So i have a boarding barn and my family has our own personal barn for our horses and the horses we train. We have some extra space and where thinking about taking in boarders? What are some pros and cons? Posted via Mobile Device
non payment . drama . will the boarders share an arena with the horses in training.. big problem.. arguements over round pens, asking for training help and expect it free. not cleaning pens. using others tack. dont share tack sheds. everyone gets there own little seperate locked shed. and yet more drama
O wow that does not sound fun ya we only have one indoor arena and one tack room in the barn. We were thinking that maybe we could have scheduled riding times or something though? Posted via Mobile Device
when i used to board I had 4 horses. I was on vacation, my neice and myself went out to ride. The person whom rented the house at the stable, and kept a horse there, saw us, ran out , and turned her horse loose in the arena, and informed me that during the week was her use for the arenas not mine. She had also yelled a couple of my other neices and nephews at a diff time, and I simply went and got a newspaper, used the phone at the stable, started calling ads for boarding. The owner asked my why.. Well did He get an ear full. I pay board not to have riding times assigned to me. Not to have someone scream at my family members or myslef. This was a small stable maybe ten stalls.
I would have never moved to a stable that set riding times.
O wow! I mean like we have a out door pen too but you cant ride in it in the winter and its not very nice so we were thinking that we would have it asigned to us from 8 am in the morning till 4pm at night then the rest for borders Posted via Mobile Device
Bad idea!
I would NEVER board at a barn that had 'assigned' riding times of any kind. You share the arena 100% of the time or you don't accept boarders.
If you have the time and space, why not just do layup or pasture for yearlings. Love the horses but I wouldn't want a bunch of nut cases running around my barn. Don't forget there's also a *huge* liability if someone is injured on your property. Posted via Mobile Device
Disclaimer: the aforementioned term "nut cases" does in no way apply to anyone on this board. (Unless they're willing to admit to it.).
If you have the time and space, why not just do layup or pasture for yearlings. Love the horses but I wouldn't want a bunch of nut cases running around my barn. Don't forget there's also a *huge* liability if someone is injured on your property. Posted via Mobile Device
Disclaimer: the aforementioned term "nut cases" does in no way apply to anyone on this board. (Unless they're willing to admit to it.).
I've boarded at many different barns and it showed me that I would never, ever want to get into boarding horses. So much drama. Horse people are CRAZY!
So i have a boarding barn and my family has our own personal barn for our horses and the horses we train. We have some extra space and where thinking about taking in boarders? What are some pros and cons? Posted via Mobile Device
You have a boarding barn but your asking for pros and cons for taking on boarders? Do you mean you have a private barn that you also train out of and your thinking about bringing in boarders as a new venture?
Its probably best that you dont board. You cannot schedule riding times. Shared tack sheds are a bad idea. liabliolity insurance cost varies depending on states and the Equine Liability laws. CA does not have any, and the law makers are a holes. i hope you get liability coverage fro training/boarding.
It depends on how many boarders you plan on taking on. Up in nebraska I boarded my horse where I worked, and rented an extra stall to put my tack in. Never had an issue with my tack being used.. and as for using the arena the trainer was happy to share. Obviously if he was working with a horse that was just getting started, I would take myself to the outside arena, or wait for him to be done with said horse.. Usually there was no issue as my horse being in the arean aswell was considered a good training oppertunity..
There are different quality of boarders..just steer clear of those that seem hellbent on drama. There are plenty of good boarders out there that are courteous about arena sharing., but I agree on nixing the set arena times..I wouldn't want to spend good money boarding somewhere where i couldn't used the arena between 8 am and 4 pm.
I board at a therapeutic riding barn so there are times when we aren't allowed to ride in the arena because of the lessons, but our board is reduced to compensate for the lower riding time. Unless you absolutely have to, don't restrict the arena riding time.
There is also the liability of other people on your property and their horses. Along with drama, horses getting hurt....etc. You are also not making much in return for all the work. With the price of hay and water, board would have to be at $400 to make any profit.
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