Comprising 74 acres on the Northern California coast south of San Francisco, the farm offers the perfect environment for the development of young warmblood horses and the training of both horses and riders. Approximately 60 acres of seasonally irrigated pasture, seeded with appropriate forage and grasses, a 7.5 acre foot water reservoir for irrigation, and a mile of on farm trails some with ocean views extend around the property providing plenty of room and grass for young equines to exercise and develop important social and learning skills.
Large covered indoor and outdoor arenas, year round Eurocizer, and fully covered 60' round pen all with GGT footing and/or rubber matting give plenty of options for exercise, training, and development in training. While most of our horses prefer to live outside as much as possible, competition and mature in-training horses are stabled in one of our 40 12x12 or 12x18 stalls with best in class kiln dried pine shavings on rubber matting with 4x daily feeding and night check. We feed high quality grain blend hay specifically adapted by UC Davis nutritionists from the KER Pro-Pellet formula and milled for us by Associated Feed. Local orchard grass and alfalfa tested for nutritional balance with our grain based feed supplements the natural grass on the farm. With good food. fresh air, and room to move, youngsters grow to their full athletic potential and mature horses have an opportunity to enjoy their work.
For our breeding clients, we have a specifically designed breeding barn complete with palp chute, stallion collection station, and on site laboratory. For management of possible pathogens, we have separate quarantine and foaling barns located away from the main training areas so vulnerable breeding and young horses are protected from most pathogens when competition or client horses need to travel to or from the property.
With the Pacific Ocean less than one mile away, Half Moon Bay supports a year round optimum climate for developing horses – year round temperatures average between 50 and 75 degrees. Additional summer field grazing is supported by multiple 5-10 acre paddocks on the back side of the farm adjacent to the coast road.
Youngsters benefit from regular handling and progressive, age-appropriate training from birth to when they are started under saddle at three years. Boarding, breeding, foaling, and foundation dressage and jump training of youngsters is available to on farm clients who meet basic requirements. See the Young Horse Starting and Training Tab