#1 Pay Your Rent!

This is an obvious one isn’t it!  Rent day is the happiest day for barn managers, especially when they get paid!  Many barn managers do most of the barn work and they feel like they are finally getting paid for all their hard work when boarders pay their bills on time.  Paying your board on time will also ensure that your barn manager doesn't place an agister's lien against you and your horse.  There are many farms that are prepared to do this as soon as you are late on your rent because that is there only way of protecting themselves. 

If you have a problem paying your boarding, talk with your barn manager about the situation.  Everybody has been in a financial jam before and they are generally willing to let you do farm chores or barn work in exchange for boarding your horse.  It is always polite and professional to discuss the situation first rather than chance losing more money or a horse in the long run.