Poll
Location, Location
Do you keep your horse(s) in rural, suburban, or urban facilities?
Total votes cast: 581
Comments & Write-in Answers
My horses are in a county run stable less than 20 miles by a large reservation in a populated area.
1/9/2012 9:35:49 PM
We keep them on our own acreage
1/9/2012 9:16:18 PM
lucky to have own barn; LOVE old barns
1/9/2012 8:18:45 PM
It's so good to have my horses at home.
1/9/2012 8:03:27 PM
1920's remolded log burley tobacco barn
1/9/2012 5:55:03 PM
it was fairly rural when we moved here 30yrs ago but is becoming a suburb of NYC
1/9/2012 1:29:53 PM
An almost 300 year old farm (formerly a forge) in SE Pennsylvania. There are three families here.
1/8/2012 7:34:15 PM
our horses are six miles from our home office.
1/8/2012 7:21:39 PM
horse farm 50 ac. In agriculture area cows corn alfalfa 90 miles from nyc
1/8/2012 6:40:07 PM
67 acrefarm
1/8/2012 3:50:16 PM
50 acres of heaven
1/8/2012 3:35:17 PM
on the farm
1/8/2012 3:01:23 PM
NY- 13 acres of pasture -- love it!
1/8/2012 11:58:42 AM
My horses and I live in rural Southeastern Ohio. We are surrounded by Wayne National Forest.
1/7/2012 10:25:24 PM
On our 15 acre Virginia farm
1/7/2012 6:59:46 PM
Fortunate enough to have horses at home on 5 1/2 acres.
1/7/2012 4:14:10 PM
15 horse boarding facility with both indoor and outdoor arenas and hills to ride on just up the road
1/7/2012 12:45:47 PM
we live in 10 acre minimums
1/7/2012 11:05:01 AM
lucky (sometimes anyway!) to have my own 16 acres!
1/7/2012 10:12:41 AM
I have 2 horses on c 6 acres of grazing in Leitrim, Ireland. Mostly clay, very wet, hard to manage.
1/7/2012 9:06:09 AM
I have 5 acres about 20minutes outside of a major city where I keep my horses in my back yard.
1/7/2012 8:45:19 AM
It was rural when we moved here thirty years ago.
1/7/2012 7:20:25 AM
We have two horses: a 7-year old gelding paint and a 24 year old quarter horse. We provide these ho
1/7/2012 12:46:28 AM
We have just gotten back into livestock. We live on just 2 acres that are irrigated and lush.
1/6/2012 11:50:08 PM
I inherited the farm my folks bought in 1959.
1/6/2012 8:51:12 PM
we have a 2.5 acre pasture that we keep them on
1/6/2012 2:39:35 PM
My horse farm is in the country in Virginia, about an hour's drive northwest from Richmond.
1/6/2012 2:34:20 PM
Very close to town, but back in the hills -
1/6/2012 11:11:30 AM
I'm a trail rider. I don't want to be cutting through subdivisions to ride.
1/6/2012 10:59:26 AM
They are in my pasture behind my house.
1/6/2012 7:40:06 AM
Called Rural but the city Tornoto is moving in on us
1/6/2012 7:39:25 AM
160 natural acres w/2 dz cattle
1/5/2012 10:53:44 PM
We might have Hunters but we like rural for trails, too!
1/5/2012 8:02:15 PM
I live in a rural area now, and it is more affordable to keep horses. No more boarding.
1/5/2012 7:21:55 PM
A small ranch 15 miles from a city.
1/5/2012 6:08:03 PM
we own a boarding stable in a rural area that can accomodate up to 16 or 17 horses in SC.
1/5/2012 5:07:47 PM
at home, 3 horses, barn and 5 acres of pasture.
1/5/2012 4:00:42 PM
Dry paddocks with ~6 acres of pasture turnout
1/5/2012 3:59:22 PM
love it
1/5/2012 3:38:32 PM
Stable with 24/7 free choice 40 foot run, mimimal Pasture time.
1/5/2012 3:24:10 PM
100 acres of pasture with free choice to the barn/water/hay. Stalls with deep bedding for inclement.
1/5/2012 3:20:56 PM
We thank God that my wife and I can have our horses at home with us.
