Ute Creek Ranch is located 45 minutes north of Taos in Amalia, New Mexico. We offer boarding packages that allow your horse to be out on pasture for 12-24 hours per day. Depending on which package you choose for your horse, we can customize it to fit your horses needs. Horses are required to be in training, minimum twice a week, up to 5 times a week. Horse transportation to the ranch is available with cost based on mileage.
Pasture Board: $700/month
(minimum 3 months)
– 24-hour turn-out, 35 acre pastures with other horses
– Grass hay fed 3-4x per day in Winter, adjusted in summer with pasture available
– Grain fed twice a day
– Clean water and supervision
– Worming and vaccinations in spring and/or fall*
– Loafing sheds cleaned 3 times per week
– Blanketing below 15°
– Trimming every 4-8 weeks as needed*
Please note that it takes a special horse to be able to live out in the pasture full time. It may be difficult for your horse to initially adapt, especially if they have always been stalled. We offer two “stall boarding” packages (below) which allow your horse maximum pasture-time. Ask about our graduated program to adapt stall horses to pasture board.
Premium Paddock Board: $800/month
(minimum 3 months)
– Large paddock with loafing shed, cleaned daily
– Daily pasture turn-out
– Grass hay fed 3-4x per day in Winter, adjusted in summer with pasture available
– Grain fed twice a day
– Clean water and supervision
– Blanketing
– Worming and vaccinations in spring and/or fall*
– Seasonal blanketing and fly protection*
– Trimming every 4-8 weeks as needed*
With this premium package, we bring the horses in at night and let them out to pasture in the morning. We check them over, monitor their hay, feed and water consumption.
Deluxe Stall Board: $950/month
(minimum 3 months)
– Stall with bedding and run
– As much or as little pasture time as desired
– Customized hay, grain, supplements and meds*
– Seasonal blanketing and fly protection*
– Individual and group turn-out available
– Clean water and supervision
– Worming and vaccinations in spring and/or fall*
– Trimming every 4-8 weeks as needed*
This is our most customized package, and gives your horse the attention they need. You can choose to give your horse as much or as little pasture time as you want. They come in at night, barn doors closed during inclement weather. This is ideal for any horse that needs closer attention or daily treatment. Owner responsible for providing blankets and sheets.
Short-term Vacation Board: $45-55/day
– Stall with run or Paddock with loafing shed
– Turnout
– Customized hay, grain, supplements and medications*
– Seasonal blanketing and fly protection*
– Individual and group turn-out available
– Clean water, supervision and weekly grooming
Our Short-term Vacation Board is completely customizable based on your horse’s specific needs.
Training options (non-retired horses required to be in training):
– $800/month: 5 sessions per week
– $725/month: 4 sessions per week
– $625/month: 3 sessions per week
– $525/month: 2 sessions per week
Trailer-in fee for those horses/students who do not board at Ute Creek is $15, Lesson fee $75/hr
* Feed, supplements and medications must be delivered in advance or pre-paid, as appropriate. Blankets, sheets and masks must be provided by owner. Farrier, worming and vaccination costs are in addition to board.
All of our packages require a security deposit of 1 month’s board prior to acceptance of any horse into the barn. This security deposit assures a guarantee for the faithful performances of all the terms of the boarder’s agreement. Ute Creek Equine agrees to refund this deposit to the boarder after vacating the premises or at the expiration of the boarder’s agreement providing that all terms of the boarder’s agreement have been complied with, less any deductions authorized in advance.
Your first month’s payment is due upon arrival. The monthly board is due on the first of each month. Short-term board is payable in advance. A late fee of $25.00 will be charged if payment is later than 7 days.
Additionally, we suggest liability/injury/death insurance to board. Your homeowner’s policy may cover you. You can add your horse for a nominal fee.
An end-of-life deposit of $600 is required (not applicable for short-term board) for retired horses.
We suggest obtaining liability/injury/death insurance to board. Your homeowner’s policy may cover you. You can add your horse for a nominal fee. An end-of-life deposit of $600 is required (not applicable for short-term board) for retired horses.