Covered Bridge Equestrian

Upfront caveat… I haven’t boarded here in a few years but since the stables have been there since the 1920’s that’s not significant. Since there are so few posts and especially with that one star review I owe it to this fine ranch to chime in.

I boarded Toby there for a year and half plus. The site is gorgeous. The stalls and tack rooms are better than normal IMHO. They vary quite a bit in size and age. The board is very low because everyone takes care of their own feeding and cleaning. That’s a benefit as far as I’m concerned. There are boarders and riders, young & adult, who will handle your feeding and cleaning for a fee. I did about half the chores unless I was out of town. I wish I could do the same down here in San Diego.
The arena is very large with good ground. It puddles pretty heavy in the rain but it stays open. The owner takes good care of the grounds. There are flower boxes around the ranch. It’s the prettiest facility I’ve ever boarded at. The trails are excellent. You can cross the San Lorenzo River into Henry Cowell Redwood State Park if the river isn’t too high. That was over half the year when I was there. You can walk the long way to the park if the river is too high.
As for the people being «mean». Most people bring their problems with them wherever they go. I liked the people and the horses very much.
One more thing… Back when I was boarding the owner had a large parcel at the foot of Mt. Hermon Road where you could keep your horse in open pasture. There was some construction going on around the parcel when I was there. I don’t know if he still runs the herd there.

My Fiancé and I went here in January and I loved it! the people were so nice and helpful. I would love to come back again!

Many good and bad parts about this barn.

Have to pay for every thing including hey shavings etc. have to clean your own stall very muddy in the winter and sometimes in the summer to stalls are small and Dusty smells horrible management is awful and the people are mean!!! I would never go back to this horrible place!!! Chance of flooding in severe rainstorms.

We have boarded at CBE for five years. The kids love the trails. The price is right. Folks are friendly. There is 0 tolerance for gossip at this barn. It is a supportive location for those who enjoy their hobby of horsemanship. There are folks who enjoy different styles of riding. All methods are tolerated. Scott’s valley feed delivers on Wednesdays trainers with insurance are welcome at CBE. Convenient location close to town

WOW– am I really the first to Unilocal about this place? I can’t believe no one from the Covered Bridge Park Unilocalers did a review on this awesome place.
We were told about this horse ranch from our ranger at the campsite. We were looking for a playground for the kids to play and he mention the park with a horses ranch close by. Read about my review of the park itself under «Covered Bridge Park.»
Back to the horse farm– we took a walk thru the covered Bridge (awesome bridge). At the end of the bridge we took a left and ran into this wonderful horse ranch. Open to the public FREE (even better)! While we were there, we discovered that many of these horses were rescued horses – so cool but sad to read the stories of where each horse came from. If you have little ones or if you love horses yourselves. this is an awesome place to visit.