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Fairhaven Farm

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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.  

Daily full board  : (subject to stall availability) $15/day.

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

*Private turnout available for additional fee.

*10% commission/payback (from lesson fee), for horses used in lessons.

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/week or $400/month plus board and expenses:  incl. 5 rides/ week minimum, often 6.  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.

 

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.

 

Lessons:  $10 discount if month is prepaid.  $5 off if you board with Fairhaven .  (ex: 4 pre-paid non boarder privates  = $130.  4 prepaid boarder privates = $110).  Missed lessons must be made up during the current month or they are forfeited.

Private (1 person):  $35

Semi-Private (2 people):  $30 per person

½ Hour Private: $30.  Advanced student “tune-up” and riders under 6y.o.

Group (3-6 people): $25 per person

Trail Lesson: $45 per person.  1 ½ hour includes basic grooming, tacking, riding-review in ring, and trail etiquette, followed by scenic trail ride.

 

Horse Shows

 

Coaching: Includes coarse walks and warm up.

$50/day plus expenses if I’m child’s caregiver

$35 per horse/rider, per day.  

$150/day minimum if I’m not showing.

 

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:

Fee 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:  250 miles x $1.50=$375 one horse, $187.5 each 2 horses, $125 each 3 horses.

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