Tootsie4U
18th Mar 2007, 04:22 PM
When we moved from NY to PA, we went from paying around $200 less for full care board. Imagine how nice that was on the budget!
But, it has turned into a case of 'you get what you pay for'.
Little by little over the past 2.5 months, I've been finding loop holes in the care at this place. I've been compensating by going over myself every day to top off water buckets, feed hay at night and occassionally (at least twice a week) clean my horses' stalls. I also have to go over to turn my two out because if the weather is even a little bit 'iffy', the horses stay in. I dont mind doing this despite paying for full care board. I like to have a hand in their care and enjoy doing it. But, I just found out something else that may warrant us leaving.
Another boarder told me that they (the owners) do not vaccinate their horses, period. There are only twelve boarded horses at this place, the remaining 60 horses are theirs. While none of theirs are turned out with the boarded herd, they can touch and play across fences.
Is this a signifcant issue? The boarder told me that Potomac is a prominent issue here because we're close to the river. If their horses aren't vaccinated, whats the chance that anything they might catch would significantly compromise my horses' health? As long as mine are vaccinated, does that eliminate them from hightened risk? :confused:
But, it has turned into a case of 'you get what you pay for'.
Little by little over the past 2.5 months, I've been finding loop holes in the care at this place. I've been compensating by going over myself every day to top off water buckets, feed hay at night and occassionally (at least twice a week) clean my horses' stalls. I also have to go over to turn my two out because if the weather is even a little bit 'iffy', the horses stay in. I dont mind doing this despite paying for full care board. I like to have a hand in their care and enjoy doing it. But, I just found out something else that may warrant us leaving.
Another boarder told me that they (the owners) do not vaccinate their horses, period. There are only twelve boarded horses at this place, the remaining 60 horses are theirs. While none of theirs are turned out with the boarded herd, they can touch and play across fences.
Is this a signifcant issue? The boarder told me that Potomac is a prominent issue here because we're close to the river. If their horses aren't vaccinated, whats the chance that anything they might catch would significantly compromise my horses' health? As long as mine are vaccinated, does that eliminate them from hightened risk? :confused: