Boarding Barns in or near West Lafayette, IN

[woodhillsmanhattan]

I will be moving to West Lafayette for graduate school at Purdue in January. I am hoping to make a trip up there in September or November to look for apartments as well as barns. My fellow COTHers have always come through before so figured I would ask for suggestions! I listed some must haves and preferences. Thanks in advance!

MUST HAVES:

• Quality care. I will be moving away from home and will be busy with school so I want to be comfortable leaving my horse for a weekend every now and then.
• indoor ring
• outdoor area to ride (doesn’t have to necessarily be a ring)
• small group turn out (2-4)
• stall available for winter (at least 10X12. My guy is a 17H warmblood). 24:7 turn out during warming months is fine.
• quality feeding program. Allowed to provide my own food if the barn doesn’t feed Sentinel LS
• An hour or less from Purdue (will consider farther if care is exceptional)
  -$500 or under a month

PREFERENCES (not necessities):

• 12X12 stalls
• Blue Seal feeds
• free choice hay
• Jumper or event trainer competitive at A shows (high adults and low amateurs). But I have been at a barn with no trainer for a few months and am perfectly comfortable on my own.
• trails
• jumps
• 45 min or closer to Purdue
• owner or staff living on site

That is all I can think of at the moment. Any additional input about the horse scene in the area is appreciated!

[Indy]

Check out Foxton Farm in Romney. That’s where the Purdue IHSA team is based out of.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been up there so I’m not sure what they offer anymore or if they fit your bill, but it’s worth a look.

[besttwtbever]

Well, all I have to say is, that’s a pretty tall order for a school in the middle of BFE with very little surrounding it (unless you consider corn fields something). There are really no barns like you speak of within 30 minutes. Within an hour, for sure. To find something within 30 minutes you would have to cut your list of desires in half… at least. Purdue is a FANTASTIC school but the equestrian offerings in the area are dismal at best.

I was last there in early 2012 and the pickings were still quite slim.

I boarded at Foxton for a bit about 5 years ago and I know their management has changed since then (although not for the better I have heard through the grapevine). When I was there, there was turnout, but only on nice days (so you can forget it in the winter), and only with a VERY LARGE group (think 30 or so horses). They are very close to 30 minutes from Purdue (sometimes more than 30 minutes).

All that being said, I think the closest thing to what you’re looking for would be Rosebud Ranch. If I was still there, that’s where I’d be.

I know almost every facility in the area either from working there, riding there, or boarding there so feel free to PM me with questions. There are some things about certain facilities that I would rather not post on a public forum.

[woodhillsmanhattan]

Anything on the second list is not at all a necessity. Any place that is worthy of a recommendation and is within an hour or slightly more I would love to check out!

Anyone heard anything about Jubilee stables? PM if needed