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In a message dated 3/3/2003 7:14:32 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
ENDURANCEHOME@xxxxxxx writes:

<< I have never boarded my horses, but I have several friends that run 
boarding facilities and I will tell you that they are very hard workers.  
Like Mary said, the boarders come first. I've board horses for people and 
will never do it again.  They either don't pay on time or constantly 
complain.  But I notice that they aren't the ones checking their horses on a 
daily basis either.
These people that lump entire groups together crack me up. >>


So true.  We do not have a "boarding facility," but a rider came by and asked 
if we could and we said sure.  Then we realized how underequipped we were for 
her.  Having boarded our horses before - and been somewhat unhappy - we were 
determined not to treat our new boarder the way we were treated.  We bought a 
new 5 rail 24x24.  Put in a 50 foot round pen.  Built her a new 8x8 tack shed 
and put in her own hitching post beside it.  Placed a picnic table and 
benches out on the back area and planted a garden.  It would take YEARS for 
her board payments to have us break even.  LOL  But I think she is happy, and 
I know her horse is.  And that was all we wanted.  Those who board horses for 
profit may be suspect, but those who do it 'cause they love horses and 
horse-people can be all right...
:o)
Scott

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