BOARDERS BEWARE! Kellie will take amazing care of your horse, but only cares about making money, she doesn’t give a crap about her riders. I was one of Kellie’s original borders. I came to her farm when her business was about 6 months old and I’ve been a border there for almost 9 years. The farm and the way how she does business has changed tremendously in that time. When I first joined WCS the farm was mostly adults with no lesson or show requirements. It was a great farm with a close knit farm family and honestly I used to love it there. But that has all changed, WCS is now a children’s show pony barn, with strict lesson and show requirements for all borders. Because my horse was older, I allowed Kellie to use my horse in her lesson program in exchange for waiving the show requirement. About 5 years ago I moved a little over an hour away and at that time Kellie convinced me that my horse was getting older and it was in her best interest for her to stay at WCS. At the time I thought it was the right decision as I loved the farm and knew my horse was being well taken care of. I continued to allow Kellie to use my horse and was promised my horse would always have a home there. When I moved away everything changed. Kellie basically took over my horse and started making all decisions as if she was hers. I would get vet and grooming bills that I knew nothing about, Kellie even had her microchipped without my consent. Kellie would take her off property without asking or even telling me. She was used for shows and beach trips without my knowledge or consent, let alone compensation. I had a fellow boarder in Kellie’s inner circle tell me that my horse fit in very well to the farm family, but I didn’t. I was not allowed to visit during Covid even though other borders were. I was made to feel very unwelcome whenever I was at the barn. I would try to talk to Kellie about my concerns and things would get better for a while but then they’d always get worse. I would rationalize things because I knew Kellie was taking great care of my girl and I couldn’t get to the farm as much as I wanted because I had two toddlers both with some special needs. Throughout all of this I continued to always pay my board in full and on time. When my horse turned 25 Kellie decided it was time for her to retire, mainly because Kellie no longer had a use for her. That’s when Kellie kicked us out. I was given the choice to move to the farm next door or Kellie was going to more than double our board and hold us to the show requirement. Once we moved to the barn next door Kellie continued to make decisions on behalf of my horse without even consulting me, even though my horse wasn’t even boarded on her property any longer. The last straw was when I showed up to ride my horse only to discover Kellie had her shoes pulled without even talking to me. I’ve always been a person who will go along to get along and WCS boasted a drama free barn. However it’s never drama free as Kellie creates the drama herself. She plays favorites and has different rules for different people depending on how much she likes you or what you can do for her. She will make you feel like she’s doing you a favor, but don’t be fooled, she doesn’t do anything that doesn’t also benefit her own self interests. Kellie likes to call you a friend but borders are only paychecks to her. She has zero loyalty to anyone other...
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