Anyone With Experience Boarding Horses/Renting Stables

[Jake Thompson]

Hey everyone, I’m looking for insight from anyone who has operated a horse boarding/stall rental business. My wife and I have been looking to buy a piece of property with horse stalls and an arena (or possibly room to build our own). Rather than pay a premium for this and delay our FI date, we are considering renting out additional stalls to either help cover costs or possibly even make some additional money.

If you have experience with this I’d love to hear any tips regarding what to look out for, what is involved with doing this, etc. My wife has grown up around horses her whole life and we’d likely have her best friend who has also had horses her whole life to help us. I don’t have a ton of experience with horses, but am willing to learn.

Thanks!

[Jake Thompson]

Originally posted by @Scott Mac:

Hi Jake,

Horses are noble animals. 

Are you going to offer Equestrian Show Jumping, or just trail riding?

Our plan would be to mostly just offer boarding with indoor and outdoor riding areas. It looks like we can offer different pricing depending on how much we do vs the tenants. We may look into offering lessons or guided trail rides in the future if our property allows it.