Vista Del Mar Ranch

Vista Del Mar Ranch Our boarding facility sits on 12.5 ac with a 3,000 ac nature park across the street. We offer Barn, Mare Motel & Pasture Boarding as well as training.

We are a full service boarding and training facility located 2 miles north of Moorpark off Walnut Canyon Road (Hwy 23 north toward Fillmore). Our facility has 2 arenas and a 50' round pen along with 6 large turnouts to exercise your horse. Our Barn offers 12'x12' stalls with 12'x24' outside runs for $735. Barn stalls offer auto waterers, fly spray system with wood shavings inside and sand outside.

Our Mare Motel stalls are 16'x24' with 12'12' shelters and sand footing for $535. This includes a spacious tack barn and separate feed shed. Our Pastures are each over 1 acre in size. We condition each pasture regularly by picking rocks and dragging them. We are happy to announce we have a newly constructed tack and feed barn for our pasture guests for $395. We feed Alfalfa and Bermuda Hay 3 times per day. We also offer Premium Orchard Hay for an additional fee. We also offer horse trailer parking for a small fee. More services are available. Please visit our website at www.vistadelmarranch.com for full details as well as many pictures of the ranch.

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Old age is NOT an excuse for a skinny, suffering horse. Yes, senior horses can be harder to keep weight on. Their teeth wear down, digestion changes, they might need special diets, more calories, or extra care. That should all be considered when buying a horse of any age and is all part of responsible ownership. But when a horse’s ribs, spine, and hips are sticking out, when they’re weak, unsteady, and clearly struggling, blaming “old age” isn’t good enough. That’s neglect, plain and simple.

If a horse is still bright, mobile, and enjoying life but needs extra TLC to maintain weight, then as owners, it’s our job to provide that. But if a horse is too far gone, too weak, too decrepit to recover or live comfortably, then it’s also our responsibility to do the right thing.

Keeping a horse alive just to avoid making the hard decision is not kindness. It’s cruelty.

Our horses gave us their best years. They carried us, taught us, trusted us. The least we can do is make sure they either have proper care or a peaceful, dignified end. No animal deserves to waste away.

Old doesn’t mean starving. Know the difference.

Address

8567 Happy Camp Road
Moorpark, CA
93021

Telephone

(805) 523-0523

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