Many people also trailer their
horses short distances for day rides to Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Harney Peak, Mount Rushmore and numerous other marked trails in the Black Hills.
Wildlife, such as deer, elk, coyote, porcupine, turkey, eagle and hawk are plentiful and easy to watch, except for mountain lions, which are here, but very shy.
In Custer you can find the closest feed store, as well as
veterinarians and farriers. Several good restaurants are in Pringle, Custer, Hill City and Hot Springs. The Black Hills of South Dakota are filled with tourist attractions and special events are going on all summer long.
Long Term Boarders
Full Board
includes access to all facilities, covered arena, outdoor arena, round pen, tack room and tie up
area as well as full care (clean- up of stalls and pens, feed
and water)
We prefer all the horses to spend the summer out on grass pasture
if at all possible as long as it is not too lush and therefore too high in protein and keep them on smaller pastures with run-in shelters closer to the ranch facilities in the winter.
We provide free choice salt and mineral blocks and clean, fresh water year round. In the winter we keep the water from freezing with a tank
heater, We feed mixed grass hay and about 2-4 lb whole oats and whole barley per horse on a daily basis.
Additional feed, vet care and worming is the horse owners
obligation.
Upon arrival, all horse owners are required to provide a current (within the last 30 days) health certificate as well as a current Coggins Certificate for each horse.
New horses should have been recently wormed to keep pens and
pastures parasite free.
Current fees: $ 250 plus 4% tax per month, due
on the 1st of each month in advance.
Partial Board: For
someone with multiple horses and the desire to take care of them
themselves, we can offer a 10 acre pasture along Hwy 385 with 2
additional adjacent 1 acre pens as winter pasture from October
through May with access to a water hydrant along the fence line
as well as electric outlets for tank heaters
- $700 plus 4% tax per month
From June through September we can offer
an approx. 70 acre grass pasture, smooth wire fenced. Water has to
be brought to it by the horses owner.
- $1000 plus 4% tax per month
