Wild Estate — Local services in Lucas

**EDIT: Replying to owner's response. This place is DRAMA. None of what they offered/promised was provided. Total bait & switch. The only bully is the owner herself. The boarder who called her out & told others the truth was already looking to leave. There was nothing "malicious" about being extremely concerned when their horse lost 200 lbs. bc owners cows ate all the hay & then she put slow feed nets on the hay. All the horses lost weight! This backlash from the owner is why other boarders were afraid to speak up to her. The truth is she has zero horse knowledge & none of what she advertises is true! The "A la carte" Menu did not exist & still doesn't. False advertising. She also admitted in writing to those who left that she did bait & switch but shrugged if off as "Oh well, you can leave if you want." Not so easy to find new homes for horses & putting a horse through the stress of moving. She'd know that if she knew anything about horses. No part of this review is fictitious. Do you still have 20 animals on 13 acres and you're here on Google advertising to add more? It's horrific.

ORIGINAL POST: Unfortunately, this owner has no idea what she's doing operating a horse boarding facility. It's a hobby farm & she knows COWS & her cows come first. She charges $370 per mo.for pasture and hay, she only has 13 acres, 8-9 cows & they expanded to 8-9 horses! Their cows eat the good hay & every horse lost 100-200 lbs. quickly!!

All self care boarders are expected to rotate feedings, this is 9 horses for ONE person to feed daily, and still pay your board while also feeding for the people paying full care (which is what the owner said she would be doing). Feeding entails: catching, haltering & tying EIGHT HORSES to the fence all by yourself. Talk about unsafe, let alone time consuming!! Self care means you are responsible to feed your own horse, not everyone's else's. Several ppl mentioned all the potential safety hazards, to which she asked for boarders to share so she could learn, but ultimately didn’t want to hear. She grew annoyed w/ helpful suggestions & comments, in the FB messenger group she forces you into, about alarming situations bc she didn't want the boarders letting the new people know reading about all the issues.

SO many dangerous situations occurred. EX): Feeding several horses tied to a flimsy wooden fence-line. One spooked, they all spooked & pulled that fencing down on top of themselves! Legs could've been broken! In winter their troughs were frozen solid! Owners were out of town w/out a care about it. She tried to say boarders who left were violating a contract that never existed! Those boarders didn't sign up for feeding for the full care horses. No one in their right mind would sign an agreement like that. Owner told them she would manage and feed daily. Never happened. Instead, she told them that the 2 boarders who came along after them would be "helping out with feedings for reduced board" & that they didn’t need to pay for them to rotate their horse in.

Owner continually scrambled to get hay, asking boarders for hay contacts. A few boarders had to buy weight-gain oil & extra feed to get weight back on their horses. Every horse lost weight & more just kept coming in. To make matters worse, they added slow feed nets on the hay. When we asked for the nets to be removed they said they were "too hard" to remove. BOARDER BEWARE: You will be called a malicious bully if you speak up. Go with a facility that actually provides what...

We have had our 3 horses at Wild Estates for a year now. The place has evolved over the past year and any issues as a startup have been addressed. Hay is included in the monthly rent at a fixed price no matter how the price of round bales fluctuated so that has been a huge bonus for me. We are steps away from 22 miles of wonderful shaded riding trails around Lake Lavon so no need for a horse trailer. The borders get together and trail ride when weather permits so there is always someone to ride with. It really helps that all the borders like each other and look out for each other's horses. The owners now live on site and can update us immediately when bad weather happens. There are 2 large run in shelters but both the horses and cows head for the trees when it rains, so go figure. There are also 2 round pens and 2 hay huts, so continuous access to round bales is provided with very little waste. My horse Sam did lose a lot of weight when we first moved there, but was recently diagnosed with Cushings disease. A few months on medication has completely turned her around. The 7 horses out there currently get along and so do the owners. I love my horse...

gotta give a shoutout to Wild Estate – this horse boarding spot totally rocks! So, I don't even have my own horse, but they made me feel right at home as a beginner. They have advanced boarders all the way to families with younger children who are learning the ropes. And guess what? I got to hop on a gorgeous horse, named Sam, for the first time ever in their big round pen – talk about a thrill and I felt comfortable and safe the entire time. Their cows are adorable and friendly too, I was able to feed them and pet them as they too enjoy the lovely environment created overlooking Lake Lavon.

The horses are living their most nature life in those lush green pastures. Even though I'm not a horse owner, they treated me like part of the gang. It's like a chill hangout for folks who adore horses. You can relax and really feel that amazing connection between people and these...