I managed this place for over a year and must conclude this is NOT a safe place to keep your horse. There are multiple safety hazards including so much hazardous junk that lines the property where horses are allowed to just freely bolt down to pasture... not to mention the metal and junk IN the pasture. There is exposed electrical line above stalls and in the ground, and nails exposed on boards, an Akita dog that chases horses out into the pasture and back in at dark (having caused multiple hroses to slip and fall or run through fencing), and many horses during my stay broke through weak, rotted wood fencing and wandered overnight (the property is NOT closed). I have witnessed the ranchowner with-holding information from the boarders on what happens with their horses, and there have always been exploited and overworked staff because the place loves to stay understaffed. The owner takes ZERO accountability on what takes place at that ranch and does not properly lead her team off staff but instead exploits their help and uses them up. She would also bring horses in (a herd of 14) long after dark. Subsequently, a horse body slammed and damaged my fifth wheel, which could have wreaked devastating consequences for the horse. We asked if the ranchowner would be paying for our fifth wheels damage, since it happened on her property and the horse's care was under HER business, and she must've had some sort of liability insurance. However, she denied ON VIDEO that they have liability insurance, told me she wouldn't be paying for anything, and then told me to CHARGE THE BOARDER as if the incident of bringing horses in too late was the boarder's fault!
When asked WHY she kept bringing horses in so late, she said on video: "It's my property, I can bring them in any time I want." I also witnessed the ranchowner hanging a mare by a strap from a backhoe for over 2 hours in an effort to get the horse to stand on its feet. The horse (who is 34 years old) had given up, the strap was around its teets, and she was practically dangling upside down for most of this struggle. It was so disturbing that two of us had to walk away. When asked MULTIPLE TIMES, the ranchowner REFUSED to call the boarder to tell her what was happening with the horse. The boarder still didn't know the next day. I would not recommend this as a safe place to entrust your horse, and I brought in 80% of the new clientele. Therefore, I feel it is my moral duty to whistleblow on what I saw when I peeled back the curtain. read more