Stone Meadows Facility
Main Barn
The main barn has seven large stalls with drop down v-doors and solid dividers. Each stall has a window for air quality and for the horses' comfort. All the stalls have rubber mats as well as removable water and feed buckets. These buckets are cleaned daily. Stalls are mucked out thoroughly every day and the stalls are pulled back and rubber mats disinfected each day during turnout to prevent ammonia build up.
This barn has ten foot ceilings and a ventilation system to encourage good air quality at all times throughout the year. The barn is well insulated and has a feed and blanket room. This section is closed off from the main barn and stores the grain and feed for the horses, as well as a large blanket rack that is used to hang all blankets so they can be aired and dried out before the next day of use.
The isle in the barn is fitted with rubber mats to prevent injury or slipping. There is an indoor wash stall with hot and cold water. The washstall is made of a PVC product to prevent mold and mildew from occurring.
The tackroom is heated and provides each boarder with their own individual locker for their equipment. There is also a refrigerator, a microwave and a kettle for the boarders to use. In the tackroom there is a locker fully stocked at all times with proper medical equipment and supplies in case of an emergency.
Outdoor Dressage Ring and Patio
Just outside the main barn, and situated directly in front of the outdoor ring, is a patio for our boarders and their family and friends to enjoy. The outdoor ring measures 80 by 220 and is sand based with excellent tile drainage and lights for night riding. It is harrowed and hand raked often to keep the footing in ideal condition.
Jumping Ring
The grass jump ring is 240 by 200 feet with a complete hunter/jumper course. During the winter season, jumps are available in the indoor arena.
Indoor Arena
The indoor arena is 70 by 150. It contains excellent quality footing that is properly maintained to prevent dust. It is also hand raked and harrowed often to provide the best conditions. The arena also has a ventilation system to circulate air flow and there are large doors that can be opened in the Summer for increased ventilation. The lighting is excellent with each corner well lit to ensure no shadows.
Additional Barn
A smaller barn with four additional stalls is also on the premises. This building is separated from the main barn by ten feet. It has the same stalls as the main barn with the same features and lockers for the boarders' equipment in a separate tackroom. It also has its own feed room and blanket rack. The isle is also covered by rubber to prevent injury.
Turnout
We have a unique situation at Stone Meadows with a lot of safe turnout. With 10 turnout areas for 11 horses, we can offer ideal turnout conditions — Horses can be turned out individually or in small groups (we never exceed four horses in one paddock.) We are careful to match the horses' personalities so that the group turnout is successful and so that no horse is hurt or chased. 24 hour turnout is available in the Spring, Summer and Fall if you desire. In the Winter, horses are turned out between 6:00 and 7:00 am and brought in at 5:00 or 6:00 pm (weather dependent). During the Summer, we change our turnout routine to avoid the sun and the bugs by turning suitable horses out at night between 6:00 and 7:00 pm until 6:00 to 7:00 am. We are flexible with turnout and want to find the best arrangement for each individual horse.
All turnout is wood and electric braid fence. Water is available in all paddocks with buckets cleaned and refilled daily. In addition, the paddocks are mucked and harrowed weekly to prevent any build up of manure.
We also do not feed round bales outside, but rather feed a set amount of square baled hay to ensure that the hay is always of good quality.
We will put on boots and blankets at no additional charge.
Additional Features
- Hacking path — We have approximately 15 acres of open hacking and we are currently working on a trail that will go around the outside of the property. This is half completed and will be finished in the summer of 2007. Hacking is also available off the property from a neighbouring farmer as well as on a safe gravel road.
- Round pen — We have a Hi-qual round pen that is about 20 meters wide. It is very safe with good footing. We use it for training and medically needed confined turnout.
- Trailering — We provide trailering to our facility as well to shows and clinics that our clients would like to attend. The trailer is also available in case of a medical emergency.
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