JJ's Place Video Tour
Why Choose JJ's Place for Your Horse's Retirement?
24/7 On-Site Care
Provided by a retired nurse, who graduated from the Kwantlen College Equine Studies Program and has over 4 decades of related experience as a horse owner.
Safe & Serene Setting
Nestled in the outskirts of Coombs, BC, our boarding facility offers a clean, safe, serene and peaceful place for aging & retired horses to enjoy their golden years.
Highest Standards
Operating at the highest standards of care, we offer an environment and commitment to your horse’s total physical, emotional, and mental well being.
Kind Words From Clients
JJ’s Place is a beautiful setting with careful thought put into each detail of the barn, paddocks, and fencing. The owner is a life long horse owner with a lot of experience and she will give your horses amazing, individualized care (safety of the horses first!). It’s very rare to find a worry-free boarding barn! Definitely a 5-Star barn (but it didn’t give me an option for stars?).
Eva Irene
The Barn
Clean safe barn
Organized 8' Walkway
Big spacious stalls
Matted entranceways to paddocks from stalls
Dry spacious paddocks
Dry sand footing in the paddocks
Roomy dry paddocks perfect for afternoon naps!
Paddocks mountainside
Paddocks forestside
New secure fencing throughout the property
8+ Acres of Dry Pasture Turnout
Turnout field (left-side)
Turnout field (right-side)
80' x 80' introduction field
Front field
Horses being horses
Tranquility
Supervised Turnout From House
Little Piece of Heaven on Earth
Safe Introductions
Stress-Free Zone
Boarding Accommodations for Aging & Retired Horses
- Intimate 8 stall barn in a serene private setting on central Vancouver Island
- Full, Semi-Full, Semi-Self, or Self Board available
- 8+ acres of securely fenced pasture with many shady spots and multiple natural water elements to cool off on those hot summer days
- Property runs beside a quiet dead end street - perfect for gentle safe in-hand walking or short daily rides
- 50' Round Pen onsite for Lunging/Liberty work
- Safe, clean, secure stalls
- Well water is ph balanced, particle filtered, UV light protected (as safe as humanly possible)
- Well water is tested yearly
- On-site access to horse trailer parking for an additional nominal fee per month
- Self & Semi Full boarders have storage in the loft for grain & up to 120 bales of hay per year
- 12' x 11' rubber matted stalls generously bedded with wood shavings in a fully insulated barn
- Attached individual in/out sand paddocks of various sizes with matted entranceway
- Shavings - not sawdust - means less dust which is much better for your horse
- Softwood shavings, NOT cedar, used daily
- Shavings provide a healthier dust-free environment compared to sawdust
- Full & Semi Full board stalls and paddocks are picked a minimum of 2 times per day
- Extremely well-drained property, no mud
- A no-climb manure pile for easy disposal
- Cross ties in the 8' barn walkway
Boarding Services for Aging & Retired Horses
- Daily pasture turnout - weather permitting, with 6 other horses (maximum) up to 8 hours per day unless otherwise instructed
- Feeding services 3 x daily if on pasture, 4 x daily if not
- Feeding program tailored to your horse’s individual needs - including hay, alfalfa pellets, Fibre Max & Island Horse Supplement
- Semi and Full Board horses will receive weekly basic grooming and complete body assessments. We love and care for them like they are our own
- Meticulous daily administering of extra supplements / medications
- Owner-provided blanketing / boots / fly spray / fly mask application when needed - no extra charge
- Basic First Aid for non-serious / minor injuries - no extra charge
- Complete 100% transparency with all members of the horse’s health care team
Boarding Options
Self Board
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Effective March 1, 2024 (subject to review every 6 months)
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Daily rates also available
Semi Self Board
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Effective March 1, 2024 (subject to review every 6 months)
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Daily rates also available
Semi Full Board
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Effective March 1, 2024 (subject to review every 6 months)
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Daily rates also available
Full Board
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Effective March 1, 2024 (subject to review every 6 months)
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Daily rates also available