Leasing and shareboarding?
I was interested in the difference in leasing a horse and share boarding.
I share boarded a horse for some time before i bought my own.
But now i’m share boarding again until i can get another horse because i sold my other horse about a year ago.
But anyway my friend leased a horse for 4 months before she bought it and paid 500$ a month. but she only went to the stables to take Care of the horse every other day because the owner had another horse there too. she when she wasn’t there the owner took care of the horse until she bought it.
I share board and i pay 225$ a month to go 2-3 times a week with that horse(although i go every day just to be there and help out and ride Other horses when people are out of town and stuff like that)
So whats the difference and why does it usually cost more. Because i never leased my horse when i bought it.
When i do get another horse in about a year and a half should i think about leasing it before i buy it?
Thanks
Sharing board is just what it implies, you are sharing the board with somebody.
Leasing, you pay expenses and a fee for using the horse.
I would be inclined to buy a horse rather than putting money into somebody elses horse. Leasing is good if you do not want to commit to owning, or you want a really nice horse to show but do not have that large amount of money to put up to buy one.
