Blue Skies Stables is a Selma horse boarding facility that was opened in 2016. The facility includes a number of oversized stalls, a lighted and covered arena, outdoor jumping arena, classrooms for teaching and summer camps, heated and cooled owner tack lockers, and more. Blue Skies Stables provides summer camps and horse riding lessons for riders of all experience levels.
Carriage Farm is a Raleigh horse boarding facility whose owners live on the property. The facility includes pastures, trails, a fully insulated barn with stalls, tack rooms, bathrooms, a kitchen, wash stalls, a riding arena, a round pen, and trailer parking. In addition to boarding services, Carriage Farm offers lessons to horses and riders of all ages and disciplines, as well as summer camps and birthday parties.
Czechmate Stables is an Apex horse boarding facility that was founded in 2013 by owner Martina Sejbal. The facility accepts a limited number of horses for boarding to ensure that each horse receives the best available care. Czechmate Stables offers monthly board services with a wide range of amenities available. The facility also provides riding lessons for riders of all levels and ages who are interested in the hunter and jumper discipline. Lessons may be private or semiprivate.
Dreamfield Equestrian Farm is a Chapel Hill horse boarding facility that is owned and operated by Cady Erickson. The facility offers a wide range of equestrian services such as boarding and training. Dreamfield Equestrian Farm has two highly certified and accomplished instructors on staff. Riding lessons are provided for riders of all levels ranging from beginners to riders who wish to compete.
Finally Farm is a Raleigh horse boarding facility that was founded in 2004 by owner Lesley Jenks. Lesley is a professional instructor and offers training for a range of riders from beginners to experienced riders. The facility offers boarding services with a wide range of amenities available. Finally Farm also provides training rides, private lessons, semiprivate lessons, and private lessons.
MacNair’s Country Acres is a Raleigh horse boarding facility that was founded in 1972. The hunter/jumper/dressage facility is located on 280 acres and is in close proximity to downtown Raleigh. The facility offers private, semiprivate, and group lessons for riders of all ages, as well as camp programs. MacNair’s Country Acres provides boarding services with a wide range of amenities and board services available.
Maple Ridge Farm is a family-owned and operated Kenly horse boarding facility that provides full-care pasture and stall horse boarding services. The facility also offers overnight boarding services, horseback riding lessons for all ages, levels, and disciplines, camps, clinics, marketing, sales, training, trail riding, birthday parties, and pony rides. Maple Ridge Farm was founded in 2000 and the owners live on the property, providing 24/7 care for horses that are lodged at the facility.
Oriana Stables is a Cary horse boarding facility that was founded in 2012. The facility includes an outdoor ring, a covered ring, and paddocks. Boarded horses receive daily turnout alone or in small groups and the barn includes a large number of amenities. Oriana Stables also has trainers on staff who are highly experienced in hunter, jumper, and dressage instruction.
Pepperwood Farm is a Fuquay Varina horse boarding facility that includes a two-barn boarding facility, an indoor arena, a lighted outdoor ring, a round pen, a jump field, and trails. The facility was founded in 2007 and offers boarding, specialized boarding, breeding, shipping, clipping and show prep services, and yearling and young horse handling services.
Portofino Equestrian is a Clayton horse boarding facility that includes a custom designed barn with paddocks, pastures, large arenas, trails, and a cross-country course. The facility provides boarding services with a large number of amenities available. Portofino Equestrian also provides lesson programs and schooling services in both Arenas and XC.
Saddletree Stables is a Willow Spring horse boarding facility that is owned and operated by Donnie Stephenson. The facility offers full-service boarding, pasture boarding, riding lessons, trail rides, training, and leasing services. Saddletree Stables also provides lessons for various disciplines such as huntseat, saddleseat, horsemanship, jumping, dressage, and western pleasure. Riding lessons are available as private instruction or group lessons.
Triton Stables is a Durham horse boarding facility that has been in business for over 40 years. The facility includes a school barn, a show barn, an office and lounge area with tack lockers, bathrooms with washer and dryer, wash racks, pastures, and regulation size show rings equipped with a full course set of jumps.
Horse boarding is considered farming by the IRS. It’s considered agricultural production when you board or train horses for others. Maintain records related to horse boarding and your farm. Choose an accounting method to follow. Additionally, track all farm business information, such as gas mileage and employment taxes if you hire workers.
The amount you charge for horse boarding should be based on the type of boarding and service packages you offer. On average, you should charge between $350 and $400 per month for each horse. This can be lower for pasture boarding and self-care packages or higher for stable boarding and full-care packages.
Boarding horses can be profitable when approached professionally. Carefully manage records. Buy seasonal items, such as hay, when prices are low to store for off seasons. Offer full-care boarding rather than self care so you stay in control of keeping your stables clean. Offer extra services for an additional fee, such as grooming and braiding.
