We are thinking of starting a horse stable. Nothing big, just a stable with everything that is needed to keep a horse. We are just thinking, and wanted to know what the average cost of boarding a horse is? About how much to do you pay? Or someone you know? ANd the quality of the stable... that has to do with the cost of boarding, too, I suppose?
2007-01-21 03:22:41 · 11 answers · asked by Horse Lover 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
it really depends on the type of stabel and quality og the stables and how often you are gonna b out there.... i would say anywhere from 450 a month to 5000 a month .... those are some of the cost that some of my friends pay but that is a pretty good range that you can expect
2007-01-21 03:28:45 · answer #1 · answered by Emma A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, my board costs around $1,000 per month (including training by an AQHA professional.). Sorry to tell you this, but I do not think it is a wise idea for you to start your own barn. At 14, I am not even sure if that is legal, so talk to your lawyer. You never know if you will be ready for the huge money and time committment it is to own a horse, let alone run your own barn. There are costs of repair, electricity bills, and barn maintnence bills. Also, you may not be taking how much of a time committment it is to be in high school. And what would happen if one of the horses need full day care (if it is colicing, for example.). Are you able to take time off from school in order to do that? Education should come first. So, I would recommend boarding your horse at a commercial barn. Your stress level will be much lower and your horse will be taken care of all the time. Perhaps you can do a part-lease for your horse in order to get some money. The lesee could be able to ride it 2 to 3 days a week for a price. You may even be able to pay off your whole board! Sorry again for the bad news, but I hope this helps!
2016-05-24 05:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your location and what you offer.
In Wisconsin-not near a big city, it is about $300-$400 for a 12x12 stall at night and a run or pasture during the day. There is at least one larger indoor and outdoor arena. If you just have an outdoor arena and stalls- $250ish. If you just have rough board (no stalls) and an outdoor or indoor $75-$150.
It costs roughly $60-$70 a month to feed a horse a month with grain 2x a day and 3 flakes of good quality hay AM and PM. Not including farrier, vet, and boarding.
California, East coast, or near a big city- probably $500-$6000 a month for the top option (the one I pay $350 for)
2007-01-21 04:37:58 · answer #3 · answered by D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like others have said, it depends. If your providing all the care, feed, water, etc. then it costs more. If they just want a place to keep them and they do all the work, it'll be less.
There's a site on a horse forum I go to that has a page for this stuff. I'll put it in my source thing. The stable is in Benbrook, Texas so prices are going to differ if you live on east/west coasts. Then again, pricing is really all up to you and what you think is reasonable.
Prices differ from area to area. The Benbrook site is down there now and I suggest looking at it. It shows whats in each "package" that you can get for your horse. Hope that helped some!!
2007-01-21 06:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by jackie_smackie_2009 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pay $125 per month for pasture boarding my mare. What factors you need to look at are where you are located, what kind of riding facility you have, what quality of feed are you going to feed the horses, what services will you be providing and so on.
You can't just ask how much you should charge, no offense but that's dumb. You need to call around your area and see what the prices are around there. The horse industry isn't doing so hot right now so think a lot on this before opening a stable to the community.
I don't mean to sound rude, but this is a rather large decision don't you think? You should talk to the stables around you rather than random people on the internet!
2007-01-21 09:50:28 · answer #5 · answered by silver_rain112 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I live in central NC and my barn charges $150 a month for pasture board (with run in shelters, grain and free choice hay) and $225 a month for stall board (with turn out). These are extremely good prices, and my barn is only about a year old, so everything is pretty new. We have a large section in the middle with 2 sets of cross ties, a wash stall with hot/cold water, 2 tack rooms, a feed room, office, bathroom and 20 stalls. We also have a round pen and lighted 75'X125' riding ring. We have over 120 acres, 6 fenced pastures; each one is about 15 acres and over 5 miles of trails. I love the place I board at because they offer so much, for such a great price. They will even blanket/unblanket and worm for you (we just pay the price of the wormer, which the owner buys in bulk, so it ends up being about $6 every 2 months). They have several vets and farriers that come out to choose from and 2 riding instructors that teach there. We have a lot of amenities for such a low price, and I haven't found a place that takes such good care of its clients. We even get a 9pm barn check every night. Other barns in my area are charging $200-$300 for pasture board and $300-$600 for stall board. Hope this helps you out when you decide what to include in your costs.
2007-01-21 08:05:25 · answer #6 · answered by rockerchic821 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends alot on what services your offering. If its pasture board it will cost less than one that gets to also go in a pasture. Price is more if you help take care of the horse (supply and give food and water, clean stalls, move horse from paddocks/pasture/stalls). I've been searching for a place to keep my new future lesson pony and the average i've seen is $275 to $350 for what i'm looking for (someone to supply food in the morning and turn my horse out, then I do the rest). I have a friend who is charged $100 per horse but its just pasture board with no help from the owner.
2007-01-21 03:36:46 · answer #7 · answered by Miss_MountinM 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the area of the country where you are and what facilities you have and what disiplines you have a trainer for.
If you have only a pasture and no stalls and no indoor or outdoor arena you are only going to be able to get pasture board or around $100-200 per month.
If you have an indoor arena and stalls you could get up to $700 per month.
Mush depends on the area where you are and what people will pay for horse board. In some areas they pay alot and here in the midwest they do not get much over about $400 per month and that is for something with an indoor arena and heated barns and a very nice place. Pasture board her is about $100 per month up to $200 per month.
2007-01-21 06:08:46 · answer #8 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In just a stable somewhere at least 350.00 monthly
2007-01-21 03:31:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
300$
2007-01-21 05:29:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