Bandalero Ranch-Equine

"Bandalero leaves horses outside in the 120F degree summers without any shade for hours at a time, they have the money to build at least a small shaded area, it's 100% animal torture at that point. Imagine being forced to stand under the sun as a human in that weather for more than 5 minutes!? I'm really disappointed they have made no improvements in the 5+yrs i've driven past this place, it's not like they haven't received pushback before about this. heck, they could fundraise the amount needed to build some cover and hook up some fans in less than a week. people would be happy to donate. Otherwise, the facilities are nice. Please do better bandalero."

"It’s difficult to rate a place that you can’t visit. They do not respond well to email or phone calls. And once they do, it is very quip. If you are not interested in their English or Western trainer, they will have no conversation with you. They do not board for anyone that’s not in a training program. Now, this is not a problem for me. All ranches have a right to their own policies. I completely understand wanting to control the services provided to your clients. However, as an equine rehab specialist, I just found it off putting that they refuse to even respond to a professional that emailed and called the facility as a potential customer."

"The horses are not provided with even minimal shelter from the brutal summer weather. Another post stated that “…brood mares in the front paddock are rescued and cared for…” With the excellent facilities and staff this business touts, I don’t understand the rational for not providing even minimal shelter from the sun for the horses in the front paddock."

"Although this looks like an amazing place they are not good with live breeding and if that is what you are after or require you would be better off finding another place. After being charged about $1200 the response I received was my mare was too tall for the stallion, however with the assistance of some other professionals at our ranch we were able to get them to breed naturally in a matter of minutes even though they say they tried for 3 hours."

"I drive by this beautiful facility each day, sometimes multiple times a day. The horses are out in full summer sun with no cover, and today, it is 45 degrees outside and pouring rain. The horses are out, no cover, and hanging their heads low. Why can’t they be put under the arena, where there is some cover and shelter from the heat or pouring rain? Breaks my heart to see these beautiful horses in a beautiful facility treated this way. Please drive by this place in the heat of the summer and check it out before keeping your horses here."