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Red Bull Agressive
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Location: North Dakota | I am doing a market research project for a college course and would really appreciate yall's input. Thanks!!!!
1. How many horses do you have?
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
5. Do you take riding lessons?
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
Edited by cavyrunsbarrels 2014-10-28 8:37 PM
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 617
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2. Home
3. $225 outdoor $375 indoor
4. quality hay and care. safe pastures with not big turn out groups. Arenas with good footing.
5. Here and there
6. I do all my own training |
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Expert
Posts: 3147
 
| 4 head. keep them home. no idea on board. Attend barrel clinics. Yes, have sent horses to professional trainers. |
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 You get what you give
Posts: 13030
Location: Texas | cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-28 8:33 PM I am doing a market research project for a college course and would really appreciate yall's input. Thanks!!!!
1. How many horses do you have?
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
5. Do you take riding lessons?
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
1. How many horses do you have?
we have 10 horses
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
we keep them at home but I am shopping for a boarding stable in my college town where I'm living currently
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
The cheapest I have found for partial care is $200 which includes turn out and AM feedings. I would rather not pay that much and let me feed in the AM and supply my own hay.
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
safety for my horses, good arena footing, good fencing
5. Do you take riding lessons?
not regularly anymore but I used to ride with a trainer when I could.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
when it's more than I can handle or if I want a horse broke for sure! |
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Posts: 209
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2. Board
3. $250 for pasture $350 stall and this is a little on the low end
4. Arena, safety, care of horses, drama/clickiness
5. Yes
6. I would if I didn't have time to further the horse myself or it was problematic |
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 Total Germophobe
Posts: 6443
Location: Montana | cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-28 7:33 PM I am doing a market research project for a college course and would really appreciate yall's input. Thanks!!!!
1. How many horses do you have?
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
5. Do you take riding lessons?
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
1. I have 2 horses.
2. I board.
3. The average for my area is around $175 or so, but I don't pay that as I board with friends.
4. I don't have a good answer, as right now I supply all my feed and the my friends feed as I tell them, and I take care of all my horses' needs as well.
5. I've taken lessons from trainer's who have trained my horse, but nothing more.
6. Yes, I do send my horse(s) to a professional trainer. There are just some things I can't do myself. |
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 1119
| cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-28 8:33 PM I am doing a market research project for a college course and would really appreciate yall's input. Thanks!!!!
1. How many horses do you have?
I have 3.
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
Home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
$150-200 for pasture, $350+ for stall
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
Safety, atmosphere, location, and accomodations (indoor, roundpen, etc.)
5. Do you take riding lessons?
Not at the moment, but I try to attend clinics when I can and have taken lessons in the past.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
Yep! Have one going to a trainer in November.
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 I'm Cooler Offline
Posts: 6387
Location: Pacific Northwest | 1. How many horses do you have? 4
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? home, have never boarded
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? it's not very expensive here...my cousins barn was I think $100 per month (with indoor arena) but it was self-care. Other full-care places are usually around $400.
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? if I had to board, the quality of care would be most important.
5. Do you take riding lessons? I used to take barrel racing lessons, my current mare isn't lesson-friendly though.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? no |
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Posts: 1482
Location: on my horse | cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-28 7:33 PM
I am doing a market research project for a college course and would really appreciate yall's input. Thanks!!!!
1. How many horses do you have?
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
5. Do you take riding lessons?
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
1. one
2. home at the moment
3. pasture board is ~200 per month stall is 300 or more
4. top priorities are clean, safe, knowledgeable owners, someone present during the day (employee/owner, etc.) or on a private property, arena at or near by facility, I prefer to do my own feeding or my own specified amounts so an owner who is ok with that. some place that isn't super busy all the time so my sensitive neurotic horse can have some down time without staring at someone all the time haha
5. I do not take lessons at this time, I used to ride for a professional reining trainer (10 years under him) and so lessons were basically every day lol
6. I do not send my horses to a pro, I used to ride with one and would bring my horses to ride or board them there and ride them there and generally get yelled at and helped so I guess my answer is a yes/no. Now that I don't work there anymore I do it all myself
I've also never had a barrel trainer or any help with the pattern.
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 Midget Lover
Location: Kentucky | 1. How many horses do you have? - 2.
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? Home.
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? $400 full care.
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? Cleanliness, good reputation, indoor arena.
