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Location: CA | cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-28 6:33 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?
-3
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
-Home, my family owns a boarding facility
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
-300-350 for a pipe panel barn no shavings
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
-A safe facility with good hay and a good riding arena. A good atmosphere also makes a huge difference. I had to move home for school last year but before when I was living a few hours away looking for a boarding facility was terrible. Its so hard to find the right combo of convienent location, adequate facility, and the right group of people. I had two horses and was spending a fair bit of time and money there, so I wanted to enjoy myself while there.
5. Do you take riding lessons?
-Yes a few times a year
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
-No, but my mom was/is a professional trainer until she basically retired a year or so ago. We have a full time trainer working out of our barn now.
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 1162
Location: White Mountains of AZ | 1. How many horses do you have?
Two 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?
Probably (guessing) around 250-450 depending on place/people
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
Never looked, but I'd want enough space for both my horses to be able to run around... preferably some grazing grass/ clean pens/shelter of some sort. I'd look at the other horses being boarded and look at their well being. I'd be picky!!
5. Do you take riding lessons?
Riding no, I have attened a few barrel clinics though.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
I train all my own horses.
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 Born not Made
Posts: 2937
 
Location: North Dakota | 1. How many horses do you have? Currently TWO.
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? I board them.
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? I have pasture board and I expect to pay $100 to $125 in the summer, and then extra for hay in the winter.
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? Well since I've never been at a "real" boarding barn, one of my top priorities would be that they have a heated indoor arena for winter riding. I would also want them to check on my horses at least once per day (and when I mean "check", I mean really look at them). Peace of mind is very important to me.
5. Do you take riding lessons? Once in a while I will take my horses to a reining trainer to work on advanced things such as spins and flying lead changes. I also take English hunter-jumper lessons twice a month in the winter.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? I do the majority of my own training, but once in a while I will. I sent my colt (after I started him) for 30 days because they had indoor facilities to get him going in the spring, and I will be sending my older horse for reining training for 30 days to "brush up" on his reining moves and make it easier for me to get BOTH my horses in shape (if the reining trainer has one of them!!!). |
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  Champ
Posts: 19623
Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-28 6:33 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 14 head right now.
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? Home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? Full care board in my area is about $300/month
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? If I needed to board I would look for a facility like mine. Individual stalls with pasture access 24/7. I don't know of any like this. Usually they have stalls and separate turn out in groups. Rarely individual turnout.
5. Do you take riding lessons? No. But I know a lot of people like available activities at the place they board.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? Yes I send 2 -3 year olds out for training.
Edited by OregonBR 2014-10-29 1:54 PM
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
Posts: 7268
| 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. 3
2. At home
3. $300/mo for stall and run
4. Clean and chores done on time
5. No
6. No |
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Posts: 3782
Location: Gainesville, TX | 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. 11 on the ground, 2 sold but they are making payments, 1 bought and making payments, 1 on the way (however you want to do the math)
2. I do both. I currently board my 2 year old filly to keep her moving well and we board my husband's rope horse. We switch these out and let some take breaks. We want to buy a place so we don't have to though.
3. I pay $300 full care for the filly and $100 a head for others (different situation). I much prefer the self care $100 option.
4. I want a solid area to ride in; pasture acreage for trail riding is also great. I want them to have turnout (not just stalled). And an ability to keep your horse away from others but see them. I don't want my filly hurt but I want her happier by visiting with other horses.
5. Not really.
6. Yes. Got two there now and another going in April.
ETA: When I say we do both, I also meant that we have a number of horses on family land. My broodies are at my MIL's and she is going into business with me. My husband keeps most of his (and our retirees) at my FIL's and we cycle them in and out.
Edited by oija 2014-10-29 12:41 PM
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 Elite Veteran
Posts: 999
Location: Sunny So Cal | 1. How many horses do you have?
4
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board?
Board
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?
$600- $1,000
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
Cleaniness, attenative workers, a few nice/well groomed arenas, the feed I want, trails. Would love to have some with pasture turnouts but not available in southern california.
5. Do you take riding lessons?
yes
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer?
no, because I am in full training with a professional
Edited by Cowgirl Kat 2014-10-29 1:28 PM
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Posts: 178
| 1. How many horses do you have? 8
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? At home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? 350-450 for full board
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? level of care, safety, if I like the people- knowledgeable, etc., nice riding areas
5. Do you take riding lessons? every once in awhile and clinics
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? on occasion if I'm too busy and want to get one going or for legging up if the weather is too crappy and show season is approaching |
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 Not Afraid to Work
Posts: 4717
| 1. How many horses do you have? 1
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? Board
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? $230 Pasture
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? Good quality hay, friendly atmosphere, small numbers, plenty of paddocks/pasture for grazing, indoor & outdoor arena, access to trails, trailer parking, knowledge and organization for farrier, vaccinations, etc.
