Talk to me about boarding
I am considering offering boarding off my ranch. I have 30 acres of wooded pasture divided into 3, 10 acre paddocks. Run in loafing sheds in each one. I do not have a stall barn. I do not have an arena but I have a pipe 60 foot round pen.
I feed round bales of grass hay, netted. They always have water.
I own 3 horses myself. I have comfortably cared for upwards of 20 horses.
I do my own hoof trimming but would not trim a boarder.
I have a vet that comes yearly and for emergencies.
The nice part is I am 3 miles from a really nice horse park. We like to ride down and explore the trails. There is access to roughly 300 miles of snowmobile trails a mile from my ranch, and it's all gravel roads.
If they wanted to ride In winter my friend lives 4 miles away and she has a heated indoor arena.
That said...
I would get insurance.
I would want to keep 15 or less here. I will have a stallion on premises as of 2028 and possibly another mare. So I could handle 5-10 boarders. I do have a few cows that live with my horses. I will run my sheep and goats through after I rotate the large stock out so that they eat the weeds. I don't spray.
I would only board geldings or mares.
My fence is wood and steel posts. I have 47 inch tall field fencing. There is a strand of hot wire on the top and the bottom. I would need to put caps on my steel posts.
What am I missing? I know there are not many amenities, but I think people would like my location so close to the park.
What would be a decent price point for a situation like this? And what kind of things have I forgotten? I want to put together a small business plan.