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December 2023 by Nicole M
Take note how every honest review is met with a response saying the accounts are fraud. Says a lot when a "business" has to lie to even themselves. Shady, dishonest people who's daughter can stay on a horse, but are NOT horse people.Be sure to demand a vet check if you plan on buying from this place. My friend and I both got horses from Segrid and she was so kind to try and "save our money" and just email us the vet reports from the track. HUGE RED FLAG. She had also wanted the horses moved from the property within the week. Since she seemed so honest, we thought surely she's just being kind, wanting the best for these horses and proceeded with the purchase. Maybe I just got a lemon, but a few behavioral problems uncovered discomfort in her body which made her unsuitable for me. Considering this is a "rescue", I made Segrid aware that I wanted this horse to have a better life and she gladly offered to take her back as a pasture pet. The day I returned the horse, I was told she was originally placed at Whispering Meadows to be on a 6 month layup when I first purchased her, a fact I was NEVER made aware of during or after the sale (and why was a horse meant to be on layup listed for sale anyways?). She then proceeded to reassure me, naming seemingly countless cases of injured horses that she so boldly "rehabbed" when they were weeks away from being put down. My fear that my horse would be flipped was put to rest and I truly felt I did right by my horse by giving her back to Whispering Meadows where they would take time to diagnose what I couldn't afford to and give that horse the life it deserved. Much to my horror, a few weeks later, I saw her listed for sale as a 3' jumper being ridden poorly with her nose tucked into her chest. In the videos posted there was no proof if any fence work, no proof of trail experience or any of these wonderful things they claimed this horse capable of, much less any word of mentioning how more than one vet had told me the horse was not physically capable of being ridden long term, just a 9 second clip of a horse with her nose tucked into her chest and an extremely active tail. It kills me that someone has perfected the art of a lie so perfectly that horses get to pay. This is not to discourage buisness, I'm just hoping my experience will make future buyers more aware than I was. This woman has no issue with lying at the horses expense. BUYER BEWARE.
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November 2023 by Pearl S
Recently started horseback riding lessons here for my daughter and the owners and staff are absolutely amazing. The ranch is beautiful and I loved petting the friendly adorable dogs while I waited for her. They even do trail riding and wine tasting tours which I can't wait to try. My daughter loved her lesson and can't wait to go back. The owners are so down to earth and extremely knowledgeable in horses and farm life. 10 out of 10, highly recommend!
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January 2023 by Pixie Kitsune
Absolutely HORRIBLE experience. I am so ashamed and embarrassed to have trusted my horse here. My horse was not taken care of when I boarded here. We hightailed it out of there so quick. Disgusting greedy place. All of the “negative” Google reviews and Yelp reviews are a 100% how it is there. I wish I would’ve seen them sooner instead of seeing what facility was closest to my home to board and letting their honeyed words persuade me. Never making that mistake again!!!
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January 2023 by DuckietheEquestrian
i went to here to look at a horse and the experience was terrible. the owners were irresponsible. i got there and they said the horse hasn’t been ridden in a week or exercised at all. they lunged and rode her before i got on and she was all over the place still. this horse was advertised as beginner safe and easy to manage which was clearly not true. they kept trying to tell me that she was being a little weird but she was being super rushy, unbalanced, and on edge. after getting off, they played off my ride as if it was nothing even though i was visibly uncomfortable and kept encouraging me to make an offer. over all, this was not a good place, the facility was in poor condition and the arena especially. not a good place, don’t get into business with them.
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January 2023 by Sarah Potts
We adopted our horse from whispering Meadows. We were pretty rusty on all things horses as it had been a while since we owned one. Segrid and Bridgette were very helpful in every way. They are very professional and extremely knowledgeable. I highly recommend ?
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January 2023 by Lucie Barry
Update. WE WERE ignorant trusting this supposed rescue. We are heartbroken after purchasing our forever horse and finding out after the vet check that she is going to be forever lame. For her, every step is painful and she was only 10 years young. I should have paid the vet check but then we wouldn’t have rescued her from this terrible situation.She was sold as a beginner’s jumper and sound, NONE of this was true. She was lame and has a previous injury. There are a lot of lies and deception at this approved equine rescue and they need to be investigated and reported. I would ask for ALL records, and I would never trust this woman nor her rescue.Heartbreaking- we will keep her for the rest of her life as a pasture pony so Seagrid never gets her money hungry self serving hands near her again. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!!!
