Frequently Asked Questions

• 2 lit arenas: One all-weather 60 x 60′ sand lunging ring, and one 20 x 40m sand/rubber mix riding ring. Jumps are available for individual set-up, with the request that standards and poles are removed from the arena and stored after use.
• Five individual sand paddocks with loafing sheds for scheduled horse turn-out during the day
• 32 rubber-matted stalls in 3 barns with attached pea gravel paddocks. All stalls are 11 x 11′ with varying paddock sizes. Each stall comes equipped with a heated automatic watered.
• Cold water is available from two hoses outside the barns for personal use, including cleaning and filling water buckets, bathing or cold-hosing, etc.
• Barn 1 has an indoor wash stall with hot and cold water and two infrared heat lamps, available for use by all boarders and riders.
• One full-size individual tack locker per stall in heated, vented, and well-lit locker rooms. Each barn also has one hook per stall for hanging blankets.
• New electrical system in all three barns: Individual lights in each stall, separate lights in the barn aisles and Barn 1 wash stall, and security lights in the stable courtyard and driveway
• Two clean and heated washrooms with showers
• Laundry room with coin-operated washer and dryer for saddle pads and wraps
• Optional laundering of heavy blankets, rain sheets, and fly sheets by Old Country Laundry, with regular pick-up and drop-off from Windsor Stables
• Heated barn lounge
• 24-hour on-site staff, including a night manager who performs a night check of each horse, feeds additional late-night hay on request and is available overnight in case of emergency or illness

Windsor Stables is a full-service boarding barn. The horses receive one morning, one evening hay/grain feed, and one lunch hay feed. Additional hay at night check is available on request. Each horse is fed hay and grain to the owner's specifications based on the horse’s age, workload, and size. In addition to the attached outdoor paddocks in each stall, each horse is scheduled for turnout in the individual sand paddocks several times a week. Stalls are cleaned daily before noon, and turnout paddocks are mucked between each rotation of horses. Horse blanketing is available in the winter for a small additional fee.

We provide a variety of feeds formulated for our horses’ needs in BC. Feeding requirements are individually tailored for each horse. Our hay is grown locally and is a quality second cut. Special diets verified with a letter from your veterinarian will be accommodated when possible.

Yes, as long as they are pre-measured and stored in pest-proof containers on the stall door.

We use a sawdust shavings blend on top of rubber-matted cement floors. Barn aisles are also rubber-matted for safety.

Of course! Friends and family are welcome to accompany riders to watch lessons or meet your horse. We only ask that visitors be respectful of other boarders, riders, and horses. This means maintaining adequate safety protocol by wearing close-toed shoes, avoiding running or making loud noises, and not petting or feeding other horses without the owner's permission.

Only horses boarded at Windsor Stables are permitted to use our arenas. This is to ensure fairness for the owners and boarders who pay monthly strata fees that contribute to the maintenance of the arenas and their footing.

No! We welcome riders of all ages and riding abilities.

Dogs are only permitted in common areas (driveway and courtyard) when supervised and on a leash. We do not allow dogs in any of the barn aisles, tack rooms, stalls, paddocks, or arenas. This is to ensure horse and rider safety. We also ask that you pick up after your dog; there are brown bags provided in Barn 1 for waste collection and disposal.

The barn is open from 6 AM to 10 PM, seven days a week, and 365 days a year. The riding rings are equipped with individually operated timed lights to accommodate riding in the early morning and evening.