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For some reason I had never even thought that renting it to sheep or goats was a thing!?!! What does that entail?
Has anyone here ever boarded horses?
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Hillenmeyer
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It depends on what kind of fencing you have. You provide water and shelter they bring their herd over. Pretty simple most of the time. We have a creek running through our property so we put fence up and and rented ours out. You can also get that premier electric netted fence that goes up pretty easily and fast.
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What you offer is entirely up to you. I have boarded my horses at a place that was just a field with a creek, trees for shelter. In winter they were fed hay (the same round bales the guys cows ate). At that place he charged a different amount during hay feeding season due to the expense of the hay being fed.
I boarded at my place for a while, we charged $200 per horse or $300 for 2 horses owned by the same set of people, the people were more of a hassle than the horses were so discounts for less people around. We also charged the same year round so that we didn't have people boarding while there was grass, we stocked up on hay for them, then they left as soon as we started feeding hay.
We did not include grain, only hay and water, I would go out once a day and would feed their horses their grain if they wanted when I was there for free, I would not make special trips to the barn for their horses for free. If they used my vet and my farrier and had appointments the same day as my horses I would hold their horses for the vet and farrier for free, extra charge if it was a different day or a different vet or farrier.
Essentially, I would treat their horses like mine when I was there to handle mine, but any special treatment was extra.
Each horse had a stall that they could use to bring them in and feed, groom, etc, and there was sawdust provided, if they wanted to stall overnight (feeding extra hay) they would need to pay more, if they wanted different shavings they had to buy them, if they wanted me to clean their stalls, they would pay more. If I made a decision to bring everyone in overnight due to bad weather or something like that, then that was on me, no extra cost to the owners, I would bed the stall, add water buckets, give hay, and clean the stall the next day.
So, decide what you are comfortable providing, then detail it in a contract. If there is something you do not want to provide but are ok with people providing for themselves (like different or extra shavings) then you can list that as well or negotiate on a case by case basis (but write it in and sign off on it). You want as much listed as possible so that you and the boarder know exactly what to expect and if someone isn't doing their part, they have it in writing rather than it being a grey area.
Board should be payed up front, I might even say that you should ask for 2 months up front before the horse comes on the property, that way if they miss a month you already have the money and are not hurting due to that. Maybe even do a late fee of an extra $50 if you receive their board check that was due on the 1st after the 15th to encourage prompt payment (I wouldn't worry about interest though, too much hassle). I BELIEVE but don't know for sure, that if they do not pay for 60-90 days or somewhere around there that you can legally claim the horse as yours and sell it to make back the past due board but you would need to look at the specific law in your area, I would also include that in the contract in the board fee section so that they know. Obviously if someone falls on hard times and they are normally really good about paying on time, you could make an exception for them if you wanted but it does give you an out if someone dumps a horse on you and vanishes.
I boarded at my place for a while, we charged $200 per horse or $300 for 2 horses owned by the same set of people, the people were more of a hassle than the horses were so discounts for less people around. We also charged the same year round so that we didn't have people boarding while there was grass, we stocked up on hay for them, then they left as soon as we started feeding hay.
We did not include grain, only hay and water, I would go out once a day and would feed their horses their grain if they wanted when I was there for free, I would not make special trips to the barn for their horses for free. If they used my vet and my farrier and had appointments the same day as my horses I would hold their horses for the vet and farrier for free, extra charge if it was a different day or a different vet or farrier.
Essentially, I would treat their horses like mine when I was there to handle mine, but any special treatment was extra.
Each horse had a stall that they could use to bring them in and feed, groom, etc, and there was sawdust provided, if they wanted to stall overnight (feeding extra hay) they would need to pay more, if they wanted different shavings they had to buy them, if they wanted me to clean their stalls, they would pay more. If I made a decision to bring everyone in overnight due to bad weather or something like that, then that was on me, no extra cost to the owners, I would bed the stall, add water buckets, give hay, and clean the stall the next day.
So, decide what you are comfortable providing, then detail it in a contract. If there is something you do not want to provide but are ok with people providing for themselves (like different or extra shavings) then you can list that as well or negotiate on a case by case basis (but write it in and sign off on it). You want as much listed as possible so that you and the boarder know exactly what to expect and if someone isn't doing their part, they have it in writing rather than it being a grey area.
Board should be payed up front, I might even say that you should ask for 2 months up front before the horse comes on the property, that way if they miss a month you already have the money and are not hurting due to that. Maybe even do a late fee of an extra $50 if you receive their board check that was due on the 1st after the 15th to encourage prompt payment (I wouldn't worry about interest though, too much hassle). I BELIEVE but don't know for sure, that if they do not pay for 60-90 days or somewhere around there that you can legally claim the horse as yours and sell it to make back the past due board but you would need to look at the specific law in your area, I would also include that in the contract in the board fee section so that they know. Obviously if someone falls on hard times and they are normally really good about paying on time, you could make an exception for them if you wanted but it does give you an out if someone dumps a horse on you and vanishes.
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The place we boarded our horse at had a hefty late fee, and it was per day!
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All of the above is serious stuff to consider! You at a minimum must carry a million dollars insurance. liability!! Don't advertise it but do have it, you will sleep better at night. Also a really really good contract is in order along with something about parents with there children. Anyone under 18 yrs of ae
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Insurance -- talk umbrella with you agent for extra insurance, normally less overall in the long run.
