Horse Boarding, Angier North Carolina
ALL BOARDING INCLUDES
Storage for 1 full set of tack/equipment PER HORSE (saddle, bridle, grooming etc), parking for your trailer (2 horse size), full use of facility.
FULL SERVICE STALL BOARDING - *$360.00
*Due to the increase in gas/fuel prices, the increase in prices for hay/grain and the drought and difficulty in obtaining hay locally, we have been forced to increase the price of our full board for 2007/2008.
- HAY - We feed aprox 50% Tiffton 44/bermuda coastal hay, and the remaining 50% hay fed is locally grown orchard and/or fescue grass hay and/or alfalfa cubes up to a total of 12-15 pounds per day total roughage
- GRAIN - Up to 1 1/2 scoops (aprox 4+lbs) of quality grain fed twice daily (aprox 8-9 pounds). We feed a mix of Buckeye Supreme 10 Pellet with Buckeye Trifecta (which is a beet pulp based, extruded nugget feed - high fiber, low starch, a very safe and easily digestable feed)
- STALL MAINTENANCE - 6 days per week stall cleaning, with 2 wheelbarrow loads of sawdust per week
(if needed). Clean and fill waters daily
- TURN OUT - from 2 - 14 hours per day (depending on weather and pasture conditions) 6 days per week (depending on weather, holidays etc)
- Owner provided supplements fed
- Horses rinsed, flysprayed, flymasks, fans, nose sunscreen if necessary in the summer and blanketing in the winter
- Holding for farm scheduled farrier & vet (average like shoes or shots - average monthly)
Extra Services (prices to be determined on need)
- Alternate hay types can be fed, additional (price depending on local resources)
- Alternate grains can be fed, additional price depending on product
- Special turn out needs (individual, specific times of the day etc)
PARTIAL SERVICE STALL BOARDING - $200.00
- You provide the feed/hay and we will provide enough storage for 8-10 bales of hay per horse.
- We serve your pre-set up feed & hay twice daily, clean water & fill daily and clean stall (up to 2 wheelbarrow loads of shavings per week) and turn out guaranteed six days per week.
Extra Services (prices to be determined on need)
- Special turn out needs (individual, specific times of the day etc)
- Blanketing
- Picking up feed order at feed store weekly
- Vet/farrier appointment holding
SELF SERVICE STALL BOARDING
Self Care Standard $135.00 -
- You provide the feed/hay, we will provide enough storage for 8-10 bales of hay per horse
- We will serve your pre-set up feed & hay twice daily, turn out six days per week, top off water containers and provide 2 wheelbarrow loads of shavings per week
- You clean your stall 6 days per week and clean your water containers
- Occasionally help with care of the horses in times when the farm owner is gone (like co-op boarding)
Self Care Co-Op $115.00 -
Services same as above. Self care co-op boarders have to be skilled enough to contribute 2 hours of work per month which could include; doing feeding, turn outs / bring in, cleaning water tanks, sweeping / raking, picking stalls (nothing extremely strenuous). Co-op boarders must be friendly, and willing to work well with others.
Extra Services (prices to be determined on need)
- Special turn out needs (individual, specific times of the day etc)
- Blanketing
- Picking up feed order at feed store weekly
- Vet/farrier appointment holding
FULL CARE PASTURE BOARD - $215.00
Occasionally we have full care pasture board spots available. 4 horses in a 3.5 acre field with an open 12 X 24 ft shelter. This is an economy boarding situation - horses here should be easy going in temperament and low maintenance/easy keepers. Horses kept out to board during the winter will have to have at least a light weight, weather proof, well fitted turn out blanket as shelter is very basic. Board includes;
- HAY - We feed aprox 50% Tiffton 44/bermuda coastal hay, and the remaining 50% hay fed is locally grown orchard and/or fescue grass hay and/or alfalfa cubes up to a total of 12 pounds per day total roughage
- GRAIN - Up to 1 scoops (aprox 3+lbs) of quality grain fed twice daily (aprox 6+ pounds). We feed a mix of Buckeye Supreme 10 Pellet with Buckeye Trifecta (which is a beet pulp based, extruded nugget feed - high fiber, low starch, a very safe and easily digestable feed)
Extra Services (prices to be determined on need)
- Blanketing
- Vet/farrier appointment holding
EXTRA SERVICES FOR BOARDERS
Blanketing Service
- $25.00 for removing one garment in the AM and replacing one garment in the PM.
