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Our Facilities
Crosspoint Farm sits on 7 acres in Riverview, Florida, twenty minutes from the Tampa Fairgrounds. There
are two open-design barns with a total of 30 stalls, as well as 7 additional stalls out in the back paddocks. The front
barn facilities include fourteen 12x12 stalls, all rubber-matted. The barn has individually wired fans, an automatic
fly sprayer system, air conditioned tack room, laundry room, 4 stall washrack, and separate feed room. We have a jump
ring, a grass riding field, 6 turnout areas, and a petting zoo for the kids! The back barn includes sixteen 12x12
stalls, 4 stall washrack, tack room, and separate feed room. It's still in process :)
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| THE JUMP RING |
| I wonder where this pic went?.....I'll look for it |
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| FRONT TO BACK: jump ring, grass field, back paddock, back barn |
Feeding
The horses are fed high quality grain and hay three times
a day. Their diet is very important to us, and each horse is fed based on its individual needs. Fat horses =
happy horses, right?
"How do you catch a loose horse?
Make a noise like a carrot."
- British Cavalry joke
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| Socks "helping" feed the horses |
Turnout
The horses are turned out according to their specific requirements. They
may go out individually or in groups, daily or overnight.
Farrier
Our trusted farrier, Dan Lombard, has been with us for over ten years and does
high-quality work. Our horses are shod or trimmed every 5 weeks or so to keep their feet in the best possible condition.
With our fast-growing family, we had to pick up an additional farrier to share in the workload. Bob
Dorr joined us in 2007 and he does an exceptional job as well.
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| Tin and Tymer (and Tiffy's fat belly) |
Supervision
Several knowledgable people, including the owners, live on the property, so the horses are under
constant qualified supervision. Abby's apartment is 50 feet away from the barn, so she hears everything that goes on out there.
For added peace of mind, if something ever does go wrong, it is only a 5 minute drive to Surgi-Care, an excellent equine
hospital and surgery center. The safety of the horses is our number one concern.
Full Board: $850
- 8 lessons (30 day make-up policy)
- Daily stall cleaning & shavings
- Feeding
- Turnout
- Fan operation/blanketing (owner provides fan/blanket)
- Trim & mane pull as needed
- Deworming
Training/Grooming Board: starting at $975 (prices vary based on your horse's individual program and rides
required)
- Professional rides
- Daily stall cleaning & shavings
- Daily grooming
- Bathing as needed
- Trim & mane pull as needed
- Feeding
- Turnout
- Fan operation/blanketing (owner provides fan/blankets)
- Deworming
"Grooming: the process by which the dirt on the horse is transferred to the groom"
"You never get the pleasure of owning a horse; you only have the pleasure of being
its slave."
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