Last Chance Farm Board Rates
Rates as of 1 March, 2008
Full service pasture care as described on our website:Hay runs us $5.50 a bale with the average horse consuming a bale a day. Our pastures are fertilized and sprayed for weeds. Our pastures are fenced with the top of the line fencing. Our sheds are bedded with straw ($3.00 a bale, and shavings ($5.00 a bag) On average it costs us between $250.00 - $270.00 a month to feed and bed a horse on full pasture care. |
$360.00 per month |
*Daily stall rate April through October: |
$135.00 per month |
*Daily stall rate November through March:We spend a minimum of $70.00 a month in bedding and a minimum of 30 minutes a day cleaning, bedding, and setting up a stall with hay and water, and bringing in and turning your horse out of a stall. That works out to $3.00 a day for labor plus rent of a stall. We perform this service 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year in heat & humidity, snow, sleet, freezing rain, snow, ice and mud. If we attempted to hire someone for this task, we would have to pay at least $8 - $10.00 an hour if we wanted to be assured of qualified help. |
$160.00 per month |
*Stall rates are in addition to the base board price of $360.00 per month 
Oasis, Jake, Percy, Gus, Teddy, Junior |
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Blanket Washing: |
$15.00 per blanket |
Sheath Cleaning: |
$20.00 |
Hoof trimming: |
$45.00 |
Front Shoes: |
$75.00 |
Deworm Ivermectin: |
$10.00 |
Deworm Equimax |
$15.00 |
Deworm Panacur Power Pack 5 days: |
$90.00 |
Weekly Grooming: |
$40.00 per month |
Jake - Thoroughbred gelding. Resident since 2000. Jake loves treats & whenever is given some he literally licks his lips! |
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