I will be relocating to Minnesota for several months at the end of August, and bringing my horse. I will be living south of Minneapolis-St Paul, in Farmington.
I’m looking for boarding for my mare and would love some recommendations and/or advice. I’m a hunter/jumper rider but my horse is semi-retired so it doesn’t need to be a hunter/jumper facility and I don’t want to pay for training.
She has a history of colic, but I have been able to successfully manage it through her diet, so it’s important that she be somewhere with a reasonably knowledgeable staff that can identify a colic and will follow my feed instructions for her. I will probably be out frequently but may not always be able to get there to see her (so self-care not an option). Otherwise she’s easy to handle and sweet as pie.
Turn-out is important. I realize I might not be able to get the equivalent of 12 to 17 hours a day out on good grass pasture that she has now, but would love to have her out on grass at least part of the day and as much as reasonably possible.
Trails would be a plus, but not a deal-breaker.
Re the commute, I can go during off hours, so rush hour traffic not a problem but of course would prefer not to spend two hours a day driving to see her because, you know, I got stuff to do.
I’m entirely unfamiliar with the horse community up there so any input (including who to avoid at all costs) would be appreciated!!! Thanks in advance
