Newtown Station Layover — Local services in Lexington

I would give Newtown Station 10 stars if it were possible. My horse stayed here for three days while waiting to be shipped to New Mexico. So many pluses but here are a few: easy to get to, roads wide enough for horse trailers with a turnaround. Lovely, well kept, organized and clean barn with straw bedding in large box stalls. Good size paddocks with board fencing. Best of all, the owner, Dr. Barbara Poole, is a veterinarian and it is obvious she really cares about horses! She was very attentive to the needs of my horse, who is often tense in new situations and is prone to weaving. She watched him closely and figured out a hay feeding schedule that kept him occupied and prevented his weaving. I felt completely comfortable leaving him with her. Barbara is very organized and she also helped me with shipping papers, since it turned out I needed more information for entry into New Mexico. Great layover barn with...

Stopped at Newtown Station Layover twice this year traveling between Ohio and Florida. The facility is top notch - clean, well organized, easy to get into off the interstate. Phone calls usually answered but when I have left a message I have gotten a call back within hours. Stalls are bedded and water ready when you pull in. Lots of areas for turn out too after a long day on the road. Close to gas stations and restaurants. Dr Poole and Robin are friendly snd professional. Highly recommend...

Outstanding layover in Lexington KY - neat and clean, and our two horses shared a large paddock so they could move around. Less than 15 minutes from the Kentucky Horse Park, so we left Gilligan and Willie in their paddock while we toured the horse park, then came back to trailer them to the horse park where we rode all over the Park grounds as part of a fundraiser for the...