What is the average cost of board in the Bluegrass?
Boarding (which is keeping your horse at some else’s barn, not your own) rates vary across the country. What you can get here for $300 is much less than what you get in northeastern Ohio, for example. A good median number for board is $300, though prices can go up from there (say $600 for “full care” board, which could include a stall, turnout, feeding twice a day, stall cleaning, holding for vet and farrier, and lessons). Boarding costs vary by barn and it is up to the student to determine what they need and how much they can afford. Note: There are very few indoor arenas in Lexington, a fact that most students from the North will find hard to believe. This is because the winters here are so mild that one can pretty much ride outside all year-round.
