER to old to learn something new! Go to the website & sign up. It was definitely an unforgettable experience for me.

I chose the Rusty Bar Ranch for an extended stay location the whole environment there is family…read moreoriented and I loved every minute of it. Please check out Rusty Bar Ranch if you are intending on staying in the area.

Boarding at Flying M was nothing short of incredible. Sara and her family are very knowledgeable…read moreand kind, they welcome all source of people and horses with all sorts of situations. I've never been happier at a facility where there was no drama or toxicity whatsoever. Their boarding rates for what they offer are very affordable. Feeding was never an issue, their hay is top quality with great choices. They'll feed loose or in a hay net with no fuss and always follow specific grain instructions that you may have. My horses have been treated with dignity and respect. The facility stays clean and well kept, I never once had to worry about my horses living conditions or accessibility to clean water. Their amenities are phenomenal, and the arena is huge with so much space and equipment to work with. It's safe to say that if you ever bored here you'll have no concern for your horse, I truly couldn't say enough nice things about this facility!

Love this stable, love the owners who are very helpful. The indoor arena is perfect size, as well…read moreas the outdoor arena, perfect parking turn around for trailers in the big parking lot. I honestly feel I can not say enough good things about this place. Highly recommend boarding or hauling in!

Amazing training, they are such a friendly family. Made me very confident!!!! Definitely going back…read moreto ride again.

I wanted to take my grandson riding for his birthday. He is 13 and loves horses. The staff were…read moreall so nice and friendly - from the first phone call! They made sure we were comfortable and ready and we headed out on a "real" trail ride! The trail was beautiful and we went up and down hills and trotted. It was a great experience. I will be going back again!

I contacted Newaukum to move a horse from Northern Washington to the Seattle area. Both Keith and…read moreLarry were extremely professional and courteous. The horse arrived with no signs of stress. I later learned that this team does weekly trips from Washington to Southern California. I wish I would have found them in order to move two horses when I moved last year! Great outfit, highly recommended!

Great attention to the horses and very knowledgeable…read more Care and compassion. I met the owner of this stable and her daughter. I received lessons and learned how to properly do horse care from the ground up.

We have been coming here for lessons for about 4 months now. My daughter loves it…read more The horses are well taken care of, they are well trained and very gentle. The facility itself is clean, as clean can be anyways. There are about 15 or so stables for the horses. Plenty of area for them to hang out too. There is an indoor and outdoor arena. The indoor arena is a little small and perfect for beginners and cold rainy days. The outdoor arena is large with jumping bars. We have Tracy as our instructor and boy can she do her job well. She has lots of patience with my daughter but she also knows when to challenge her to help her become a better rider. I totally recommend her for lessons. Overall this place is great, check it out if you have a chance.

I have fond memories of my several years riding at SWF from the end of my junior years into the A/O…read morehunters. I boarded a horse here for several years, leasing him to another client in the barn when I left for college and ultimately selling him with Shannon's help. The level of care is excellent; I never worried about my horse when I was not around, knowing he was in good hands. Shannon (the owner/trainer) lives on the premises and keeps a close eye on things. The horses are happy, healthy, and get regular turnout. I didn't realize that these basic things were so hard to find until I moved away and started riding elsewhere. In some areas, good turnout is nearly impossible to find. SWF also offers a beautiful, large outdoor ring, a covered round pen, and a nice new heated tackroom. The indoor arena is on the small side, but it's quite functional and it definitely teaches you to look through your corners and set up for every fence! In summary, SWF provides excellent horse care and training for hunters and jumpers, with well-maintained facilities and knowledgeable, reliable barn management.

Four Star Farm is a horse farm, that caters to kids horse lessons, specializing in dressage. They…read morealso offer Equine Assisted Therapy. What I like about this place, is that it teaches kids how to take care of a horse. You don't just put your kid on a horse, slap the horses rump, and tell the kid to hold on. Kids are expected to clean out the stall of the horse they ride, they need to brush the the horse down, clean its hooves, etc. My wife joined a ladies riding group on Sundays. They have ponies and horses of all sizes. They also do dressage and do jumping! They might be the same thing, but I am new to horse terminology, so don't judge me! I like going there to help out just to be around the horses. When I am having a bad day, the horses sense it, cheer me up! I highly recommend this farm.