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January 2023 by Angela Fogleman
Please visit this place and then let me know if you find my security deposit any where….Last summer I was looking to buy a horse. It was an awful experience. There was a sales contract, with wrong information and wrong location, I was rushed, the horse had bad feet, they brushed it off, said they would bleach them and it would self correct. Nothing felt right. After all was said and done I had already put down a deposit, was never able to get it returned. Believe every negative review on this account.
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January 2023 by Fredrik Zierau
This place is shady. Just be careful. I am not saying they overall bad people but my entire experience was off and unforgettable. Do. Your. Homework.Edit: I see the owner said this is a fake account and a cyber bullying attempt. I am a real person, it shows the type of person they are when they constantly say that any negative review is “bullying” or “fake.” Feel free to email me if you’d like a fully detailed version of what happened!
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January 2022 by Brandon T.
Very friendly staff and horses. I took a few of the riding lessons. The staff were very informative and patient. As a new rider I appreciated that and will definitely be back for more. And the dogs were super friendly.
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January 2022 by Holly M.
When I first researched buying a horse, I looked at many! Price,age,temperament, and of course looks. Segrid had several listed to adopt at her ranch, So I scheduled a visit to go see with one of my horsey friends. We asked alot of questions and so did Segrid and her staff of me to be sure to match with the right horse, they were amazingly patient and knew which one was for me... Wild Max (akaMM). They are very knowledgeable of their horses,this breed, their past history, care and feeding, health, training etc.They offered training (which I gladly did.) Segrid is very thorough with her horses and the perspective adoptees. What are my intentions for the horse,location, vet-care etc. After meeting Max & riding, I had no hesitation taking him. Honestly, I have not been shy about calling or pestering Mrs. Lunde or her staff since becoming a horse mommy and I thoroughly appreciate the trust she gave me with Max!I highly recommend Whisperingmeadowsranch!!!!!!
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January 2022 by Belle T.
I purchased a couple horses from these monsters at the exact same day, ottb to be exact. They were thin when we got them but Segrid blamed it from where they were rescued and said she was "working on their weight". Segrid Lunde is a ranting drunk who STARVES horses and neglects them. All she cares about is money to the point of refusing food to the animals when she knows she can stomp on the owners. We learned that the hard way. She will get on horses and ride them completely smashed drunk infront of visitors and kids, smacking her face against the horses head over a jump last time we saw her. Boarded the purchased horses here for a about a month blinded by her lies thinking they would be well taken care of and happy. Wrong. Grave mistake. We got smart about it when we noticed the horses were losing yet more weight and didn't tell her when we were coming, she mentioned that we as boarders didn't need to anyways they gave us the gate pin. So we stopped and noticed they would go without food until they noticed we were there and would give us some BS lie about just about to feed. Like I mentioned previously as courtesy of being a new boarder my family member would call her ahead of time to let her know when we're going to goto her sh!t hole ranch to see our horses and everytime we'd catch her or her making her kids drive down in a golf cart to throw some feed into the horses stables before we parked. Mind you she told us (TB's are hot blooded they are hard to keep weight on and it's winter so this is normal for them to be ribby) BS. We've had Tbs for decades and this was no hot blooded weight displacement this was starvation and we confronted her. She was very standoffish and loud mouthy and after that we RESCUED THEM FROM WM. My horses got multiple MULTPLE hoof abbesses from standing in their own sh!t, dirty WET stalls from just the month of being there. Please, if you love animals, which I know you good horse people do, don't go here for their sake. She didn't rescue the horses she "let us adopt for thousands and I mean THOUSANDS each" she used them for money and starved them nearly to death to pocket our payments. Sick. Now being with us, our mare and gelding, they're ofcourse happy and full figured with lots of love and kisses never to go back to that nightmare again. Beware of greedy drunks.
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January 2022 by trackmomma
I adopted a wonderful horse from Whispering Meadows Ranch. All the horse's at the ranch were well cared for and in good condition. The staff was honest and up front about the horse's known history and training. They were clearly very concerned that I adopt a horse that was a good match for what I wanted to do as well as finding a good match personality wise.The mare I adopted had one eye and they made sure I was aware of exactly what challenges that can bring and that I was committed to providing any special care she might require. Their adoption contract is both comprehensive and clearly written. The responsibilities of both the organization and the adopter are clearly stated.One of the most well run rescues I have ever worked with.
