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, as available - covered
arena (60' round pen), outdoor arena, outdoor round pen, tack room and tie up
areas as well as full care (clean- up of stalls and pens, feed,
salt, 12 x12 mineral block 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 (when on hay in winter).
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: $ 300 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 provide as well as take care of them
themselves (minerals, salt, grain, hay, water)
1. we can offer a 10 acre pasture along Hwy 385 with 2
additional adjacent 1 acre pens with access to a water hydrant along the fence line
as well as electric outlets for tank heaters
- $ 500 plus 4% tax per month
2. We can offer
an approx. 70 acre grass pasture, smooth wire fenced, completely
surrounded by National Forest. Water has to
be brought to it by the horses owner, no electricity
- $ 700 plus 4% tax per month
