Connecticut Equestrian Center

Boarding and Facilities

"CEC provides quality personalized care for your horse, a modern well-equipped facility, 2 arenas, beautiful trails, a range of opportunities for owners and boarders, lessons and training, and on-site staff, including a live-in Barn Manager. CEC is place to make friends, trail ride with others, enjoy the scenery and be a member of a community. Enjoy browsing our site and please contact me with any questions or to schedule a time to visit us."

- Athene von Hirschberg, Owner      

Facilities

Our excellent facilities include: 

• an 70 x 170 indoor with LiteStride footing, 

• a fenced 75 x 200 outdoor sand arena (arenas are set up with dressage letters, and have ground poles, cavalletti and jump equipment)

• a cross-country course and 

• miles of trails on the property

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CEC HAS A FIRE/SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM

Boarding

CEC prides itself on providing a safe, relaxed, professionally-managed environment for you and your horse. Each horse receives individual care and attention.

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Capacity: 29 stalls for full board and space for an individual 5 – 10 horses on rough board. Main barn: 14 stalls, a heated tack room and a wash stall. Additional 9-stall barn; 3 stall-barn and 2 stall-barn.

Turn-out: We have a number of turn-out paddocks of varying sizes for both group and individual turn-out, including extensive grass paddocks for group turn-out from April to October. In addition, 16 of the stalls have small turn-out areas attached. Horses that can be turned out in groups are guaranteed full-day turn-out. Horses that need to be on their own have a minimum half-day turnout.

We Provide:

• Expert care; including, but not limited to: 

• All feed: consisting of 2 (or more if needed) grain meals per day;

• Plentiful high-quality hay; 

• The addition of supplements to feed, as required;

• The administration of medications as prescribed;

• Medical care and attention;

• Deworming program;

• On-site staff; live-in Barn Manager;

• Careful dedicated observation and monitoring to ensure the horse's comfort , welfare and safety:;

• Daily wellness checks; 

• Night check;

• Blanketing, as required;

• Access for owner and horse to exercise areas, trails and other facilities on the premises.

CEC Charges:​

• FULL BOARD: 

  • Stall in the 3 stall barn (includes storage in the hay loft): $800pm

  • Stall in the 9 stall barn (includes oversized locker): $850

  • Inner stall in the main barn attached to the indoor (includes a locker in the temperature-controlled main tack room): $850 pm;

  • Run-out stall in the main barn attached to the indoor (includes a locker in the temperature-controlled main tack room): $900 pm;

  • Outside board: $600 (shared paddock and run-in shed - cleaned regularly);

  • Outside board: $700 (individual).

• OPTIONS:​

  • locker in the main tackroom if available: $50 per month

  • Individual turn-out: $60 per month

  • Trailer on property: $50 per month

• FREE SERVICES:

  • Blanketing (including rainsheets)

  • Putting on fly masks and applying fly spray

  • Routine rotational de-worming

  • Heated water buckets in winter