Tesoro Farms - Norco, California

audrina C.

I’ve been boarding my horse at Tesoro farms for a little over a year and it is by far the best boarding facility in Norco!!! The barn is so welcoming and genuinely feels like a family. My horse has never been happier at a boarding facility!! Recommend and love this barn with my whole heart. 💕

Nicole B.

I have been boarding at Tesoro Farms for over a year now. I absolutely love it there. I can’t recommend enough! I looked at a few barns before deciding on this one, and I chose Tesoro after meeting with the owner. Jen was so friendly and welcoming, I felt at home. She walked the facility with me and I could tell Immediately how passionate she was about her facility and the horses there. I noticed how clean the facility was, and still is to this day. The stalls are always clean and well-maintained. In addition to the owners feeding and checking on the horses, they have a tenant (Zack), who lives on site. He cleans, feeds and watches the horses.
The care and attention given to the horses here are second to none. They are checked on numerous times throughout the day. They help with blanketing, medications, turnouts and more. My horse has never been happier or healthier! The facilities are top-notch, with spacious turnout areas, a huge arena, round pen, horse wash, and excellent trail access. It’s such a relief knowing my horse is in such a safe, loving environment. If you’re looking for a place that truly puts the well-being of your horse first, this is it!

Emma T.

I used to board 3 horses here from Oct - Dec 23. I actually knew Tim, Jen, and Gracee before I boarded with them and thought I could trust them, but I also knew from boarding with them back in 2018 that they were brand new to horses at that time and were easily influenced by "uneducated" professionals within the industry.

I had a gelding and a mare with a 6 month old filly at her side boarded there from October 7th 2023 to December 31st 2023. I moved them there from AZ and was able to visit the property once before we moved, but when I came to visit and had set a time to meet Jen, she couldn't bother to even show up. Then a few weeks after arriving, I realized her and her staff were only feeding each horse one flake of Alfalfa twice daily. Two flakes total. For anyone not aware, that's an extremely low amount of food. Horses should be consuming 1.5-2% of their body weight daily (that's 15 to 20 pounds for the average 1000 pound horse), but one flake of an average Alfalfa bale is 4-6 pounds, meaning they're consuming 8-12 pounds daily. Including my lactating mare who should have been on double that, easily. So on top of paying their ridiculously high board fees, I was also bringing in about $200-$250 worth of hay per month that I purchased on my own and drove out there daily (30+ minute drive for me) to feed them the additional hay. They didn't drop too much weight, but every horse on the property either has a slow metabolism or had zero muscle mass, including their performance horses.

As someone who's been a professional within the horse industry for 5+ years with a bachelor's degree in equine science, a certificate in Equine Psychology, and various course completion focusing on biomechanics and behavior modification, in addition to being a rider of 20+ years, I can say with confidence that not only does Jen take advantage of those new to horses who don't know any better, but she does bully them into agreeing with her and allowing her and her staff to do whatever they want.

The stall that my mare and foal were in was constantly muddy because the property was built so that run off water went straight to that stall (I was unaware of this before moving there) and they didn't care that both girls had thrush and white line disease or that the filly had slipped and fallen a couple of times because of the mud. They also worked on the shade structures while the horses were in the stall and I found multiple screws in my horses' stalls. I often found littered trash in the stalls too.

If you want your horse fed lunch, it's extra. Blanketed? Extra. Bedding? Extra. Turn out? You'll have to pay another boarder because they won't. Jen told me the neighbors were constantly calling animal control on them and complained she wasn't doing anything wrong. When animal control did show up, she just flirted with the officers until they decided the animals were fine and left. There's also extremely limited parking on the property (there's 38 horses on a 1.8 acre property in addition to the arena, small turn-out space, 30' round pen, and trailer parking) and parking on the street meant walking about 100 yards to the back of the property for me. Plenty of tack rooms, but they did not provide saddle stands or hooks which I thought was weird and although they boast about having someone do a 10pm, he often turned around before even getting to my horses.

I often wasn't able to turn out my horses for more than 15 minutes a day because owners were fighting for turn-out use the automatic waters leaked, stalls were only cleaned 6 days a week so I had to clean them on Sundays, the majority of horses on the property had vices (cribbing, weaving, pawing, food aggression, etc) from poor management practices, they were sleep deprived from the ground being so hard, there was dog poop everywhere, my muck rake got stolen, and there were blankets left on horses when it was 65 degrees out.

I've boarded horses at 5 barns in CA and 5 barns in AZ (two of which I was the barn manager) and this was one of the worst experiences for me as an owner.

Melani R.

Tesoro Farms is a great boarding facility. Everybody is friendly, thoughtful, and welcomes you with open arms to join their family. This is one of the cleanest ranches I’ve seen. When I made the decision to move my horse here Jen (the owner) helped in every way she could for the transition to go smoothly as possible, including picking up my horse and trailering him to his new home! My horse is so much happier and it really shows. One of the biggest benefits for me is being introduced to a trainer that takes time training my horse and actually cares about him. I’m so grateful to be apart of such a wonderful “barn family”!

denise

My grand daughter and I have been boarding our horse here for over a year and we couldn't be happier! I've been reading some of these nasty reviews that are FALSE. Tesoro farms is always clean, Tim and Jen go above and beyond to ensure that the horses are cared for and fed accordingly. The facility is always well kept, out of all the barns we've been to there are hardly any flies and the people are always considerate about turnouts, riding etc. Our horse couldn't be happier and we will be here for as long as Tim and Jen are managing the facility.

Maureen N.

I couldn't disagree more with some of the low reviews. My mare has been nothing but beautifully cared for at this barn. Everyone has been nothing but wonderful, even helping me out during what has been the worse arthritis flare in years. She's fat and happy, and the owners have been known to send back loads of hay that didn't meet with their high standards

Anna A.

Just came from the ranch. I had a great time visiting with the horse owners and the ranch owners. Everyone is so friendly and helpful! And I appreciate the fact that it is safe for my sweetie. Even if he walks ahead of or behind me more than he should, I know he is safe. And I am grateful that everyone looks out for each other and each other's horses. What a nice day I had.

Lexus B.

Very clean stable the owners are so friendly and helpful!
All the horses are happy and healthy. They only feed premium hay ! Anything you need at any time the owners and their help will be there for you and your horse! They always have eyes on horses and everyone watches out for each others horses as well! This is a one of a kind special atmosphere! The owners take great pride in keeping a peaceful family friendly atmosphere, so anyone who tried to interrupt the peace is asked politely to leave (that’s where the 1star reviews come from). It is terrible how barn owners protect their barn from disrespect, they get retaliated against with lies and defamation
If your in the market for a boarding facility, check this beautiful barn out and you won’t be disappointed, we all love it here!