board or not to board, that is the question

Huntseat123 · 08-10-2004, 04:45 PM

ok so i saw an ad in the newspaper for an extra stall at a private barn. theres an outdoor ring, turnout basically all day, 4 stalls and 8.5 acres of pasture. it sounds like a nice small quite barn which is something i want. its 200 a month which is pretty cheap around here. they live right by kensington park which has really good trails. the barn seems great except they dont have an indoor ring. i dont think you can ride outside in the winter can you?

kddoublink · 08-10-2004, 04:52 PM

I don't have the luxury of boarding with an indoor and have pritty limited turnout. I trailer to an indoor as much as I can and most of the time I can ride right up till November-December. Riding in the snow is so much fun and it's a great workout for the horse. Ice is the only really thing you have to watch out for. I have my mare in special shoes durring the winter time. I would go for it if it would work out for you and your horse.

_katy

SyntheticTrust · 08-10-2004, 04:54 PM

i love riding in the winter months.. of course the ground is harder so its more dangerous if you hit your noggin

SyntheticTrust · 08-10-2004, 04:54 PM

200 isnt that bad.. go for it

ladyjumper1999 · 08-10-2004, 04:55 PM

If you have problem with snow, then you might have a problem with riding, but i ride in an outdoor arena all yr round, but it does not get as cold in AR as it does up there.

Huntseat123 · 08-10-2004, 04:57 PM

Yeah, i just heard the ground was too hard for your horse to ride in the winter

th72 · 08-10-2004, 07:09 PM

back home, I rode outside during the winter. our horses never had shoes. didn't find any problems, but that's just me.

I'd say it's okay, but I'm no expert.

--tara

Super_Trooper · 08-10-2004, 07:22 PM

We ride in the winter here all the time, the only issue is lack of daylight if you work or go to school. It gets dark around 4:30 in the winter Does the $200 include hay? It sounds good....

HorseFreak · 08-10-2004, 07:26 PM

Personally, I dont think it is good to board. But if you really love horses and dont have room then it is your last choice too get a horse. So if you dont have room go for it!

Bluelightspecial · 08-11-2004, 11:14 AM

I say go for it. That's the exact same type of barn where I board my horse. I love it! He gets sooo much more turnout there than he would ever get at a boarding barn, and turnout is the most important thing to me. It's nice and cheap and usually private barns take better care of horses than at a boarding barn b/c there are fewer horses. Plus the owners of the barn usually care a lot more about horses. At least that's what it's like around here.

08-10-2004, 04:45 PM	#1
Huntseat123 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Highland, MI Posts: 6,796 Images: 464 Blog Entries: 5	board or not to board, that is the question ok so i saw an ad in the newspaper for an extra stall at a private barn. theres an outdoor ring, turnout basically all day, 4 stalls and 8.5 acres of pasture. it sounds like a nice small quite barn which is something i want. its 200 a month which is pretty cheap around here. they live right by kensington park which has really good trails. the barn seems great except they dont have an indoor ring. i dont think you can ride outside in the winter can you? __________________ Amidst a conversation about her past as an established equestrian, we drove by a wonderful barn filled with horses. I watched as she swiftly unrolled her window and took a deep breath through her nose, letting the sweet aroma fill her lungs. A true horsewoman, I thought. R.M. Photography

08-10-2004, 04:52 PM	#2
kddoublink Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southern, Maine Posts: 950 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 2	I don't have the luxury of boarding with an indoor and have pritty limited turnout. I trailer to an indoor as much as I can and most of the time I can ride right up till November-December. Riding in the snow is so much fun and it's a great workout for the horse. Ice is the only really thing you have to watch out for. I have my mare in special shoes durring the winter time. I would go for it if it would work out for you and your horse. _katy __________________ You dream of it & in your dreams is has a mane & tail flying hooves covered in feathers that whisper to the grass as it gallops past. A language that speaks to your soul.

08-10-2004, 04:57 PM	#6
Huntseat123 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Highland, MI Posts: 6,796 Images: 464 Blog Entries: 5	Yeah, i just heard the ground was too hard for your horse to ride in the winter __________________ Amidst a conversation about her past as an established equestrian, we drove by a wonderful barn filled with horses. I watched as she swiftly unrolled her window and took a deep breath through her nose, letting the sweet aroma fill her lungs. A true horsewoman, I thought. R.M. Photography

08-10-2004, 07:22 PM	#8
Super_Trooper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC Canada Posts: 9,472 Images: 77	We ride in the winter here all the time, the only issue is lack of daylight if you work or go to school. It gets dark around 4:30 in the winter Does the $200 include hay? It sounds good.... __________________ True commitment begins when you reach the point of not knowing how you could possibly go on, and deciding to do it anyway! http://b1.lilypie.com/mCKWm7/.png

08-10-2004, 07:26 PM	#9
HorseFreak Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Texas....Computer Genius Posts: 517 Images: 40 Blog Entries: 8	Personally, I dont think it is good to board. But if you really love horses and dont have room then it is your last choice too get a horse. So if you dont have room go for it! __________________ Photographer In Training Jacob

08-10-2004, 04:54 PM	#3
SyntheticTrust Banned Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 4,528	i love riding in the winter months.. of course the ground is harder so its more dangerous if you hit your noggin

08-10-2004, 04:55 PM	#5
ladyjumper1999 Full Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 220	If you have problem with snow, then you might have a problem with riding, but i ride in an outdoor arena all yr round, but it does not get as cold in AR as it does up there.

08-10-2004, 07:09 PM	#7
th72 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Utah Posts: 695 Images: 67	back home, I rode outside during the winter. our horses never had shoes. didn't find any problems, but that's just me. I'd say it's okay, but I'm no expert. --tara

08-11-2004, 11:14 AM	#10
Bluelightspecial Full Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 224	I say go for it. That's the exact same type of barn where I board my horse. I love it! He gets sooo much more turnout there than he would ever get at a boarding barn, and turnout is the most important thing to me. It's nice and cheap and usually private barns take better care of horses than at a boarding barn b/c there are fewer horses. Plus the owners of the barn usually care a lot more about horses. At least that's what it's like around here.

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