Asunción Valley Farm
Horse Boarding
Asunción Valley Farm offers horse boarding for clients in training, retirees, and young horses. Located in the serene, rolling hills of Templeton, California on 110 irrigated acres, AVF provides a unique place for horses to train and develop into top athletes while still being able to enjoy being a horse. We believe horses should have access to grazing and the ability to move around freely. Horses are treated with the utmost care and their well-being is the top priority among our on-site staff.
We have many different boarding options to suite your horses needs. The show barn has nine oversized stalls with run-outs. The young horse pens are partially covered and measure 12x24 or 18x30. The pipe corrals are partially covered and measure approximately 200x90. We also have large irrigated pastures for retired horses, young horses or horses that just love to be on the grass all day.
Retired horses have the option of joining up with a small herd or having their own 3/4 acre irrigated field. The retirement herd roams around on 10-15 acres. They are fed twice a day and have ample grass to graze most of the year.
Young horses are joined together in small (2-6 horse) herds depending on their age and gender. We handle all of the young horses from foals on up regularly and also offer the option for young horse education if you want your horse to receive more personalized training and handling.
AMENITIES
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Jumping and dressage arenas with GGT footing
complete with an underground watering system and drainage to ensure the footing is perfect all year round. -
Show barn with 9 oversized stalls with run outs and comfort stall mats.
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3 tack rooms
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Solarium
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Theraplate
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Kraft Werks oval shaped Eurocizer with cover to keep horses out of the sun and rain.
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3/4 mile hacking trail with groomed footing
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3/4 mile of trails with hills for conditioning
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60 foot irrigated round pen with premium footing
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Irrigated grass paddocks for daily turnout
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Irrigated 2 acre pastures with shelter
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Regulation size dressage arena
TRAINERS
Our farm is fortunate to have Tim Forster and Lauren Ogden as our resident trainers. As a husband and wife team, they bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to our equestrian community. Both Tim and Lauren have dedicated their lives to horses and have over 50 years of combined professional equestrian experience. Tim is an exceptional young horse trainer and has put the start on many jumper and dressage horses that have gone on to the highest level of the sport. He is also sought after for his ability to re-educate horses with behavioral issues. Lauren is a highly accomplished dressage rider and trainer and has studied with some of the top Dressage Riders in the country. She has been successful in the FEI ring since 1996 and has an extensive record of bringing horses up the levels.
TIM FORSTER
Tim Forster has managed prominent stud farms in Australia and the largest Holsteiner breeding farm in the United States. His expertise extends to training young horses for both jumping and dressage and his accomplishments in the equestrian world are notable. He has trained many difficult horses up through FEI, earned his USDF Silver medal on a self trained horse, and started over 1,000 horses in his career. Most notably he started many horses that went on to excel on the international stage including, Richard Spooner's Grand Prix Mount, Corrado RC; Daniel Pinto's Olympic mount, Galopin de la Font, and Olympian Shane Rose's four star eventing horse, APH Moritz.
LAUREN OGDEN
Lauren Ogden is an accomplished dressage rider and trainer. She is a USDF Gold Medalist and former assistant to Olympian Guenter Seidel. Lauren loves bringing horses and riders up the levels and believes in using a gentle and compassionate approach. Lightness, harmony, and a classical position are the foundation of her training methods. Horses trained by Lauren have a high degree of rideability and a relaxed and positive mind frame. Lauren’s students appreciate her demanding yet patient approach and have enjoyed much success in the show ring as well as developing rewarding relationships with their horses.