1/5/2012 2:34:43 PM
small 11 acre hobby farm 15 km from town
1/5/2012 2:32:34 PM
1 QH mare 10YO 1 donkey 33YO, 1 minidonkey 11YO. all rescues finally living the life they deserve!
1/5/2012 1:45:14 PM
after natural h
1/5/2012 1:13:35 PM
We live just outside the City Limits but have 2 acres. I ride on the street.
1/5/2012 11:02:25 AM
My 4 horses live on my families farm. Two were my kids pony lub Znd event hires and 2 were adopted.
1/5/2012 7:05:05 AM
I keep my horses in my own stable near my family house
1/5/2012 5:07:13 AM
We have just under 6 acres on the edge of town. Wish it was closer to trails
1/4/2012 11:54:26 PM
We have 10 acres of pasture and paddocks with a nice barn and 2 lean-to's
1/4/2012 10:17:15 PM
Boarded on a postage stamp paddock.....praying for the farm...soon to come!
1/4/2012 10:00:07 PM
Ranch - 1000 acres
1/4/2012 9:46:20 PM
we live in rural Fl. and have miles of dirt road to ride. Can beat it. saves hauling just to ride.
1/4/2012 9:27:02 PM
on my own farm in the annexed area
1/4/2012 9:18:52 PM
Last house on the culdesac, with non-horse suburban adjacent houses. Some peple love, some too much
1/4/2012 9:15:00 PM
137 acres in Kentucky
1/4/2012 8:04:52 PM
we have 360 acres of sand - we grow some cereal crops, some hay but mostly just pasture and riding
1/4/2012 7:41:07 PM
Magnolias & Snowbirds Natural Stables. Horses are stabled and fed naturally.
1/4/2012 5:16:55 PM
We have 5 acres, a 7 stall barn and 60x120 indoor riding arena. We also rent an additional 12 acres
1/4/2012 5:06:53 PM
at home on mule ranch
1/4/2012 4:37:06 PM
Rural as in quite a few miles away from closest town
1/4/2012 4:29:52 PM
Boarding barn in community smaller than 2,000 ppl
1/4/2012 4:24:51 PM
Within city limits, but on a major wash that allows for access to riding.
1/4/2012 3:40:11 PM
my horses and I live on a 50 acre ranch
1/4/2012 3:16:29 PM
my own farm with lots of access to roads and trails to ride on.
1/4/2012 3:12:59 PM
my horses live with me on my own ranch.
1/4/2012 3:07:27 PM
the area USE to be rural....
1/4/2012 12:34:08 PM
We live on the edge of nowhere (not the middle). Very rural.
1/4/2012 12:09:28 PM
Just moved them on my sister's ranch 15 mins away until we can move out of town to property in 3 yrs
1/4/2012 11:38:08 AM
Northern California. Grass turnout daily. Beautiful country setting.Covered arena, gallop track.
1/4/2012 11:37:27 AM
urban,and it sucks!!!!
1/4/2012 10:02:27 AM
100 acre farm 15 mins from 3 small cities
1/4/2012 9:19:02 AM
Live in Equestrian community
1/4/2012 9:17:52 AM
I have 3 acres and 2 horses. They are outside 24/7 with access to a shelter, if needed.
1/4/2012 9:13:08 AM
we own a small acreage outside a small town.
1/4/2012 8:13:56 AM
9 horses on 12 acres; horses brought in barn during severe weather.
1/4/2012 7:51:34 AM
In a Hamlet, rent 4 fields surrounded by trees and hedges, 2 of them have big trees dotted around
1/4/2012 7:44:08 AM
Turnout carefully monitored, so less chance of injury from bad footing....muddy or icy conditions.I
1/4/2012 3:02:25 AM
but development nearby development is always o concern to us. Us and neighbors holding our ground
1/4/2012 12:50:36 AM
I have 5 horses on 10 acres of land. It is a horse-friendly community made up of homes on 2-20 or s
1/4/2012 12:08:11 AM
A great boarding place. A real learning community! Natural horsemanship. Liberty!!!
1/3/2012 11:51:16 PM
I live in Chicago, and gladly drive 3x's a week out to the facility/trainer I value.
1/3/2012 11:36:24 PM
We live on 37 acres but are within blocks of urban area
1/3/2012 11:30:46 PM
i keep my 15 year old arabian mare @ my house!
1/3/2012 11:08:49 PM
Fabulous care provided. Expensive, but well worth it. It's located in Virginia horse country.
