How far would you go?

Chief horse · 01-15-2007, 01:51 PM

I was wondering what the maximum amount of time you would spend driving to go see you horse(s) where you board them.

aussie_jumper · 01-15-2007, 01:53 PM

umm well.. when i buy my horses they usually stay at my riding teachers for a week, maybe more , maybe less. she lives about 45 mins away. i know someone who drives about an 1.5hrs or a little less.

cowgirlkayt · 01-15-2007, 01:55 PM

Umm idont drive i walk out my door take about 60 steps and grab my horse LOL!

PonyCrazyGal · 01-15-2007, 01:55 PM

Well, before I broke my leg I was riding four times a week, (ocasionally 5), so no more than 35ish.

Heavenly Jumper · 01-15-2007, 01:58 PM

When I boarded they were about 45 minutes away.

I went out 2-3 times a week...

Blistering Winds · 01-15-2007, 02:00 PM

Currently my horse is 15 minute drive one way.

I try not to go further than 30 minute drive....However, if the facility is full board with an indoor....and not going to eat my pocketbook........

Top Dun · 01-15-2007, 02:08 PM

Zero, I walk out the back door. BUT I have a 30 mile drive into and back from town.

cassidy · 01-15-2007, 02:09 PM

umm mine are about a 15-20 minute drive away

Dressage Princess · 01-15-2007, 02:40 PM

When I boarded it was 20 mins away, until I moved house and then the drive was 1hr. Thankfully I only had to do that for a few weeks before the horsies could come home. It was suck a treck.

_saphara_ · 01-15-2007, 02:44 PM

If i boarded my horses, they would have to be close in case of emergency and it would be quicker to go and see them, and imagine one of your horses breaking a leg and not knowing and having to travel an hour to get to them :[

View Poll Results: How much time would you spend driving to see your horse(s) and why/what conditions?
10-20 min.	2	6.45%
20-30 min.	9	29.03%
30-40 min.	6	19.35%
40-50 min.	2	6.45%
50-60 min.	4	12.90%
more than an hour	8	25.81%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll

01-15-2007, 01:51 PM	#1
Chief horse Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: good ol Iowa :D Posts: 615 Images: 58 Blog Entries: 14	How far would you go? I was wondering what the maximum amount of time you would spend driving to go see you horse(s) where you board them. __________________ 1986Chief you're my hero always!!!! 2002 Chance WP!

01-15-2007, 01:53 PM	#2
aussie_jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: AUSTRALIA!! Posts: 3,114 Images: 288 Blog Entries: 20	umm well.. when i buy my horses they usually stay at my riding teachers for a week, maybe more , maybe less. she lives about 45 mins away. i know someone who drives about an 1.5hrs or a little less. __________________ "Success is a journey...not just a destination." ♥ Doc and Reebok

01-15-2007, 01:58 PM	#5
Heavenly Jumper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Camden County GA Posts: 15,257 Images: 1320 Blog Entries: 266	When I boarded they were about 45 minutes away. I went out 2-3 times a week... __________________ My husband is HOME! .'~'. epi tan e epi tas .'~'.

01-15-2007, 02:00 PM	#6
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,850 Images: 822 Blog Entries: 16	Currently my horse is 15 minute drive one way. I try not to go further than 30 minute drive....However, if the facility is full board with an indoor....and not going to eat my pocketbook........ __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

01-15-2007, 01:55 PM	#3
cowgirlkayt Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: saskatoon saskatchewan Posts: 862 Images: 143	Umm idont drive i walk out my door take about 60 steps and grab my horse LOL!

01-15-2007, 01:55 PM	#4
PonyCrazyGal Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,377 Images: 67 Blog Entries: 1	Well, before I broke my leg I was riding four times a week, (ocasionally 5), so no more than 35ish.

01-15-2007, 02:08 PM	#7
Top Dun Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,686 Images: 178 Blog Entries: 1	Zero, I walk out the back door. BUT I have a 30 mile drive into and back from town. __________________ Cattle Producers DO NOT want NAIS: When asked if they thought NAIS should be a mandatory system requiring all U.S. cattle producers to participate, 21.22% of respondents said yes, 50.32% said no, and 28.46% were undecided.

01-15-2007, 02:09 PM	#8
cassidy Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: england - its sunny sometimes honest! Posts: 21,498 Images: 816	umm mine are about a 15-20 minute drive away __________________ May your life be like toilet paper - Long and useful A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care. - Pat Parelli http://www.freewebs.com/linz88055/myprofile.htm

01-15-2007, 02:40 PM	#9
Dressage Princess Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: In the saddle, Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,611 Images: 40	When I boarded it was 20 mins away, until I moved house and then the drive was 1hr. Thankfully I only had to do that for a few weeks before the horsies could come home. It was suck a treck. __________________ Member of the Dressage Club and the Snarky Hag Club! "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ~ Martin Luther King

01-15-2007, 02:44 PM	#10
_saphara_ Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Taranaki, New Zealand. Posts: 327 Images: 46	If i boarded my horses, they would have to be close in case of emergency and it would be quicker to go and see them, and imagine one of your horses breaking a leg and not knowing and having to travel an hour to get to them :[ __________________ "if we d0nt have the key, we cant 0pen whatever it is that we d0nt have, that it unl0cks, s0 what purp0se wo0ld be served in finding whatever need be unl0cked, which we d0nt have, with0ut first having f0und the key that unl0cks it" i_love_saph