Boarding at CTS

We offer rates customized for each individual horse and owner's needs.

Monthly boarding rates start at Basic Pasture Board to Full-Care Indoor Stall Board. 

Additional care for Foaling, Broodmare care, Breed shed transport, Farrier, Increased Grain and special needs are customized by horse owner's needs. 

Please call or email us to discuss services and rates based on your needs.

A negative Coggins, current health certificate and copy of current vaccinations are required on arrival of horse(s).

Please read our Boarding Terms and Conditions before completing a Boarding Contract

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Foals

The first few months of the foal's life are vastly important in training the foal to live in both human and equine society. 

At this age we focus on gentle care approximately 15 minutes per day as a foal's attention and positive learning happens within that window of time.  Desensitizing by hand walking, brushing, petting head and ears, picking up and holding up feet for handling and balance.   

Proper feeding for coat and body conditioning and proper development is paramount to these foal's future development and athletic success.  We feed Hallway Feeds out of Lexington, formulated for our farms needs.    

A foal's experiences with learning situations leave a lasting impression on the foal.  If the experiences are positive, the easier the horse will be to handle and train, not only as a yearling and a two-year-old, but for years to come. 

Trusting their handlers makes learning and future training easier and safer for all. 

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Weanlings and Yearlings

Our location in the heart of the bluegrass has gently rolling hills throughout the entire property and pastures; we have focused on pasture freedom for conditioning, fitness, back strength, joint strength and proper bone and muscle growth of our weanlings and yearlings over the years here.  This approach maintains and positively "trains" their natural balance.

A year of walking over this terrain will make them more aware and ballerina like with their feet. This creates the proprioception and balance that can be taught by no one better than nature and other horses.  

We do not use automated horse walkers or treadmills and instead hand walk and handle our horses daily  teaching patience and creating solid citizens. 

Some yearlings are foaled here, staying until they are ready for sale or to start the next step in training for their careers.  Others are brought to us as weanlings or as young yearlings wanting time here to grow and mature.

Free lunging in our 40' and 60' round pens is also done as part of the training of our yearlings to assist with halter schooling, standing square, stopping, backing, walking quietly, trotting on command and learning respect for personal space.

We start our thoroughbred yearlings slowly with the feel of the chifney bit and very careful handling.

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Broodmares

Thoroughbred breeding season in Kentucky runs approximately from February 15th - June 15th.

CTS provides for broodmares under lights starting in late November/early December.  With onsite veterinary support we help to cultivate a successful next spring.  A systematic approach is taken starting with our assessment of the incoming mare(s) body condition score (ideally between 5-7), local veterinary breeding soundness exams, cycling, breeding and follow up confirmation.  Clients are kept up to date by the farm and veterinarian office throughout the process to make informed next decisions and diagnose and determine a solution in the case of problem mares.

We do offer on-site AI breeding. Cycling exams, ultrasound and follow up can be provided by Dr. Darin Stanfield or Dr. Carson Coulter with locally located Tri County Veterinary Service. Tri County will also provide storage of chilled and frozen semen.

We also suggest storing semen at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute while we provide onsite veterinary evaluations through Tri County of cycling, cultures needed etc. Once your mare is ready to be bred we transport within 48 - 24 hours to Hagyard or Rood and Riddle, depending on their facility requirements. They are both approximately 1 hour away.

We extend a 50% discount to our boarding clients for breeding shed runs or AI needs for our non-thoroughbred clients to local equine facilities and hospitals in Lexington, Georgetown, Paris, Versailles and surrounding areas.

Our fields are carefully manicured and maintained yearly with reseeding and spraying. We are diligent about limiting the risk of mares being exposed to too much fescue grass.  In-foal mares are removed from large pasture grazing during the last trimester to avoid endophyte toxicity and red bag delivery.

Mares are camera monitored 24/7 in larger birthing stalls when close to delivery.

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Training and Tune up's

We offer under saddle tune up's, training and re-training for you and your horse.

Call or email us to discuss your goals and reserve the time.

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We do support and love the US Pony Club and welcome day trip or weekend clinic gatherings for local clubs wanting the space for practice eventing and camping.

*See our boarding terms and conditions as the health certificate, Coggins and vaccination requirements apply to all drive in clients as well

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Retirement

CTS offers forever home retirement for all breeds of horses loved by their owners and wanting them to have a beautiful and safe place to live out their days. Basic pasture boarding and limited full care boarding is available depending on the needs of your horse.