Bairdcroft

Bairdcroft A high quality horse boarding facility with a welcoming feel for any rider. We welcome all disciplines and breeds. Owners live on site.

Edit - checked papers and this sweet gal is 29 this year. Looking pretty good. Had to trim a few inches off her tail la...
02/02/2025

Edit - checked papers and this sweet gal is 29 this year. Looking pretty good. Had to trim a few inches off her tail last night.

I love getting messages like these (especially when they come after a long, cold morning cleaning in the barn and catchi...
01/28/2025

I love getting messages like these (especially when they come after a long, cold morning cleaning in the barn and catching up on projects).

Franklin prefers to cuddle in his bed on winter days.
01/25/2025

Franklin prefers to cuddle in his bed on winter days.

When you and your friends are a bit piggy and demolish a round bale in record speed, you get "rations" like regular hors...
01/24/2025

When you and your friends are a bit piggy and demolish a round bale in record speed, you get "rations" like regular horses for a day.

01/22/2025

For those of you worried your horses might be cold, they weren't in a real hurry to come in tonight.

Footnote - I ended up having to walk out and get them. They were content to stay out.

Checking up on everyone- warm water, more hay. Tahoe always supervises to make sure I feed properly.
01/22/2025

Checking up on everyone- warm water, more hay. Tahoe always supervises to make sure I feed properly.

Using the last warm-ish day to test out some new lighting in the arena. As technology changes, we continue to improve ou...
01/18/2025

Using the last warm-ish day to test out some new lighting in the arena. As technology changes, we continue to improve our facility. This is the 2nd time we have upgraded lights. When we first bought the barn, it had old metal halide lamps that sucked a lot of electricity and took forever to warm up. You can see in the first picture the difference the 4 initial test lights made in the amount of light offered (the current lights were still plugged in). Ultimately, we will need to rewire the lights and fine tune alignment, but this will provide a brighter feel in the arena until summer.

Amazing to see the sunset tonight.
01/17/2025

Amazing to see the sunset tonight.

01/17/2025
Have to keep a positive perspective.
01/15/2025

Have to keep a positive perspective.

So true.
01/10/2025

So true.

When you're so loved by the boarders, you get your own Christmas Cookie stylization...
01/10/2025

When you're so loved by the boarders, you get your own Christmas Cookie stylization...

As blanket season is in full force upon us, here is a very important reminder courtesy of the horse doctors at Miamitown...
01/02/2025

As blanket season is in full force upon us, here is a very important reminder courtesy of the horse doctors at Miamitown Equine Veterinary Services:

"When securing blankets, make sure that the snaps/clips are facing inward, toward the horse! If they are facing out, they can easily become stuck on something, like the hay net in the picture."

It's a wet day. Horses will go out for a bit but come in early.
12/29/2024

It's a wet day. Horses will go out for a bit but come in early.

What do you do on a "warm" winter day? Start working on the leaky spigot in the barn. This project may take a few days.
12/28/2024

What do you do on a "warm" winter day? Start working on the leaky spigot in the barn. This project may take a few days.

A little Christmas gift for the barn - a new arena drag to help keep the footing level and buildup away from the walls. ...
12/25/2024

A little Christmas gift for the barn - a new arena drag to help keep the footing level and buildup away from the walls. So far we're pretty happy with it!

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10188 3 Mile Road NE
Ada, MI
49301

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+16169200230

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For those of you worried your horses might be cold, they weren't in a real hurry to come in tonight. Footnote - I ended up having to walk out and get them. They were content to stay out.

Every barn owner ever... "You must make SO much money boarding! You charge HOW much? And you have HOW many horses there?" "Yup, sure do...." rolls eyes as I spend "all that money" on a load of gravel for drainage projects.

You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. It's always good to have a friend you can count on.

Busy weekend of summer prep - pastures mowed, closed motor fans put up in stalls, more winter blankets washed, and other miscellaneous prep work. This guy hung out for a bit while I mowed a back pasture.

Addie and I had a great time at a clinic this weekend learning about overcoming fear with your horse. We saw road flares, smoke bombs and other "scary things," but this was by far the scariest for all the horses. I think we need to get some of these machines for the barn. :)

I'm terrible at getting photos, but we always love when Heather Walters comes for a visit! Miss Addie has had a lot of the winter off (I'd love to say it was solely to let her mature more, but there was a lack of desire on my part to be cold as well), but she picked back up where we left off. I am motivated to get in a regular schedule with her!

When you're well over 30, you have to get all the itches out on a nice day.

Volume up to enjoy the sounds this happy boy makes after a good roll on this sunny morning. A few more videos are in the comments.

Our two oldest residents playing around this morning. These esteemed gents are very close to or over 3 decades each.

How do you like to cool down after a ride? Guinny likes to play with the ball. His rider is not steering him except to keep.him from getting stuck in a corner.

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