Canterbrooke Equestrian Center

Where horses and education meet
Home     About Us     Lessons     Calendar     Show Results 2010     CEC Events     Contact Us     Youth      
About Us
CanterBrooke is a boarding, lesson and training facillity located in Ames, Iowa.  We specialize in dressage and eventing for all ages.

 
Our mission is to provide the highest quality care for your horse in a safe, healthy environment.  We encourage team work and relationships among our boarders so that you are able to ride and learn in a supportive and fun atmosphere.   Our lessons are taught by excellent instructors with safety always in mind.  Check out the lessons page for more information on our lesson program.
 
 We strive to offer the type of care that you would give your horse if you were able to keep him at home, but without any of the hassles.  We handle all of the feeding, stall cleaning, blanketing, turn-out, vet work, and farrier work for you.  All you have to do is have fun, so get out and RIDE!!
 
Boarding
 
CanterBrooke has been boarding horses for six years.  We take pride in our facillity and in our horses that live here.  We do our best to make sure that everything is "just right" so that your horse is comfortable and healthy.  Our on-site staff has decades of experience with horses and check every horse daily.  Horses are fed three times a day, with a check at night to "tuck them in".  We feed every horse what suits them best, no matter if it is a hard keeping TB or a chubby pony that is on a diet, we have a nutritionist that evaluates our horses on a regular basis.  We feed high quality Purina Feeds (Ultium, Strategy, Enrich 32, and Amplify) along with high quality grass or grass/mix hay. 
 
We offer both full board with daily turnout into one of our 4 pastures or 6 paddocks (weather permitting) as well as pasture board.  Our pasture horses are fed individually twice a day and also have a "tuck in" at night to make sure they are all doing well.
 
 
Amenities
 
 
We offer many great things to our boarders other than quality service.  Our barn is well maintained, bright and airy.  It is heated in the winter and has great cross-ventilation to catch all of the breezes in the summer.  Each stall is 12x12 with automatic waterers, fans, and rubber mats. 
 
Each boarder gets a personal tack locker, free trailer parking, access to the wash stall, washer/dryer, lounge,and a bathroom with a shower.  Our lounge and tack room are climate controlled for comfort.
 
Our indoor arena is 72 x 217 with mirrors and a viewing area, and is groomed daily.  We have two outdoor arenas as well, one full sized dressage arena and a 150 x 250 jumping arena with a full set of stadium jumps.  We also have some cross-country jumps and a 1 mile "track" as well as trails.