- $32.00 Extra blanketing. A blanket removed for a sheet in the AM , then a sheet removed for a blanket in the PM OR more than one garment (ie slinkys, hoods, blanket liners, more than one blanket etc) when something is removed during the day then replaced at night
Vet/Farrier Hold Services or treatments
- For farm call appointments with Dunn Animal Hospital (Dr. Brewer) or Farrier Billy Pope a fee of $3.00 per initial catching 15 minute increment holding (average time for a barefoot trim, pull coggins and do shots)
- For emergency or medical treatments $3.00 per 15 minute increment, you provide the supplies (changing wound dressings, wrapping leg(s), hand walking, giving oral medications) - or $3.00 per day for simple oral medications needed multiple times daily (ie crushed up antibiotics 3 times a day).
Trailering
- Only for Starting Point Stables customers. $18.00 per hauling/driving hour plus actual cost of gas. Waiting (vet appointments etc, truck is parked) is $3.00 per 15 minutes.
DISCOUNTS FOR BOARDERS
Youth Association Members (Pony Club, 4H, Breed Associations)
- $5.00 discount for self and partial stall boarding
- $15.00 discount for full stall board
Conditions for acceptance of boarders:
Because of the fact we live on the property (and this is our HOME not just a business), we have become very strict on the types of boarders we allow here at our home. Over time we have come to realize EXTREME boarders do not fit in well with our 'horse keeping' beliefs.
We firmly believe horses need a standard of care; they need their hooves trimmed on a reasonable schedule. They need their shots and regular deworming. They need exercise and healthy food, occasional grooming, reasonable shelter and fairly safe environment. Being domesticated they also need a certain amount of attention from their owners. However, we also believe HORSES ARE MEANT TO BE HORSES. They can be out in the rain, they do NOT have to be fed at the same exact time every day, on the hour on the minute. Small scratches, squabbles in group turn out, sun fading and being dirty are a healthy and acceptable consequence to SOCIAL TURN OUT.
While we try to provide honestly reasonable care, life is not PERFECT. If things get broken we do our best to fix them as quickly as we can. We do our best to use the common sense and judgment that comes from being around horses since 1979 - but accidents DO happen. We believe healthy (mentally and physically) horses can and do adjust to reasonable environments quite well with out being pampered, coddled or living better than the average human does. :-)
If you would like more insight to our thoughts on boarding and pictures of the facility please feel free to read our boarding bio, and to view our boarding contract in PDF format. We invite potential boarders to come out several times to get a feel for the atmosphere, environment and standard of horse care practices we use. We are more than willing to provide contacts/references from previous and current boarders. Boarders who do not prove to be responsible owners (paying their bills on time, providing proper care per NC state laws) will be asked to leave. Boarders who expect care standards above the services we offer CAN be accommodated BUT WILL BE CHARGED according to their wants/needs (individual turn out or altered turn out schedule, special feed/hay needs, special blanketing/fly sheet type needs etc).
Horse owners / Boarders should have a certain level of experience, confidence and common sense to allow them to carry out such tasks as; go out in the field and safely retrieve their horse, ride or handle the horse in the company of others, handle their horse safely under normal circumstances, understand common horse farm etiquette like closing gates/doors, not tying your horse to inappropriate objects, etc. If owners show that they are inexperienced to a level that they put themselves, others or other's horses in harms way, or do not understand the basics of horse care those boarders may be required to take some basic horsemanship lessons. |
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