Boarding near Snohomish, WA

[DressurLeben]

Yikes! I’m sorry to hear that happened to you and your horse. I would be beyond pissed.

I have heard other stories about barn owners that are difficult to work with. I’m kinda dragging my feet about visiting some places because you don’t know who has a personal vendetta against someone and who has real stories like yours.

Do you know anything about Topline, Hilltop, or Five C? These are all really close to my house and I’d prefer to avoid traffic if possible. Goldcreek is close too.

From some calls I’ve made, Rosecrest only turns out 5 days a week. Bear Creek has even less turn out. Pumpkin, Sky River, and View Ridge are all fine.

[StormyDay]

Goldcreek is a nice place. It has a great covered arena that I believe is regulation and two outdoors, and an indoor. The indoor has not so great footing, at least least time I showed there (Which was back in 2013 ) The turnouts are small. However, they are very dry and there is no mud to cause scratches, which for some horses (Like mine) that was more important than the size.

[StormyDay]

I forgot to add that 5 day turnout is for some reason very common in the Seattle area. I am not sure where you moved from (Or if you moved at all) but many of the large boarding barns have this schedule. I don’t think that would fly over here on the east coast!

[Gestalt]

I’m not sure where Jessica Heidemann (sp?) is, in relation to your area. She is a top eventer and I mean top! Class act with super barn management. She gave me the ‘whatfor’ when I told her what happened to my horse. I deserved that dressing down, I knew better than to send a horse so far away to a trainer that I didn’t know.

Anyway, I think Jessica’s barn might be called Lake Stables. Does someone in that area know?

[RedmondDressage]

[QUOTE=Gestalt;8989112]
I’m not sure where Jessica Heidemann (sp?) is, in relation to your area. She is a top eventer and I mean top! Class act with super barn management. She gave me the ‘whatfor’ when I told her what happened to my horse. I deserved that dressing down, I knew better than to send a horse so far away to a trainer that I didn’t know.

Anyway, I think Jessica’s barn might be called Lake Stables. Does someone in that area know?[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately she’s about 2 hours north but agree, she is fantastic as is her sister Garyn, who is the dressage trainer at their barn. They have Cain Lake Stables up near Bellingham. Garyn started my youngster and then Jessica started him over fences. Couldn’t have been happier with their care or training skill

[costco_muffins]

5C has turnout, but it gets very muddy in winter. Arenas are decent, but there are a lot of people using them for jumping these days. I think there is a wait list for stalls.

Horses are in a LOT at Gold Creek. Tons of horses, tiny turnouts, not much time outside.

[costco_muffins]

All of the barns below have great HJ programs, but would require you to be in training with them:

Archway (h/j)
Brick Road (h/j)
Crooks (h/j)
Far Point (h/j)
Hillcrest (h/j)
Potcreek (h/j)

Carousel - CLOSING EARLY 2017
Charlottewood - decent indoor arena, not huge, some turnout.
Five C (dressage & h/j) - good people, muddy turnout, there is a HJ program that is getting more popular there right now
Goldcreek - very tiny turnouts, TONS of horses for the acreage, quite a few arenas
Grateful Pine - Indoor is very small, can get crowded with lots of riders. Lots of turnouts, some are quite muddy
Phoenix (h/j) - might take outside boarders if there is space, but the arena is 90x140 and the turnouts are less than you want (time wise and mud wise)
Skykomish River - decent arena, quite empty facility, no clue as to turnout
Sundance (h/j) - I believe this program does allow outside boarders
Western Sky - neat people, but they are hoping to fill the barn with western dressage riders or people interested in natural horsemanship.
Willowcrest - Cool facility down in the valley below Woodinville. Indoor arena is VERY narrow, outdoor has fantastic all weather footing and is huge. Stalls are unique: 12x24 shelters attached to 24x24 runs that make an overall 24 foot wide space that is 36’ long for each horse. On top of that, horses can get turned out as much as you want in grass fields. No trainer affiliations or drama.

[Donnerhall_uber_all]

Carousel is closing? Please tell me it is not being developed into ticky tacky little houses!

[costco_muffins]

Carousel Ranch - right down the road from Brightwater:

http://www.nwnews.com/index.php/local/news/12510-snohomish-county-buys-carousel-ranch-to-replace-wellington-as-park-site