Equi-Ventures Farm Services
Boarding, Riding Lessons, and Training
Equi-Ventures Farm offers Boarding, Training, and Riding Lessons services. For more information on the rates of these services please scroll down the page or click here. Training and Riding lessons are done by Stacie Berends Bode.
Stacie Berends Bode has been riding horses since the age of two years old. Stacie’s first national win was at the age of 10, when she was named the reserve national champion walk-trot English pleasure rider in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. From that win, Stacie has gone on to be named national champion western pleasure rider with CR Diamond Sahara three times. She has also been named to numerous reserve national championships and national top ten wins in: saddle seat equitation, country pleasure, western side saddle, show hack, and halter.
Stacie felt a call to work with kids and horses. She now owns and operates her own equine riding lesson program out of Equi-Ventures Farm. Stacie also coaches a high school equestrian team, and is one of the leaders of a local 4H club. Please contact Stacie at the farm or by email at stacie@equiventuresfarm.com. She gives lessons on school horses, or you can bring your own mount.
Show Schedule
Check out the show schedule for 2008 here which lists all the class A shows Stacie is planning on having her riders show.
Local 4-H
Stacie is one of the leaders for a Kent Country 4-H Club. If you wish, you may visit the 4-H club's website here.
Board:
- Mares & geldings: $400/month
- Stallions: $550/month (includes individual conditioning program)
- Veterinary Horses and Broodmares:
- Dry: $15.00/day
- Nursing: $18.00/day
Training with Board: $600/month
Conditioning: $100/month
Transportation: .65/mile ($100 minimum)
Body Clip: $100
Photo Prep: $100 (Session at EVF)
Show Fees: Pre-paid - per horse
- Class A shows: $375
- Regionals: $550
- Nationals: $750
Additional Show Charges Include:
Entry fees, transportation, bedding, medication/vet bills, and percent of Patronship and/or priority stabling.Lessons: Pre-paid, monthly
- On client's horse: $15
- On schooling horse: $25
- Off site: $30
Clients with horses in training receive (1) lesson per week which is included in their training fee.
Additional services for horses that are not in training/conditioning program:
- Show clip: $45
- Grooming per session: $25
- Braiding: $30
We accept: cash, check, VISA, MC, AE, Disc cards
Board consists of: stall, hay & grain twice per day (maximum of 6 flakes hay & 8# grain/day), fresh water, stall cleaning 6 days per week (we don't clean on Sunday) and fresh bedding twice per week. Board does NOT consist of riding lessons, conditioning fees, veterinary, farrier or any other services not specifically mentioned. The horse owner agrees to pay the charges for these services and will make payment arrangements with the providers of these services.
Lesson Policy : (Effective January 1, 2008)
Due to Stacie's schedule of over 15 lessons per week, all lessons need to be scheduled and paid for one month in advance. Each rider will have scheduled lesson appointments per month, if you need to cancel a lesson please cancel at least 8 hours in advance. A re-scheduled lesson will be moved into one of the open lesson slots (if available) within 2 weeks of your cancellation. If Stacie cancels your lesson,we will try to find a mutually acceptable time to re-schedule your lesson, or credit that lesson payment for the following month. Weather cancellations will automatically be credited to your account for the following month. Lessons that are not cancelled 8 hours in advance will not be re-scheduled or refunded. To schedule or cancel lessons please call Donna at (269) 795-4430 or (231) 250-6841. Donna will contact Stacie about any lesson changes. If no one answers, please leave a message.
*Effective January 1, 2008
