BOARDING

Everyone at the Louisville Equestrian Center wants to welcome you, your family and your horse as part of something very special.  Our mission with our boarding programs is to provide equine facilities and care where the horse’s physical and emotional wellbeing are paramount.  We design a program with respect for each animal’s intelligence and needs for a sense of place, comfort and safety.

Modern, New Facilities

The Louisville Equestrian Center features 78 matted stalls, wide aisles, two wash stalls, 6 indoor grooming areas, vet and farrier work areas, large climate-controlled tack rooms and a laundry room.  We have two indoor, climate-controlled arenas, as well as pasture and paddock, turn out space. Automatic watering, an automatic fly spray system and 24-hour security round out the superior care given to each of our horses.

Expert Trainers and Support Staff

With each of our boarding programs at LEC, our approach revolves around personalized attention for both riders and horses. Under the experienced guidance of trainer Don Bridges and his team, we care for your horse as if it were our own. The welfare and safety of horses and people are our highest priorities.

Levels of Boarding Services

LEC offers four types of boarding services to fit the individual needs of our clients.

(1) Pasture Board: $300 / month

  • Horses graze freely in fescue grass pastures or paddocks
  • Each field includes an automatic waterer for the horses’ easy access
  • Salt and minerals are provided freely throughout the year
  • Fly masks are placed on and off at no extra charge (fly masks are to be provided by owner)
  • Horses are grain fed on a daily basis as needed according to individual horse and weather conditions
  • Weight is monitored monthly and rations adjusted accordingly
  • Horses have access to trails, indoor/outdoor arenas, other public space as needed
  • Water sources cleaned weekly or as needed
  • Each pasture has a turn-out shed

(2) School Boarding: $500 / month

  • Individualized twice daily feeding of grain ration and any owner-provided supplements
  • Ample quality grass/alfalfa mix hay and/or pasture
  • Blanketing for no extra charge (blankets provided by owner)
  • Stalls cleaned daily, bedded as needed
  • Water sources cleaned weekly or as needed
  • Access to automatic fly spray system
  • Weight monitored monthly and rations adjusted accordingly
  • Salt and minerals provided freely
  • Horses in the School Board program must be accepted by the Director
  • Horses in the School Board program are used by instructors throughout the riding lesson program
  • Access to trails, indoor/outdoor arenas, other public spaces
  • Supplemental feeding due to horse size or physical condition at additional charge

(3) Full Board: $600 / month

  • Individualized twice daily feeding of grain ration and any owner provided supplements
  • Ample quality grass/alfalfa hay and/or pasture
  • Turn-out provided four times per week, either inside or outside turn-out available
  • “No worries veterinary service”:  routine veterinary and farrier appointments (at owners expense) scheduled as needed.  “Urgent” needs attended to at discretion of Director (minor wound care, veterinary calls placed as needed).  Horse holding services provided.  Necessary supplies furnished and then charged to client.
  • Daily blanketing as necessary.
  • Water sources cleaned weekly or as needed.
  • Access to automatic fly spray system.
  • Weight monitored monthly and rations adjusted accordingly.
  • Salt and minerals provided freely.
  • Access to trails, indoor/outdoor arenas, other public spaces

(4) Boarding and Training: $1075 / month

  • Individualized twice daily feeding of grain ration and any owner provided supplements.  Ample quality grass/alfalfa hay and/or pasture
  • Horses in the Board and Training program have their daily care and training strictly monitored by the LEC’s Director of Training.  Each horse has its own customized daily training routine, which is planned according to each horse and their own individualized needs
  • Daily blanketing and sheeting as necessary.
  • Water sources cleaned weekly or as needed.
  • Access to automatic fly spray system.
  • Weight monitored monthly and rations adjusted accordingly.
  • Salt and minerals provided freely.