Every single place has its pros and cons though Four Star Farm is just constant cons. Let's start…read morewith the cleanliness of this facility. The cleanliness of everything surround this place is just plain gross, for example, the Moldy hay the owner refuses to get rid of since she spent money on it, therefore she has to use it. The grain as well has rats living in there plus it's moldy due to her buildings falling apart and leaking. The stalls on the other hand sometimes don't get done for days maybe weeks on end depending on whether kids come out to clean them or not. Another key thing is there is basically a ton of junk not used or that have no use on this property that just sits and rusts, which can hurt a horse if they got out. The other thing they have going for them is the violation of Child Labor laws. The violation of labor laws includes younger kids cleaning around 24 stalls or more depending on what the owner wants to be done (kids being around 5 or younger maybe 12 or older). All the considered 'older girls' didn't get paid during any of the time they took to 'teach' these kids which were about 4 or more hours of work depending on how long each of the kids stayed. Basically, we were glorified baby sitters that didn't get paid or have a choice to help with these kids. We were also forced to give these kids lessons even though we had paid for a 'lesson' which we never got, the Owner had threatened to not let you ride if you didn't do any of the work or give lessons you couldn't ride. The third thing has to be the amount of disorganization she had during all of this. The lessons were insanely disorganized due to the fact that we had so many kids and no trainer, so all the kids have learned our bad habits let alone we had no room in our already pretty big arena for almost 9 horses. Along with many parents and kiddos did not sign the waiver or at least the Owner never made sure it was signed at the time of the 'lesson' plus when they were riding not every kid was on a suited horse for there weight and height which led to a lot of horses becoming lame. She also held summer camps which consisted of around a week of riding a horse, learning how to do things involving horses, though many of them have never even touched, sat, or have even seen a horse before. The week of camp was terrible 14 kids or more broken up into different groups doing activities these kids didn't want to do along with the counselors which were just us older girls not getting paid and again being glorified baby sitters whilst teaching these kids how to ride and 'be safe around horses,' while none of us knew how actually be safe around a horse. One of the last things has to be the amount of neglect and strain put on these horses. A lot of these horses either had riders that were too big, tack that didn't fit properly, food fed to them that was moldy, many of the horses lower on the pecking order became insanely skinny and the Owner didn't care. The Owner refused to call the vet for several horses that were colicing & she was just going to let them die. In fact, she let a 20-year-old horse die of colic along with the person who decided to stay the night and ignore the signs of colic, then waking up the next morning to him dying. The Owner had done the same thing with a miniature horse saying she would watch him overnight even though they also had visible signs of colic. She, the Owner had decided to do this procedure on a horse who had a side bone, she had a not so good vet come on out, pull out the pain nerves in her front legs, waited for them to heal after 2 weeks then put a rider on her and jumped around 5 feet with her having little to no work previously. Though that procedure made her permanently lame since she can't feel her legs any longer due to those nerves bein gone. The Last and final topic has to be the amount of drama that goes on around here. Since there is no trainer out there ever we girls and I mean literally all girls would ride after giving a lesson the Owner forced us to do or else we didn't ride that day. Going back to no trainer since there was no trainer to give the 'older' girls a lesson it became full-blown chaos and everyone started to get on everyone's back on things which meant a ton of gossip of how each girl was riding. The Owner didn't shut this down when her attention was brought to the situation instead she just sat there and ignored it along with her picking a favorite than her herself deciding to talk crap about the older girls as well.

Great self care facility. You are required to pitch in and help keep up the facility but for the…read morerate it's worth it. My horse is happy she has a big stall and run attached to her stall. They have many turnouts with grass. Nice riding arena and round pen. I am not sure who ran it 10 years ago for the bad reviews but the new board is pretty reasonable. You are expected to take care of your horse everyday and you required to clean up after yourself as well as help out around the facility monthly. If you are not ok with putting in some work for cheap board then this facility is not for you. If you can't take care of your horse daily twice a day then this facility is not for you. You have to put in the work.

If I could give this boarding facility a zero rating I would this place is Not worth the stress of…read moreboarding here it is a very hostile environment and not family friendly. They don't follow the rules they have in their SOP and if you have any some questions or concerns you have to email them even if it's a small question example: is the sky blue ? And careful they will write you a warning without telling you and treat you like trash this place is a waste of time and money for a boarding facility that just takes your money and then will boot you out after 90 days (probation period) I'm glad we left there to many snowflakes and Karen's if you don't kiss their butts they will boot you out. If you're wanting a place to have fun and enjoy your horse and make friends this place isn't it. Not family friendly