Three kinds of boarding contract
Accept boarders through the Main House office. Read the contract before agreeing; each type asks for different daily work.
| Contract | Your duties |
|---|---|
| Part board | Provide hay or pasture |
| Full board | Feed and brush daily, monitor medical needs, while the owner exercises the horse |
| Schooling | Provide care and reach the requested training goal before the stay ends |
A contract can look profitable on the payment line and still lose money if it consumes feed, time and training capacity you needed elsewhere.
Judge the contract
Check:
- How many days remain.
- The horse’s current condition and endurance.
- The exercise or training target.
- Whether you have the required feed and space.
- Whether another horse will lose work because of the added chores.
A schooling horse with too little time or too low endurance may not be worth accepting, even if the final payment is attractive.
Feed by condition and workload
Do not use the same feed amount for every horse. Consider the horse’s body condition, the work it is doing and whether it spends time at pasture.
Overfeeding an underworked horse can create weight problems. Underfeeding a working horse weakens the very performance the contract requires. Watch both the body and the exercise bar.
Keep the exercise bar in view
The exercise bar records work used that day. Crossing the red threshold causes exhaustion the next day. A boarder that is pushed too hard may miss the contract target because it cannot work consistently.
If the horse is already tired, use a gentler session or let it recover. The contract deadline matters, but a wrecked horse cannot finish either.
A profitable boarding routine
- Read the contract and note the deadline.
- Compare the required work with the horse’s current ability.
- Feed according to condition and workload.
- Complete only the exercise the horse can recover from.
- Recheck the target before the final day.
Exact universal pay rates and failure payments are not established. Use the contract shown in your save rather than assuming a fixed profit.