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January 2022 by Sam Bateson
For starts don’t believe what you read on here. This ranch is 100% honest on the horses you’ll be adopting along with more options with training. So you and your favorite horse can be a match in heaven.I am a employee at this ranch I been an employee at this amazing ranch for 2 years and I became family for how generous and loving this family is. They will always make sure the best of the best for their horses along with the adoptions. I highly recommend coming here for your dream horse
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January 2022 by jacob clanton
I have been to this ranch a number of times and I know Segrid and Bridgett and all I can say is they are good people.They care for there animals and respect people.Salt of the earth people.I’d highly recommend paying a visit and going on a ride there.You will love it. Guaranteed!
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December 2021 by Lucie B.
I believe that Whispering Meadows Ranch should be stricken from CARMA's list of "aftercare charities". It is a massive disservice to #Thoroughbreds that they are endorsing @WhisperingMeadowsRanch. I purchased a never-raced, beginner safe, sound horse from Segrid Lunde. While the horse had never been raced, she is NOT beginner safe, and she is NOT sound. After some #lameness we contacted our vet Dr. Colburn and he told me the mare had an old injury which hurt her with every step. I have been riding for over 20 years and was surprised I didn't notice any #lameness when I first purchased this #horse. Stupidly, I trusted that a "#rescue" would've known the condition their #horses were in and I didn't do a vet check. The mare is lame because she has a VERY old injury; a healed over #fractured #sesamoid, which was revealed with x-rays. After informing Segrid of this, she quickly became defensive, asking how old it was and implying quickly it was I who had done this. That is my example of Segrid's #dishonesty and COMPLETE lack of #knowledge regarding #horses, but there are many more things she is #guilty of. Seagrid profits at the expense of these horses in her care. Multiple other people who have bought #horses from her described similar experiences. In April, I bought an almost 10 year old horse from Segrid. The pictures Segrid sent to me before I came to see the horse were not representative of the #horse I saw while at Whispering Meadows. While the pictures showed a healthy, fuzzy mare in a nice leather halter, with pricked ears and alert eyes, the mare I saw at WMR was thin, with a dull coat and a dull eye, and was very tense and unsure under-saddle. I learned after I brought the #mare home that Segrid had been "involved with her for a year"- the pictures were from a while ago. The stalls at WMR had no #shade, #mucky water buckets, and the mare had many #bites from the #horses around her, as well as a #fungal infection near her tail. About a week after I brought the mare home, I realized Segrid had not been completely #honest about the mare's disposition. Though Segrid stated she "would put beginners on her", the mare was...a bit high-strung. Meaning that I could have been #fatally hurt. She is not a beginners horse in any way shape or form. She couldn't be in the cross ties without posing a #danger to herself and to others (though Segrid assured me she would be fine) and she had way more energy then the poor thing knew what to do with. If I had been a beginner and not someone who's been around "problem horses" their entire life, I think the #mare could've quite actually killed or seriously injured me. Or herself. After this, I became #suspicious of Segrid and began to do a little research. I found that other people also had problems with her- albeit a bit different than mine. People stated she was #dishonest, and would claim many things to turn a #profit at the #expense of a horse. Multiple reviews claimed Segrid sold them a #lame #horse, and that she should not be trusted. At least my horse wasn't #lame, though people at my barn liked to laugh at my mare who was a lit stick of #dynamite, yet "beginner safe". The mare never really settled down, and continued to be a handful as she got on a proper diet and started building muscle. Though now the mare has bonded to me and I adore her and riding her, I would still not put a beginner on her. She's just too much of a spitfire- not naughty, just ready to have fun!After some time I teslozefmare was off, and after a week when the lameness had not gone away, I called my vet. He told me that all the circle work had aggravated an old injury the mare had. I was surprised, and before I could ask anything else, he quickly informed me that as long as I wasn't trotting on trail, she would be sound. Confused, I mentioned she wasn't a trail horse, and I had been jumping her during the summer, and planned on showing eventually. He was surprised, and said there was no
