A horse I've leased for several years boarded here and the horse lost quite a bit of weight. There are 12/13 acres with about 9 cows and 9 horses. They do not have enough land to sustain that many animals. I noticed that their cows were fed the horse's hay. We had to supplement our horses with more costly feed to get weight back on him. The owners do not work with the horses and do not have a true understanding of horses as they are new to boarding. I never saw them on the property. I witnessed last winter their water troughs completely froze and they have no adequate area that remains dry in rain or snow. All of the horses were standing in mud for days on end!! One horse developed thrush. They rely on the self care boarders to feed all 9 horses alone; you must catch, halter & tie to fence line. Then you must prepare each horse's feed, they all eat diff feed~ takes 30 mins to prep~ 15-20 to halter~ 30 mins to wait for all to feed. You are also responsible to fill water troughs. What? They do not understand, nor adhere to, what "self care" truly means. Self care boarders paying almost $400 per mo. should not be required to feed the horses of those who pay for full care. That's the owner's job, the money is going to her! Self care means you feed your own horse. Owner is now calling the boarders who left & exposed her for her bait & switch operation "jerks" and "bullies" and yet, she says she doesn't "tolerate name calling" - how WILD. ;)~ The owner advertised & told boarders coming in that she would be feeding for those paying for full care. Go with a facility that actually provides what they advertise & does not bait and switch its boarders & then flip out when boarders get upset & speak up. Also, the flies are awful because cow sh*t sticks & they do not drag the pasture, nor remove manure out to the tree line away from where the feeding area and tack area is. Horses constantly stomping and bloody from bites. These conditions worsened as more horses kept being added. And yet, they keep advertising for more. Wow! Other boarders reached out to us after we left to let us know that one of the newer horses had to be put down after we left. :(
**After my review you will see owner ask for a couple of their other boarders to put up reviews to counter this one. Her parents are the other reviewers, Sue and Dan, who live in another state. Other boarders spoke badly about the owner in group chats, no wonder she can't get them to post good reviews for her. The only one who did was forced to because she gets discounted board for allowing the owner to use her tractor & for helping them run the place. She has a vested interest in making it look like a dream for the owner. The gossip & back stabbing is rampant. We are glad to be in such a lovelier place with no drama, where you pay for true pasture & hay AND horses are fed once a day by the owner all for the same price as this over-priced racket! No more being forced to feed other ppl's horses, no hassling with ppl constantly messaging in group chats, often shuffling around schedules last minute seeing who can drive the 40 mins to feed, no more dealing w/ that one OCD & gossipy boarder bossing you around & nit-picking at you when you're on site. Remember: the owner (who lives on site) does not feed or handle any horses herself. Poor Eileen A. (the owner) is so insecure that she has to put up a review of her own place here lol. The city of Lucas has had trouble with her already. Ppl have been telling other horse people to stay away because they say Eileen is a tyrant. We experienced it first hand; she is, unfortunately. Horse circles are small around here & she thinks she's the new sheriff in town. She even told boarders she didn't care about online reviews because she's not trying to grow. She said this place is just a hobby for her. You definitely don't want your horse in the "care" of someone who thinks horses are a "hobby." They are a commitment. read more