Craig Robelen leads Edgar, a 16-year-old Shetland pony, into the barn Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Breckenridge Equine Center on Tiger Road. He and his wife, Lisa, have relocated a number of rescue and therapy horses to the equine center while the nonprofit Blue River Horse Center looks for a new home.
Photo by Liz Copan / Studio Copan
The Blue River Horse Center nonprofit is looking for a new home and has its sights set on the old Summit County fairgrounds near the base of the Dillon dam.
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Longhill said the center has outgrown its home at a private ranch along the Blue River north of Silverthorne. Last year, he said demand for the center’s activities doubled, with classes ballooning up to 185 from 90 the year prior. Longhill said the organization looked into 15 locations before settling on the old fairgrounds, which have not been used regularly for nearly a decade.