YOUR ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR STRESS FREE BOARDING
Our Mission
At Rivendale Equestrian it is our goal to provide a stress free & happy experience for both horse and owner.
We believe that horses should have the opportunity to just be horses; be offered free choice & have as much turn out as possible. Most facilities keep horses on a tight daily schedule, we do things a bit differently.
Instead, our horses are provided with Dual Daily Wellness Checks (DDWC) within a four hour range in the am and pm. This allows for our horses to feel confident that they will receive their food and care without becoming dependent on a strict routine.
This style of equine management has led to our entire herd not exhibiting any negative behaviours such as calling or kicking at feeding times, food aggression & digestive upset. Our horses can often be seen laying down outside in large groups fully relaxed, maintaining a healthy weight and being overall happy and playful with their herd mates.
Colic is every horse owner's worst nightmare and although we are very skilled and confident in aiding a horse suffering colic, it is an event we would prefer our horses not to undergo.
We take pride in our Colic Prevention Plan, a daily maintenance plan we developed to help prevent colic. This plan includes:
- Monitoring water intake & regularly checking for hydration levels
- Providing free choice salt/mineral blocks
- Offering a water buffet that rotates through an assortment of minerals & is tracked (coming spring 2025)
- Providing an individualized feed program based on a healthy forage diet & adding salt to feed along with thoroughly soaking
- Maintaining access to clean fresh water year round with the help of our insulated water trough boxes and water heaters in the winter
- Feeding a special mash prior & during temperature swings
boarding packages
Hybrid Board
Outdoor Board
Outdoor Board
$500 plus hst per month
-24/7 turnout with designated indoor stall for use during severely inclement weather, stall rest, appointments & if the owner wishes to have their horse in the stall for short periods of time such as when spending time, providing care, grooming, tacking & riding etc.
- Free choice hay will be provided 24/7 both in the designated stall and outdoors. Hay will be fed using hay nets.
-Clean water will be provided 24/7 with buckets and troughs scrubbed, cleaned and disinfected as required. This is at minimum once per week. Outdoor troughs will be heated as required.
-Blanketing, fly mask, fly spray & booting services included twice a day.
-Full use of the facility and its amenities.
-Grain fed 2x daily. Purina grain, beet pulp, hay cubes, bran mash & salt are provided by the facility at the owners request. If being fed outside, each horse will be fed in a safe location under supervision to ensure the horse eats their entire meal & feels safe while eating.
-Supplements & medication fed if provided by owner.
-Dual Daily Wellness Check provided AM & PM to ensure horse is sound & not injured.
-Individual tack locker.
-Stalls cleaned as needed and deeply bedded with soft wood shavings.
-Vet and farrier booking & holding included if facility providers are used.
Outdoor Board
Outdoor Board
Outdoor Board
Outdoor board WITHOUT grain: $225 plus hst per month
Outdoor board WITH grain: $300 plus hst per month
-24/7 turnout with shelter plus access to a stall for medical appointments and option to rent an indoor stall if your horse requires stall rest.
- Free choice hay will be provided 24/7 using hay nets.
-Clean water will be provided 24/7 with buckets and troughs scrubbed, cleaned and disinfected as required. This is at minimum once per week. Outdoor troughs will be heated as required.
-Blanketing, fly mask, fly spray & booting services included twice a day.
-Full use of the facility and its amenities.
-Grain fed 2x daily. Purina grain, beet pulp, hay cubes, bran mash & salt are provided by the facility at the owners request. All grain is throughly soaked. If being fed outside, each horse will be fed in a safe location under supervision to ensure the horse eats their entire meal & feels safe while eating. Outdoor horses may also be fed in a stall if that is what is best for the horse.
-Supplements & medication fed if provided by owner.
-Dual Daily Wellness Check provided AM & PM to ensure horse is sound & not injured.
-Individual tack locker.
-Vet and farrier booking & holding included if facility providers are used.
Facility
Property & Paddocks
Riding / Working Spaces
Riding / Working Spaces
- 44 acres total
- 10 acre paddock with shelter
- 4 acre paddock (shelter coming soon paddock currently for hybrid horses with stall only)
- 1 acre paddock (shelter coming soon, paddock currently under renovations)
- Hay field
Riding / Working Spaces
Riding / Working Spaces
Riding / Working Spaces
- 20x40 fenced grass arena with dressage letters
- 20m lunging sand ring (round pen coming spring 2025)
- 1/2 mile grass track
- .5km trail loop through private forest
- Hacking around hay field
Stalls
Riding / Working Spaces
Storage
- 6 matted stalls with windows
- softwood shavings
- two hay nets per stall
- two water buckets per stall
Storage
Barn Interior
Storage
- Individual tack locker
- Banket hooks
- Individual halter hooks
Barn Interior
Barn Interior
Barn Interior
- Bright wash stall with hot and cold water
- Indoor cross ties
- Wide aisles
Feed & Health
Barn Interior
Barn Interior
- Individual feed program with focus on forage based diets
- Homegrown hay
- Herd health program
- Colic Prevention Plan