Who else boards their horse?? Can't decide on best scenario.....

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Gator Bug Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2016-03-31 8:53 AM Subject: RE: Who else boards their horse?? Can't decide on best scenario.....
Elite Veteran Posts: 705 Location: Weatherford, TX	Yes...a perfect place for both you and your horses does not exist. I have boarded for 25 years at 5 places. The second place I boarded at was for 18 years. It was more perfect for me and the convenience of it...from the standpoint that I could move colts easily, feed what I wanted, had an indoor, etc.. It however had a crappy outdoor and crappy turn-out. We also LOVED the people that owned/ran it. However, we were buying off the track horses at the time...they really didn't want turn-out. I was there everyday and they were exercised/turned out when we were there. We made it work during the times we needed to. So it worked for me...and the horses too. I have since boarded at dressage and jumper barns....made it work (it really enlightened them as to how broke brarrel horses could be). I had fun at the those barns too! I also learned a lot. I LOVE having an indoor or covered pen. Turn-out for me isn't a big deal as I am at the barn everyday; or if I am not for some reason, they are well taken care of. They get out everyday (whether I am there or not) doing something and 'fussed' over. However, I do have horses that really don't like a lot of turn-out. I have one that was a 'track baby' since he was a weanling and loves his stall. He only likes 20-30 minutes of turn-out at a time. I have another that was raised outside since he was born until he was a mid-2YO and not messed with at all; and now that he's a 4YO (and been to 'work' daily), he only likes an hour or so. So...I guess I am saying that you have justify the price (I have been at the VERY high end and low end of that), what your horses like and what you like...all combined. Like I said in the beginning of this post, there is NO perfect place when you board. However, I could never keep them at my place neither, nor would I want to. Edited by Gator Bug 2016-03-31 9:37 AM
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hammer_time Reg. Jul 2007	Posted 2016-04-02 8:50 PM Subject: RE: Who else boards their horse?? Can't decide on best scenario.....
Money Eating Baggage Owner Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix	Looked at 2 places today. They didn't totally wow me for the increase in price. Might just hang tight and not make a decision until next month. Maybe I can network and reach out to arena owners in the area to see if they'd be willing to let me ride in their arena for a small monthly fee. That's not weird is it??
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2016-04-02 9:01 PM Subject: RE: Who else boards their horse?? Can't decide on best scenario.....
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	hammer_time - 2016-04-02 8:50 PM Looked at 2 places today. They didn't totally wow me for the increase in price. Might just hang tight and not make a decision until next month. Maybe I can network and reach out to arena owners in the area to see if they'd be willing to let me ride in their arena for a small monthly fee. That's not weird is it?? NO not weird at all, that would be a good ideal
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