Owner
Ryan Miller
Address
Old Davis Road (South of RR tracks)
Phone
(530)400-0307
Putah Creek Boarding Stable is located just south of campus on Old Davis Road, near the Center for Equine Health and the California Raptor Center, and right next to Putah Creek. It is the closest barn to UCD campus besides the Equestrian Center, accessible from campus by bike. Owner lives on site. It is a very laid back and friendly place with relatively few boarders. There is one main barn with stalls and attached paddocks for boarders, and two green irrigated pastures for daytime turnout. Stalls have mats and feeders. Horses are fed twice a day with oat hay and/or alfalfa (boarders choice). Horses can also be fed any feed the boarder would like to provide.
As of September 2008: There is one outdoor arena. It is a fairly large size, but it does not have all weather footing so it is quite muddy in the rainy season. The fence on the arena is old and questionable, so it would not be suitable as a turnout arena.
The two green pastures stay irrigated year round, so there is always grazing space for your horse. Turnout is on a "every other day" rotation, so that every horse in the barn has a chance to be turned out. The is new pipe fencing on the pastures, which is very nice and reliable(and replaced very dangerous, sagging barbed wire). There are three cows that live in one of the pastures, but they are friendly and do not bother the horses or boarders.
There is an outdoor wash rack with mats, and a small roundpen. The roundpen is useful for some basic training, but is only about 25'-30', so it's not ideal for extensive exercise. There is also a large, locked tack room with lockable closets for each boarder that contain shelves and a saddle rack. The barn and the tack room are lit, but the arena is not.
Rates are kept low by the self-service mucking. You must muck your own stall, although pitchforks, wheel barrows and shavings are provided. Boarders are allotted a limited amount of shavings per week.
The management is very friendly and accommodating. Anything you need or want is welcome to be discussed, and the management will do their best to help.
For the most part, this seems to be a low riding stable. Some boarders ride on the trails or in the arena, but most ride only rarely or not at all. There are no jumps or poles for the arena, although there are a few barrels. There are no trainers or instructors on site, but the EQC is within riding distance.
Dogs are allowed as long as they don't bother any of the other animals or people, and rules are pretty lax as long as you are not being unsafe or obnoxious.
The barn is an old facility, so the structures are in a rather "used" condition. However, Currently, there are a lot of improvements happening at the barn, including new fencing, changes to the arena, and changes to the pasture. Look for more changes and improvements in the next several months.
2008 Rates:
$200 for stall (you muck, management feeds)
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