Private boarding in Woodside/Portola Valley Area - where can I find this?
Posted by Horsey Michelle on 5/11/2008, 9:40 am 67.103.38.119
Hi all!
I am looking for a private boarding facility in Woodside, Portola Valley, Menlo Park, or Atherton. I live in San Francisco so anything between here and there is what I am looking for. The facility would need to have an arena and allow me to have my trainer come once or twice a week. It would be great if feeding and stall cleaning were offered. It would need to be for a horse and pony, and rides on the pony would probably be available if kids of the barn owner wanted to ride her. Where can I find this? I've looked everywhere and I can't find a thing. Anyone have this? Thanks so much!
Finding a private place that will have a nice arena and allow a private trainer may be hard. Most private places in the area are small and either cater to the owners and other trail riders, or are "hidden" and don't take outside boarders.
However, your best bet is to look on the bulletin boards in the area. That's where many of the people with private places in PV and Woodside post their openings. There are a couple bulletin boards to check: * Outside of Robert's Market in Woodside * Outside of Carousel Saddlery in Portola Valley * Kiosk in Ladera Shopping Center, near the grocery store * Bulletin board at the back of Blue Horse (Tiedown) Saddlery in Los Altos
You might also want to look at places that are on the coast in Pacifica, etc. You might have better luck there, but I don't know where in those areas to look for postings.
a drive around town and even knock on some doors. You could also place an ad in the Country Alamanac (if it's still around), as well as, has been mentioned, check the bulletin boards at Roberts, Ladera Shopping Center, Carasousel Saddlery, etc. and put up a flyer - "wanted"
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