Silver Star Farm is conveniently located in Spotsylvania County and offers a:
- 120ft x 240ft lighted outdoor ring
- 60ft Round Pen
- Spacious 12x16 stalls
- 2 private turn-out paddocks for 2-3 horses(currently unavailable)
- 2 large pastures for group turnout
Vet: Commonwealth Equine, Spotswood Veterinary Services, & Woodside North
Farrier: Carl Via (A certified Journeyman Farrier)
We encourage our boarders to be present for the vet and/or farrier appointments to address any concerns or ask questions and to have an established relationship with both.
Boarders are welcome to use a different Vet or Farrier and are 100% responsible for any and all scheduling arrangements with non-SSF vets or farriers.
Along with horse boarding, Silver Star offers sales and an annual Horse Show Series(See Horse Show page for more info.).
Stall Board: Starting at $400/a month(or higher to reflect horse's nutritional requirements, i.e. needs to be fed high amounts of grain and/or hay to maintain a good body score or the horse will be moved to Senior/Retirement Board rate)
Senior Horse/Retirement Board = Starting at $600/a month (to cover extra "older horse" costs - extra feedings, extra hay and/or chopped hays, & fat supplements(i.e. Purina Amplify or Cocosoya).
Board Does NOT include specialty supplements, such as (but not limited to): joint, feed thru fly control, hoof, or calming supplements. The Horse Owner is responsible for supplying any and all other maintenance supplements, grooming supplies, and tack needed for their horse(s);
Includes (but not limited to) the following:
* Daily Turnout
* Daily Turnout
* Twice Daily Inspections
* One Monthly Grooming Session by us :) - AVAILABLE TO NEW BOARDERS OR WITH UPDATED/CURRENT 2024 BOARD RATE
* Stalls Cleaned Daily
* Includes Holding Fee for Farrier and Routine Vet visits (i.e. Spring and/or Fall shots), with SSF's farrier and/or vet. Owner is responsible for paying vet and/or farrier for services. Holding is not available if using a different farrier or vet than SSF uses regularly.
* On/Off Blanketing included - Owner provides all blankets/sheets
* Fly Spraying included, Owner must provide fly spray(s)
* Hay, Grain, and Water Daily. Horses are fed to their individual needs.* Supplements given if/as needed, horse owners are responsible for purchasing and supplying SSF with any and all supplements for their horse/pony
Make sure to scroll to the bottom of this page to view Additional Fees
Winter turnout(Oct. - March): Out during the day, in at night.
Summer turnout(April - Oct.): In during the day and out at night.
**NOTE** If the weather is mild and comfortable the horses will be turned out 24/7, unless otherwise instructed by the owner(s)**
Limited Field Board: $300 a month.
* Fed daily to their needs (Hay given AM & PM during winter months)
*Note field boarders are turned out 24/7 year round. Special arrangements can be made for show prep, stalling for bad weather(if there is an open stall and on a first come, first serve basis), and/or injury/illness recovery. Field Boarder(s) will be charged a daily stall rate for stall use.
Additional Fees:
Turnout Info.:
Currently only offering group turnout, as ALL private turnout is full/in use.Winter turnout(Oct. - March): Out during the day, in at night.
Summer turnout(April - Oct.): In during the day and out at night.
**NOTE** If the weather is mild and comfortable the horses will be turned out 24/7, unless otherwise instructed by the owner(s)**
Limited Field Board: $300 a month.
* Fed daily to their needs (Hay given AM & PM during winter months)
* Daily Inspections
* Fresh water access
* Fresh water access
* Holding Fee included for routine Farrier & Vet visits with SSF's farrier and/or vet
* Supplements given, provided by owner
* Supplements given, provided by owner
* Fly Spraying included, Owner must provide their own fly sprays
*Note field boarders are turned out 24/7 year round. Special arrangements can be made for show prep, stalling for bad weather(if there is an open stall and on a first come, first serve basis), and/or injury/illness recovery. Field Boarder(s) will be charged a daily stall rate for stall use.
Additional Fees:
- Medical Care Fee: $10 a day, INCLUDES: wound cleaning, doctoring, bandaging, extensive medicating(more than just meds with AM/PM feeding), cold hosing, applying Durasole or any hoof hardener to your horse's hooves, etc. In addition to the cost of any and all bandages and wound cleaners purchased for said jobs, if not provided by the horse owner. Invoiced at the end of each month
- Medication Given: ONLY if Medicating is more involved than just dropping meds in with their feed. $5/a day, for crushing pills and adminstering drugs orally daily. $10/a day for difficult horses to adminster oral meds to. Invoiced at the end of each month
- Grooming Sessions: $45/ per session. This is additional grooming sessions to the one included in Stall board rate. Or for field boarders wanting a full grooming session done on their horse. Invoiced at the end of each month
- Holding Fee: $20 per horse for vet and farrier visits if owner can not be present. We encourage our boarders to be present for the vet and/or farrier to address any concerns and to an established relationship with both. SSF uses Commonwealth Equine(Vet) and Carl Via (Farrier). Boarders are welcome to use a different Vet or Farrier and are 100% responsible for any and all scheduling with non-SSF vets or farriers. Invoiced at the end of each month
- We reserve the right to charge an additional $30 Hay surcharge fee per horse, during winter months.
