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Post by cybercat on Jan 2, 2007 1:15:24 GMT -5
I have found a really nice website full of Horse Motel listings across the whole country...you really ought to check this out! I had planned on developing this category, but I have to say that I think that this site has the perfect kind of information you need! www.horsemotel.com/ |
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Post by beckybee on Jan 2, 2007 2:04:42 GMT -5
Awesome site CC! I've already planned a couple of trips. I want to stay at the one in historic Columbia, CA. We're gonna ride into town, tie Manny & Web up at the hitching post, and go in the saloon for whiskey (ok, sarsparilla)!
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Post by mustang1 on Jan 2, 2007 11:14:16 GMT -5
Great site, The Diamond Bar Arena in Ceres also allows horses to stop over, they have three arena's the smaller one has a cover and a round pen. Here's their web site www.diamondbararena.com/I'd like to know all the places in CA |
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Post by tireddog on Jan 2, 2007 21:04:51 GMT -5
Leanne, do you think Tired Dog Ranch fits this catagory? I haven't gone to www.horsemotel.com yet, but I wonder if we fit the bill? I need more roundpens ... or permanent, really cute corrals. (And less rain, of course.) Please, be honest and let me know what you think. |
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Post by cybercat on Jan 2, 2007 21:31:19 GMT -5
I think you would...the Horse Motel site or just for us, for example...you would probably post your available facilities for overnighters, do you have hookups if someone wants to camp near the horse (or in one of your cottages)...how far are you off the beaten track..how many miles from a major highway.....stuff like that...
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Post by wendyp on Jan 24, 2007 11:38:14 GMT -5
There is also a book available on that website that comes out in February (I think) each year, and it lists Fairgrounds, private faciities (tireddog - this would definitely fit you!), directions to each one, phone numbers, etc. And it's categorized by State. We went to Colorado last July with three horses for a Rashid Clinic, and mapped out our way, made reservations where required, but on the way home we drove farther than we thought we could so had to change our layover.............we just pulled out this book and started calling places in Boise, ID, and found a private residence to put the horses at (we threw all three of them in a round pen - nothing fancy, and they charged $15 per horse!) and we stayed in a motel. This book was a lifesaver! It was well worth the money. Has tips on trailering, how often to stop, etc.
One mistake we made (the horses did fine, but I would do it differently next time) was we stopped every couple of hours, but we didn't let the horses out of the trailer. Lotti is a good sized QH mare, and she just didn't have alot of room to move around in a 3 horse slant trailer, and when I unloaded her at the end of each day, she was very stiff. We didn't unload because non of us had traveled that far, and although all of our horses loaded well, we were just concerned that we would have problems. Now that I know Lotti better, I wouldn't hesitate to unload her anywhere - she really really tries to please and truly don't think she would give me any problems - and if *I* don't think there will be problems, there probably won't be - it's that mental if-you-think-it-will-happen-it-probably-will thing.
The book is called Nationwide Overnight Stabling Directory, and it's available on the International Horse Motel website. If you are traveling with horses, I highly recommend this book!
Maybe we could plan some trips to all meet up somewhere........nothing really formal or large scale, just kind of a heads-up, I'm going to XXXXX on these dates if anyone is interested in joining us.....kinda thing. I would love to take more road trips this summer.
WendyP/Bend, Oregon
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