How much does your boarding facility charge for blanketing?

[SMF11]

The horses at my farm are on pasture 24/7, but get full care. I do not charge for blanketing, and blanket many (one 30 year old has been blanketed at night for the past month) most of the winter (I board retirees). I charge $475/month. I do charge a bit of a premium, but give more service than some other places.

[Magics Mom]

I am in the midwest - we have cold winters and lots of snow. I pay $340 full stall board. The pasture horses aren't blanketed - my horses are year around, however in the winter all the BO has to do it throw an extra blanket on before turnout and take it off when they come in, in the summer if it is really hot she will take the blankets off when they come in. No charge. She will also bring my horses in early or turnout later if I want due to cold or hot weather. I love the place I board. We are all high maintenance boarders and she caters to all of us. Only 7 horses are boarders the rest are her clients with horses in training. She also doesnt charge for fans in the summer - or having horses under lights 16 hours a day.

[ElisLove]

It costs $500 for PASTURE???

Pasture board around here varies from 350-700 (one place is 650 with NO use of the facilities, just strictly the pasture)

[rhinestone_cowgirl]

I board at a "full board" barn and there is no charge for blanketing. Anything the barn owner does for her own horses, she does at no extra charge for the other horses. I love her!

[eclipse]

Blanketing is included in board.....barn doesn't do pasture board only full board.

[atlatl]

So Cal, $40 a month for blanketing. I haven't had blanketing included in full board except at a private training barn.

[demidq]

Full board in southern Ontario- $550 plus tax- blankets changed "as needed". I came one cold rainy afternoon, everyone had been brought in, wet blankets hung up and stall sheets found for everyone even if they weren't on the rack. It's great care and a very good price for the area.

[Preposterous Ponies!]

340 for outdoor board in Southern Ontario - blanketing is included. One blanket off, one on type of thing. The BM will go the extra mile if I ask her.

I try to do all my own blanketing, whenever possible though. I'm a bit of blanket freak (not that I don't trust my BM to make the right call - I definitely do) but I have pretty exacting standards so it's easier if I just do it myself.

[Tehzebra]

I'm in North Texas. When the temp drops below is think 30-40 blanket no charge. If an owner has a special request for blankets at a warmer temp I do believe there's a small fee. But it's a small barn. I pay $200 a month for a stall with a run and daytime turnout. I provide oop feed and shavings and clean stall but that's it. Was super lucky to find this place. Pasture board can be anywhere from $75 - $950. Obviously cheaper being self care only. The 950 is at a nice place but yowza! Blanketing included in that price if I do recall. At least I would hope so..... X.x places can be expensiiiiiiiive

[GotGait]

I pay $470 for full board, DC area, no blanket fee.

[4Martini]

Where I board it's been $1 per degree for the temp you want your horse blanketed per month. So $20 if you want them blanketed below 20 degrees, $30 for less than 30 and $40 for less than 40. Those are the options. I use the less than 20 option.

This is on top of $350/ mo for a group of 3 in a paddock with shed at night and big pasture or dry lot during the day.

[Simbalism]

The last two farms I have boarded at(pasture board) did not charge for blanketing.

[dani0303]

I pay $250 for paddock board in Northern Colorado. Blanketing is included. We can have wild weather swings so blanketing for this climate isn't an easy job. My guy is semi retired and not clipped. He turns into a yak this time of year and is only blanketed when it's cold and wet or if the wind chills dip well below zero.

[findeight]

I pay $470 for full board, DC area, no blanket fee.

About what I pay, Midwest winter temps 40f to -10f. Not a show barn, no indoor, no heated wash racks (but have hot water). Mostly lay ups, foaling mares and retirees. Good size paddocks most in 12 out 12. No blanket charge BUT no hourly or by temp changes, pick one and put it out for the day. Actually, has not been any kind if an issue at all- and they stay in if precip is in the forecast.

They also don't charge for worming (4 times a year) or holding for vet/farrier and prefer to schedule those for you in sync with the rest of them.

[LauraKY]

I don't charge for blanketing. I'll remove/add in the afternoon if necessary if there's a dramatic weather change as well.

[SendenHorse]

550 and includes blanketing. Other barns 50/month per horse. One blanket per day.

[mvp]

Where I board it's been $1 per degree for the temp you want your horse blanketed per month. So $20 if you want them blanketed below 20 degrees, $30 for less than 30 and $40 for less than 40.

That's really clever!

[skykingismybaby1]

I board at a barn that has 4 boarders and 25 schoolies. We get the same care as the schoolies, which is stellar. Blanket changes are included in the rate of $690. There are changes for temperature during the fall and spring when temps can change dramatically. Staff has gone into the field during turnout when temps rise to remove layers. But during deep winter the horses just mainly live in their blankets unless ridden.

[Louise]

Full board, blanket changes included. I use the Amigo liner system and my barn owner will even change out the liners if a heavier or lighter one is needed. That said, it gets cold here, and my horse is old, so once Winter really sets in, she pretty much lives in her heavy blanket.

[LSM1212]

$275 for full care field board at a small, private facility in NoVA, reasonable blanket changes included. That means that the BO isn't going to trudge out to the field in the middle of the day to change blankets, but blankets can be swapped when the horses come in to eat.

I pay full care stall board in North Central KY. My BO/BM is similar to the one above. She's not going to drudge out into the field to change blankets. But will pull them off when they come in at night and put back on as needed in the morning. My guy isn't clipped. There is only one other boarder who also has only one horse. She doesn't clip either. So we don't blanket at night when they are in. The rest of the herd are owned by the BO/BM who doesn't blanket any of her horses unless it's really really cold. It's a small place... only 8 horses in total. LOVE IT!

My temps are: 50 or below and it's cool/rainy/overcast/windy = sheet. Upper 20's or below = mid weight (200g). Other boarder's horse is about the same though he doesn't have a sheet so naked until it gets cold. Would love to do that but my guy shivers if it's cool with wind and rain, etc. So a sheet goes on. We do keep it pretty simple. Works well for us. And no, she doesn't charge anything. She also doesn't charge for boots on/off though my guy lives in pull ons but did have velcros for a little while. She also doesn't charge to pick their feet out every day when they come in. Fly sprays them in warm temps and puts masks on, etc. And so on and so forth... she doesn't nickel and dime her boarders. Yes, I love her.

I have boarded at many types of places....

* Didn't charge and same as above
* Didn't charge and would change them constantly (10* increment chart!)
* Wouldn't change them at all unless they saw a horse over heating
* Charged $5 a day regardless even if they didn't use a blanket/sheet that day
* Flat fee ($25-40)

Boarding prices ranged from $350 to $550 for full care stall board. And surprisingly, it wasn't the pricier places that didn't charge for the service. The one that changed them constantly and didn't charge was the cheapest place.