5. Do you take riding lessons? No.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? No. |
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Posts: 1432
Location: Never in one place long | 1.) 2
2.) Always at my home
3.) $100-$250
4.) Indoor arena, large Turnout, safe fencing, location, and value
5.) Occasionaly
6.) Yes, I have sent a few. |
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 Bulls Eye
Posts: 6443
Location: Oklahoma | cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-28 8:33 PM I am doing a market research project for a college course and would really appreciate yall's input. Thanks!!!!
1. How many horses do you have?
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
5. Do you take riding lessons?
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
1. We have 4 horses
2. Our horses are kept at home
3. Board in our area ranges from $185 (self care @ crappy facility) to $650 (enlish show barn)
4. Safety. I want to know that the manager/owner is on the property and doing checks on the horses. I used to manage a boarding facility and I was always out making sure horses were ok.
5. I don't take lessons anymore, but I'm always open if I need refreshing or different approaches
6. I don't send my horses to trainers. I do it myself.
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 617
Location: London Ontario | 1. How many horses do you have? None at this time
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? I usually board but are in the midst of looking for a new house to buy, hopefully with a little acreage, we will probably have them at home during the summer and board during the winter.
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? Anywhere from 150-250 outdoor board and 300 and up for indoor depending on how swanky the farm is.
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? Knowledgeable staff, few staff so they can actually notice a change in my horses if there is one, good quality hay, stalls cleaned correctly and often, nice arenas, lots of turnout.
5. Do you take riding lessons? Yes, MIL is a dressage trainer, I also take lessons from a reiner and a barrel racer. I don't think you can ever stop learning nor should you ever stop learning.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? Sometimes for 30 days or so for a tune up. |
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 Accident Prone
Posts: 22277
Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-28 8:33 PM I am doing a market research project for a college course and would really appreciate yall's input. Thanks!!!!
1. How many horses do you have?
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
5. Do you take riding lessons?
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
1. 5
2. Home
3. There are no boarding barns in my area
4. N/A
5. Yes
6. Yes, I send them out for their first 60 or so days. |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 1028
| 1. How many horses do you have? A whole mess of broodies, a yearling, 2 riding horses
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? Home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? Big range here, anywhere from $195 for pasture board to $650 at a fancy english barn
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? Safety for my horse, quality of hay/feed (if i'm not providing), space to ride.
5. Do you take riding lessons? No, but I wouldn't be against it if I thought I needed a tune up
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? Not usually, but I did send a colt off this past spring because I didn't have time to break him myself. |
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 1037
| 1. How many horses do you have? 7
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? Home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? 150-495 depending on care level
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? privacy, quiet atmosphere
5. Do you take riding lessons? no
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? yes |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 762
Location: NC | 1. How many horses do you have? 2
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? board (wish they were at home!)
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? depends: rough (feed am/pm and buy own stuff) $200 or full $500 and up
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? Arena, other horses boarded are healthy, no drama!
5. Do you take riding lessons? yes, there always something to learn.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? have in the past, although I try to do most work myself. |
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Posts: 3815
Location: The best kept secret in TX | 1. I have two horses
2. They stay at home.
3.Around the Weatherford, Tx area 150/Month is a box stall, you feed, and a free range pasture and trails. No arena. 250/Month is the cheapest I've found for full care full access to an arena boarding.
4. IF I was looking I would see who could provide the most trusted references and who could offer me the best price for full care full access.
5. No lessons. But I do take advice from trusted sources while in the practice pen if I think they will help.
6. No trainer. |
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 I Chore in Chucks
Posts: 2882
Location: MD | 1. How many horses do you have?
2
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
We board, but we rent the house on the property. So technically we have them at home.
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
Depending on what you're getting.
self care - 150-200 per head
partial care - 250-350 per head
full care 500 - 600 per head
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
Safety, culture(low dramatics and run efficiently), an arena
5. Do you take riding lessons?
Not currently. I did take lessons at a riding academy from ages 6-15.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
Yes |
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 Expert
Posts: 2457
| cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-28 8:33 PM I am doing a market research project for a college course and would really appreciate yall's input. Thanks!!!!
1. How many horses do you have? Currently 2
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? Board
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? Stalls with own run, you provide the feed/care ~$200 to $300. Full time pasture turn out with round bale ~$175. Stall with full care ~ $350 and up.
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? Safety. Then amenities, arena is a must for me.
5. Do you take riding lessons? Nope. :)
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? Sent my filly to a friend (who is a prof. trainer) this past summer when I had too much on my plate and not enough time.
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