2009 Fairhaven Farm

 Price List

Facility Fee - $10: Fairhaven welcomes non boarders to haul in and participate in lessons, clinics, schooling, trail riding and games days.   $10 includes use of arenas, parking, use of water, etc.  Stall rental is separate and not included.  The facility fee is waived during shows.

Boarding:  

At Fairhaven, it’s all about the horses and the land. We try to protect the horses and the land long term instead of making decisions based on instant gratification. Horses love stability in their feeding, their pasture mates and their routine. Therefore I love the same things. In order to encourage stability, my pricing structure rewards those willing to commit to longer boarding agreements. The below pricing reflects “one month commitment/6 month commitment/1 year commitment (see below): 

Full Board:  $400/$375/$350/month.  Horse stalled ½ day & turned out ½ day.  

Stall Rental:  (subject to stall availability) $15/day.

Modified  Full Board: $375/$350/$325/month. Horse stalled during boa weather, or when grazing needs to be controlled, turned out during good weather.

*Private turnout available for additional fee.

All boarding includes: 1) Access to tack room, grooming area, arena and trails. 2) Up to 6 lbs of grain per day and 1-1 ½ % of body weight in hay or grass, to maintain good body condition.  3) If supplied by owner, prepackaged supplements/feed; simple blanketing; & fly spray.  Arrangements can be made for horses requiring specialty or additional feeds.

Training:

$125/wk or $500/mo + $350/mo full board & expenses:  Incl. 5 rides/ week minimum, often 6.  For horses already broke to ride, owner can substitute/join a training ride for any group lesson on the books.  Depending on horses’ age and attention span, sessions may be broken up into two shorter sessions per day instead of one longer one.  Rain days are traded for off days.  Goals will be set and discussed prior to horses’ arrival date.  References available.

Weanlings and foals: 1/2 price training plus full board to work with foals and weanlings on ground manners and barn life. (no lunging or mounted work).

Additional Services:

Non-training handling Fee: (farrier, vet, meds, ordering items for owner, administering wormer, etc): $5, plus $5 each additional 20 min.

Blanket Repair:  Basic to moderate: $20

Laundry service: $20/month pads and wraps; $10 ea. for blankets and sheets.

Clipping:  Full: $175, Hunter: $150, Trace: $50, Strip: $30

Pulling/shortening main:  $25.  Doesn’t incl. administering or cost of sedative if necessary.

Tack Rental:  $10.  Handy if you want to try out a saddle before purchasing one like it or a piece of your tack is unavailable because of repairs and you need a loaner.  Tack must be cleaned, bridles figure eighted, saddles with sturrups run up, etc upon return.

Horse Shows

Coaching: Includes coarse walks and warm up.

$50/day plus exp. if I'm responsible for student's care.

$35 per horse/rider, per day if parent on site.  

$150/day minimum if I’m not showing.  

$15 to sleep in my trailer instead of Hotel.

Braiding:

Mane:  $35

Tail: $15

Both: $45

Entry Fees:  As published by show host plus $10 handling fee if Fairhaven enters classes for you.

Coaches Hotel and tack-stalls:   split amongst students.

Show assistant:

$50/day plus expenses.  Fees split amongst students. Assists students with loading and loose ends during the show day.  Mandatory when child to adult ratio exceeds 4:1

Show Horse Leasing:

$75/day plus expenses. Must be actively taking lessons with Fairhaven . 

Shared horse:  $75/day pro-rated by number of classes and expenses.  $30/day minimum per rider.

Example:  Two riders share horse “Spot”.

            Rider A does 5 classes and rider B does 1 class.

            $75 divided by 6 classes = $12.50 per class.

            Rider A pays: 5 x $12.50= $62.50

            Rider B pays $30/day horse minimum. 

Hauling: $50 hookup minimum (1 horse) or $30 minimum per horse if more than one horse from same location.  Due to rising fuel costs, call for current pricing.  You load and unload the horse.  If I load the horse the first 10 minutes are free and it’s a dollar ($1) a minute after that.  Please let me know in advance if your horse has trouble loading so I can budget time to work with them.

Common distances for shows:  These mileages are approximate only and still being verified.

Rivermont:  30 miles: last year, $1.50/mile = $45.  $50 min if you’re by yourself, $30 min per person for more than one person.

Big Bear:  220 miles: last year, $1.50/mile= $330 1 horse, $330/2=$165 each 2 horses, $330/3=$110 each 3 horses.  

Poplar Place Farm:  396 miles x $1.50=$594 one horse, $297 each 2 horses, $198 each 3 horses.