Blue Fountain Farm

SERVICES:

Blue Fountain Farm offers boarding, training, lessons, clinics, and shows!

By offering a supportive and safe environment in which riders feel encouraged in their horsemanship, we hope every horse finds improvement in their respected discipline.

Boarding

Pasture Board: $390/month

Includes:

Pasture space from 0.5 to 12 acres
Premium grass/alfalfa mix hay fed twice a day
Complimentary feeding of owner supplements
Daily wellness check of each horse
Pastures cleaned twice a week (weather depending)
Arenas groomed daily
Mangers cleaned of debris as needed
Salt/Mineral blocks provided
Access to farrier weekly
24 hr/day on site supervision, with night checks - owner lives on site

Stall Board: $570/month

Includes:

Everything listed in pasture board as well as:
14 x 14' stall with 36' runout
Stalls and runouts cleaned daily and bedded heavily
Choice between grass/alfalfa hay, Teff hay, or 3-grain hay
Fly patrol (Summer) and Blanketing (Winter)
Pasture turnouts for at least 3 hours every day

Additional Services:

Blanketing (included in stall board)
"Fly Patrol" (included in stall board)
Night Watch for sick horses
Medical Services
Grooming/bathing
Trailer Storage
Tack Locker

Amenities

Facility Amenities

Main Courtyard Barn with 14 X 14 stalls and 36' sand paddocks
Second Shed-row barn with 12 X 12 stalls and 24' sand paddocks
12 X 24 Covered Pens
15 pastures from .5 - 12 acres in size
Covered shelters and trees in every pastures
All pastures dragged twice a week, weather permitting

Riding Amenities:

40 ride-able acres
Covered 75 X 200 Standard Dressage Arena groomed daily
Outside 100 X 200 arena
50' Round Pen
Onsite trail riding with gorgeous views of the neighboring vineyard and cattle pastures

Automatic waterers in each stall/pasture
Hot/cold water wash rack
Rubber matted grooming crossties
Picnic area on the lawn
Large indoor tack room
Refrigerator and microwave
Restroom
Trailer Parking
Vaccination and dental clinics scheduled regularly
Clinics and shows on site

Training/Lessons - Jim Groesbeck

Jim Groesbeck is first and foremost a horseman. He has been riding and training horses for 40 years. From pack strings in the Sierra mountains to training champion performance horses, Jim Groesbeck's experiences enable him to develop any horse.

Jim's approach to horsemanship was greatly influenced early on by the work of the renowned horse master, Ray Hunt. Jim has started young horses for working cow horse, reining, cutting, jumping, and dressage. Studying with an eclectic group of great horsemen and top dressage trainers, Jim always seeks more knowledge, blending that into his training. He's worked with a variety of breeds including Quarter Horses, Arabians, Warmbloods, Thoroughbreds, Mustangs, and mules.

Besides his excellent training and instruction, Jim has achieved much success in the show world as well, winning a division championship at the Snaffle Bit Futurity in 1996, and long listed for the 1998 inaugural USET reining team. Currently, he has received success and recognition in the International sport of Working Equitation. Working Equitation enabled him to improve the precision and correctness of his training, while maintaining his roots in the Stock Horse style of making the California Bridle Horse.

Jim believes that good horsemanship starts with feel,and an understanding of the principles of behavior and foundation training, which is adaptable to nearly every form of riding. His teaching philosophy is simple. In the words of Benjamin Franklin:

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me, and I learn."

Clinics

Stay tuned for upcoming clinics!