5. Do you take riding lessons? I do like to go get "picked" on from time to time but not consistently just when I feel I need a tune-up. Lessons or a clinic. Usually its just letting a friend pick at me.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? No. |
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 Balance Beam and more...
Posts: 11511
Location: 31 lengths farms | cavyrunsbarrels - 2014-10-29 6:33 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. 3
2. Home
3. $170 each for pasture turn out and feed 2x a day.
4. Safety of the facility, knowledge of the owner/operator, how long it takes for me to commute to barn, etc.
5. Usually do clinics but have taken lessons before and will I'm sure again.
6. Have when I wanted to start a discipline I had never been involved in before and another time when my colts issues were far beyond my capabilities.
Edited by run n rate 2014-10-29 5:45 PM
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 Party Gal
Posts: 3432
Location: fun meter pegged OK | 1. How many horses do you have? - 1
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? - Home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? - Don't know; never looked
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? - If I had to it would be Competent staff.
5. Do you take riding lessons? - No; but I will learn cues that my horses have been taught by the trainer prior to bringing the home.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? - Yes |
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 Firecracker Dog Lover
Posts: 3175
| 1. Two
2. Home
3. Outdoor pasture - $50-$75/month; Indoor with covered arena - $300-$500
4. Safety for my horse, cleanliness, knowledge of owners/caretakers, daily turnout
5. On occasion
6. Once, for the first 30 days, if I could afford it I would send for longer |
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The Advice Guru
Posts: 6419
| What is your view for your research paper?
The questions are quite vague, especially number 6 as most people buy their horses already started, this question can be interpreted two ways, and the way the question is worded it is a yes or no question. Also number 5 there is no definition of riding lessons, if you described this the answers would be more creditable, again yes or no question.
1)20
2)varies
3)350-500
4)indoor arena large enough for barrels, the ground worked in a regular manner, stalls cleaned daily, fresh shavings, lots of shavings, dust free hay, hay in front of horses 24/7, fresh water 24/7, turnout daily. Cleanliness, no hazards for horses.
5)depends on definition
6)varies |
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 Keeper of the King Snake
Posts: 7622
Location: Dubach, LA | 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? 6
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? Home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? NA
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? If I had to board, I guess I'd look for turn-out and location.
5. Do you take riding lessons? No
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? I wish. |
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 Take a Picture
Posts: 12841
| 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? six
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?Most do not offer feed but around 2-300
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
5. Do you take riding lessons? usually go to clinics but if my horse is at the trainer she works with me to ride the horse to its best advantage.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? all of mine go to a trainer.
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? home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area?Most do not offer feed but around 2-300
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn?
5. Do you take riding lessons? usually go to clinics but if my horse is at the trainer she works with me to ride the horse to its best advantage.
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? all of mine go to a trainer.
Edited by streakysox 2014-10-29 11:30 PM
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Location: Friendswood, Texas | 1. Three horses
2. Board on leased property
3. $250/month per horse for partial and up to $650 for full board
4. Clean, safe facility with proper fencing and turnout with decent grass (minimal invasion of privacy is a huge bonus)
5. My daughter takes lessons on her own horse
6. We just got our youngest horse back from three months with a trainer |
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Posts: 113
Location: Tx | 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) 3
2) Home
3) No idea
4)
5) I have on occasion
6) No |
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Elite Veteran
Posts: 788
| 1. How many horses do you have? 8
2. Do you keep your horses at home or board? home
3. What price would you expect to pay for board in your area? for a pasture about $10 a month per horse. Stalls would be more but we dont have any boarding facilities in my area.
4. What are your top priorities when looking for a boarding barn? n/a
5. Do you take riding lessons? yes, from a good friend of mine
6. Do you ever send your horse(s) to a professional trainer? no |
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 Northern Chocolate Queen
Posts: 16576
Location: ND | 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. 14
2. at home
3. When I boarded my horses where simply pastured, one place i stayed was free, another was $50 a month which i usually traded off for riding/hoof trimming work. Now if I was boarding I wouldn't even hope to find a place under $100 a month pasture board & in my area even more since I'm close to the oil field.
4. safety would be my first priority. Fences that are well maintained, horses kept in managable sized herds, a nice arena to ride in outdoor & indoor would be wonderful, people i trust to take care of my horses when i cant get there.
5. No
6. I train for a living but yes I have still sent my horses to others for specialized finishing work that I can't do at home. Last horse I sent out was trained for team roping, as I don't have a fenced arena or steers it wasn't something I could do myself. |
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Red Bull Agressive
Posts: 5981
Location: North Dakota | Thank you everyone for your participation! You have earned my eternal gratitude! |
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