1/3/2012 9:57:04 PM
My property used to be rural but like most of So. Cal. it is not anymore! e
1/3/2012 9:49:22 PM
A horse needs to live like a horse not confined
1/3/2012 9:06:14 PM
stall/pasture rental. 6 dedicated owners w/15 horses. 90 acre pasture w/pond & stream. Perfect!
1/3/2012 8:41:59 PM
We stable at a military installation.
1/3/2012 8:41:58 PM
Our horses live in a JUNKYARD and they love it! They're super bombproofed
1/3/2012 8:30:13 PM
It used to be rural, but now there are houses everywhere.
1/3/2012 8:27:07 PM
Beautiful pastures with large trees and huge (20x40) private covered stall. The owners are great!
1/3/2012 8:15:15 PM
I live in a subdivision on 2.5 acres and have an Arabian and thoroughbred.
1/3/2012 7:59:57 PM
On my own property
1/3/2012 7:30:29 PM
Home is within 20 minutes of mid sized city.
1/3/2012 7:17:47 PM
Horses need lots of turn out time and space!
1/3/2012 7:07:14 PM
My own 10 acres
1/3/2012 6:51:52 PM
on our dairy farm
1/3/2012 6:47:54 PM
They are ranch horses that stay out on pasture year around down here in Texas.
1/3/2012 6:47:38 PM
I call it Suburban, as our City is not really "Urban."
1/3/2012 6:34:19 PM
They have pasture and run in shelters and a heated barn for the very cold days
1/3/2012 6:22:13 PM
I board my horse at a small private farm 10 minutes away from my suburban home.
1/3/2012 6:08:15 PM
at my house on about 1.25 acres
1/3/2012 5:43:51 PM
Have horse property in Arizona desert, lots of trails near us
1/3/2012 5:18:06 PM
My horse lives with me on 10 acres
1/3/2012 5:13:30 PM
becoming more suburban every day
1/3/2012 5:07:50 PM
5 miles from city
1/3/2012 4:37:27 PM
Thirteen (how lucky lol) acreas, multiple turn outs and two stalls
1/3/2012 4:33:09 PM
Our property is in a rural area of our township, but the community is fast becoming suburban.
1/3/2012 4:26:32 PM
7 acres of good pasture for 2 horses and one pony. Stalled at night in cold winter months at night.
1/3/2012 4:25:38 PM
On the family farm, where I grew up and still live. I am truly blessed.
1/3/2012 4:13:07 PM
Pony Club on 60 acres in a small suburb
1/3/2012 4:07:29 PM
Two horses kept in 1 acre paddock with run in stall.
1/3/2012 4:02:58 PM
Very thankfully, we keep two horses on our five acre farm.
1/3/2012 4:02:22 PM
20 acre pasture, stall only if sick or very clean!
1/3/2012 3:59:42 PM
20 acre pasture with a run in shelter approx 10 mins from town
1/3/2012 3:57:42 PM
own farm/barns
1/3/2012 3:47:56 PM
I am lucky to live in horse country of New Jersey--beautiful barn, great care, many riding friends
1/3/2012 3:47:03 PM
board on 70-acre farm
1/3/2012 3:46:07 PM
I love the country!
1/3/2012 3:45:54 PM
grasss pasture summer. Paddocks with loafing shed winter.
1/3/2012 3:36:14 PM
surrounded by forest and a ranch; lots of logging roads to ride/drive on
1/3/2012 2:42:13 PM
I have my own barn with 20 acres just outside a small rural village. It is great.
1/3/2012 2:39:52 PM
23 acres
1/3/2012 2:30:54 PM
It just wouldn't be "home" without my 10 horses and 3 goats - life in the country is wonderful.
1/3/2012 2:23:54 PM
Farm ringed by subdivisions.
1/3/2012 2:04:28 PM
I live in a suburban area but keep my horse about 8 miles away on a rural farm.
1/3/2012 1:31:40 PM
3 1/2 acres total with dry lot individual pens and walk in stalls. 2 acre turnout used.
1/3/2012 1:20:23 PM
Miles of dirt roads to ride, farmland surrounds our place
1/3/2012 11:14:36 AM
Unfortunately, it is NOT as rural as it once was.
1/3/2012 10:00:25 AM
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1/9/2012 11:41:30 PM