Slocum's Appaloosa Ranch

Life Changing

Average Rating

100

Volunteering and working at this barn has changed my life. Growing up and watching a barn maintained almost solely by woman has been an inspiration. Marilyn and April have taught me what it means to be a strong, proud, independent and driven woman.
My college essay on perseverance was based on one of the foals born at the barn. This essay not only won me several scholarships, but helped me get into an Ivy League college as well as the University I currently attend. Not only this, but the time I have spent with these horses has influenced my career choice and I am now studying pre-vet....

Posted by by Horselover14 at Citysearch on March 27, 2012. Brought to you by Citysearch.

A very sad place

Average Rating

20

Unfortunately this has been a very sad place for a very long time. There are far too many animals for their wallet and as a result they are inadequately maintained. Perhaps the young eager girls don't know any better and thus rate Slocum's ""ranch"" with more than one star. It's also NOT going to be place where these girls will learn anything valuable about the world of true horsemanship. Locations have changed as they have never owned any of the locations where they have been. Other than location nothing seems to change: the horses aren't any better off and the Slocum family women are no...

Posted by by GingerBread at Citysearch on February 24, 2011. Brought to you by Citysearch.

The Bad, The Sad, and The Ugly

Average Rating

20

1. I have been riding for seventeen years. I have experience in almost every riding discipline. I train, own, love, and live for horses. They are my life and thusly, I have devoted my life to protecting and saving them.

2. I train a horse that was born, raised, and boarded at Slocum's until she was eight. I volunteered there for a year. I rescued two horses from there. I am more than versed in their conduct, morals, etc.

3. My ultimate goal in life is to have Slocum's Appaloosa Ranch shut down for good.

Why?

One mare died of heatstroke. She was a big, black Draft mare that had a...

Posted by by AnnieOakley at Citysearch on February 08, 2011. Brought to you by Citysearch.

Would I recommend the Slocums to someone?

Average Rating

60

It all depends on what you ask. I bought my first horse from there and I’m buying another one. The horses there have so much potential and many have gone on to be wonderful companions and even show horses. Marylyn knows every horse that has ever set hoof on her barn. And they often take in horses that would other wise have no place to go. Buying a horse there is like going to a garage sale and realizing how wonderful these animals are that others would have thrown away. The Slocums almost always go without so that the horses can have. I would buy countless horses from them. I would also say...

Posted by by AquaLove at Citysearch on November 25, 2010. Brought to you by Citysearch.

To all the people who don't understand and never will.

Average Rating

100

Slocam's means more to me than anything else in my life. this barn has made me who i am today. april is like my second mother and i often refer to her as such. she is very close to my heart, and always will have a special place there. this review is to all the people who do not understand anything about this barn. the people who say April is ""mean"" to horses you my friend are truly stupid. you obviously do not know her at all. I have been riding at Slocum's since i was 4 years old. i still get out there as much as possible. my horse Panama came from April's and i love him as if he was my...

Posted by by panamajack07 at Citysearch on November 25, 2010. Brought to you by Citysearch.

Slocums Appaloosa Ranch is located at 4860 Glade Creek Rd, Roanoke, VA. This business specializes in Horse Boarding Stables and Horse Training.

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