KevyGo Riding

Advanced Camp Day 3! Today I tasked the riders with setting up their own mini course in the arena, from measuring out the lines to creating the courses themselves. We ended the riding portion of the day with a round of Gamblers Choice, then learned to do a couple different styles of braids and made our own pocket halters! Any loose horses around these girls better watch out 😂

Advanced Camp Day 1 on the books! Today we played ring toss race & learned all about various types of leg protection boots/wraps 🙂

🐴 Boarding Openings Available at KevyGo Riding! 🐴

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I am once again accepting new boarders! I am also expanding my boarding options to include pasture board and additional full board spots, as well as the partial, co-op, and self-care options already available.

For those who may not know me, I'm relatively new to the Mount Vernon area. I've been teaching lessons and boarding horses locally for the past three years and have lived here for the last two.

I am a lifelong equestrian who grew up riding and competing in 4-H, open, and breed shows. While my personal competitive focus is currently in three-day eventing, I enjoy teaching riders of all ages, experience levels, and goals—from recreational trail riders and first-time horse owners to competitive riders interested in open shows, Hunter/Jumper circuits, and beyond.

I also offer lessons and leasing opportunities for those who do not currently own a horse, or don’t own a rideable one, but would like to learn, ride regularly, or gain experience before purchasing their own!

My horse care philosophy centers around forage, freedom, and friends. I recognize there are many successful approaches to horse management, and my priority is creating an environment where horses can thrive physically and mentally while receiving individualized care.

I have spent most of my adult life working professionally in the horse industry, including the last 12 years building my own program as a riding instructor, trainer, and boarding barn manager. Growing up with modest means taught me the value of hard work, resourcefulness, and perseverance. Those experiences continue to shape both my horsemanship and my commitment to making horses accessible to people from a variety of backgrounds.

My barn may not be fancy or have all the bells and whistles, but it is functional, welcoming, and designed for horses to live happy, relaxed lives. Over the years, I have worked hard to build a friendly, educational, supportive, and drama-free barn community. I strive to provide budget-friendly, judgment-free access to horses and quality instruction for riders of all ages and experience levels.

I am looking for boarders and clients who value good communication, mutual respect, and a positive atmosphere. Whether you're looking for boarding, training, lessons, or a lease opportunity, I'd love to talk with you about the options available!

If you're searching for a place where your horse can enjoy quality care and where an experienced horse professional lives onsite and is available to help with daily care, training, and support when needed, please reach out.

Feel free to contact me for more information or to schedule a visit. I look forward to meeting you—and your horse, if you have one!

I took two students on their first hunter pace today with Rocky Fork Headley Hunt on an all Saddlebred team, including my new girl Britney, and we managed to place third in the medium speed division! I have two new people and one new horse hooked on paces now! What a fantastic day!

I’ve got two surprises, one big and one little!

I’m excited to announce that I have been touring for boarding and am officially ready to welcome new horses (and their people) to the barn! Two partial care spots are already spoken for, which brings the current available stalls count to 11 total;
-8 of those can be self care, partial care, or co-op care
-3 can be full board, partial or co-op, but not self care since they are located in my training end of the aisle.

I do not currently have any full training spots available, but I should by this fall!

Hello followers and new visitors! I have been interacting with tons of ISO boarding posts the last few days, so I figured I should make a post about the new service I’m offering! I will not officially be ready to accept new boarding clients until May 15th, I am open for scheduled tours now!

The location where I am now offering boarding is what I call “MV Barn”; 15015 Sycamore Rd, Mount Vernon, OH, 43050

I have up to 13 stalls available. All spots are available for partial care, 10 of those can be self care, the last 3 can be full care but I would honestly still prefer partial or even co-op care for all.

Self care will be $150/stall, includes shared turnout space and shared storage space. I live onsite so I am happy to help with feedings during emergencies!

Partial care will be $250/stall, including everything in self care + me doing your daily turnout and feeding (up to 2x a day.) I am happy to do blanket changes/fly gear/spray at feeding times. Horses are checked on several times a day and hay stations/water refilled as needed.
Hay can be provided as well based on what your horse needs. With current hay prices, and averaging 1 square bale of mixed grass hay per horse per day, the cost of partial board + hay would be $520/month. If your horse is an easier or harder keeper, this will reflect in the hay budget, as well as current market pricing.

I am huge on free choice forage and turnout, and have been careful not to over-horse my fields in addition to providing hay stations year round, so I do typically have at least some grass majority of the year. The sections of the barn I haven’t been renting for the past 3 years have not been treated so nicely, but they have been resting for almost a month now so they do have some grass coming in. If we are careful about rotating fields, and still providing hay, I think we can turn the fields around to all have grass! I do also have ability to dry lot metabolic horses, as I have one who needs to be in a grazing muzzle or dry lot and would love a buddy to suffer grass jail with.

Being that I am more of a private/boutique style barn, though not fancy, partial board with me is very similar to full board but you provide your own grain and clean your stall based on how much you want your horse in. I have had partial boarders over the last couple winters, who typically keep their horses at home but come in for winter so they can use the arena 3-4x a week, who would clean when they came which worked out perfectly well because of how much I turn out. They always had the option to have me clean on days they couldn’t make it or were on vacation.

I have, so far, only offered “full” board to lesson and training clients who’s horse is part of the program, so offering complete full board where you don’t have to come out ever is a new offering and one I’d like to keep on the smaller side, in order to keep costs low for everyone. I am a one woman show, but horses are my life and I want this place to grow and succeed!

A retirement or layup horse would be perfect for this option, but I do recognize that the facility is a far drive from most major cities, so I am open to full boarders willing to make the trek for the sake of their horse’s happiness while they aren’t at the barn with them. It is hard to find this level of turnout closer to the city, especially with the following amenities;

80x120 indoor with lots of arena toys, jumps, poles, barrels, & trail obstacles

Outdoor/xc jump field May-Oct/November

Smaller outdoor arena/obstacle course coming soon

Trailer parking included in board

Within 10-45 minutes drive of many amazing trail heads!

I also provide several free choice “salt buffet stations” which include loose salt, loose minerals, and Himalayan rope blocks for whatever their salt intake preferences may be! I dump stall water buckets daily if horses are in long enough to need them filled, troughs get dumped & cleaned at least once a week.

Full board ranges from $750-$850 depending on what grain your horse needs, I have 3 diet options available; Purina Enrich +, Purina Smart Edge Senior, and Purina Ultium Senior. Most of my horses are on the ration balancer diet, they all get 1lb a day plus the free choice forage. A few of my harder keepers are on 5-6lbs a day of the other two grain options

Full board includes up to 2x daily feeding (depending on diet), free choice hay, turnout/in in am/pm or owner preference, stall cleaning and bedding (for horses kept in up to 12 hours a day.)

All horses must be current on vaccines and coggins before they can move in. Please be honest if they are coming from a barn with a health issue, I *might* be able to help set up a quarantine spot for you but I am just clearing this place of Strangles and really don’t want it to come back in.

Please feel free to reach out with further questions &/or to set up a tour! I will get new photos and an ad made to post by the time the facility is officially ready to accept new horses!

Congratulations to our riders who went to Happily Ever After Horse Show Series today! Melissa and her brand new horse Faith survived and thrived at their first show together, and Faith’s first show in general!
Ruby and Sherman are becoming such a fabulous pair after a lot of hard work getting to know each other over the winter, it was so much fun to watch them build their partnership even further by trying a new height division! They improved something each time in and were positively glowing by the end of the day. We can’t wait for HEA 2 at the end of the month with even more horses & riders!