DHF offers two levels of monthly board: Full Care and Premium Care. Full Care board is billed at a flat rate and additional services are available a la carte. Premium care board offers the highest level of excellence in care and includes many additional services for you and your horse. Both levels require a non-interest bearing security deposit of one month’s board due upon commencement of a boarding contract.

* Board rates are subject to change. DHF will provide at least thirty (30) days written notice of all rate changes. Boarder is required to pay the current board rates, not just the rate specified by the signed Boarding contract.

1. Full Care Board: $625 monthly
   1. Basic level services include rental of a safe stall cleaned once daily, access to clean water both in the stall and in the field, morning and evening feedings and lunch hay when stalled during lunchtime, small group turnout, application of protective boots for turnout (if desired), blanketing, paste dewormer at eight-week intervals, free horse trailer parking, use of DHF’s washer and dryer, and use of DHF’s facilities.
2. Premium Care Board: $750 monthly
   1. Premium level services include everything covered by Full Care Board plus optional private turnout, hoof picking after turnout, weekly bran mashes, waived horse holding fees for standard services such as farrier and vet appointments with prior notice, and priority for DHF special event and lesson scheduling.

Board Daily Rate: $25 per day. This rate is for horses who come in for short-term / temporary boarding.

Board Payment Discounts and Late Fees

1. $25 timely payment discount when payment is received by close of business (COB) in the appropriate payment box in the barn the first day of each month. Discount is not available for online payments.
2. Online Payment and Automatic direct deposit into DHF’s bank account is available.
3. $35 late fee for board payments received after COB the seventh calendar day of each month.
4. $35 weekly late fee for every week payment is late.
5. $50 Bounced Check Fee

Services Available A La Carte

1. Private Turnout: Additional $50 per month
2. Horse Holding Fee: $35 (See Training & Lesson Policies (78k PDF*) for details). Provided that 24 hours notice is given prior to an appointment, bringing horses in or turning them out after an appointment will be done at no additional cost.
3. Weekly Bran Mashes (replaces Monday dinner meal): $30 per month
4. Nursing Care: $40 per hour billed out in 15 minute intervals (i.e. cold hosing/foot soaking)
5. Extra stall picking: $5 per occurrence
6. Extra bedding, distributed by DHF staff: $50 per month
7. Hoof Picking: $20 per month
8. Grooming/Tacking or Hand Walking/Grazing Services: Available upon request. Call the farm or a staff member directly to schedule hand walking, grooming or tack-up/cool-down services. Payment for these services goes directly to the staff member performing the service. The staff members set fees individually.

Additional Fees

1. Facility Use Fee: $10 haul-in fee to use DHF’s facilities (weekly and monthly rates available upon request).
2. Lesson and Training Fees: See DHF Lesson and Training Policies Sheet
3. Auditor’s Fees for Clinics and Seminars: Priced per event. Participants and one guest may audit clinics and seminars at no cost

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