Oh yeah, we’re going to do everything in regards to leaving correctly. I was under contract and gave 30 days notice, and DH will do the same. Odie, not so much. As my OP 17 pages ago said, I called and asked if we could use the empty stall and was told yes. No contract.
We pay $250/horse there. We agreed that $150 for Odie would be fair, since they don’t normally deal with bedding. I supply a water tub, bedding, and hay, because Odie won’t eat their hay (he’s spoiled (hahah no really??)). When we got the email about moving him, which has been covered here, DH and I assumed that when Odie was in a stall we were already paying for, the price would go down. I told him I’d still be willing to pay something, maybe $75. The BO still hasn’t called me, and wouldn’t take my call. Her husband called instead on Sunday and said it would still be $150 (so $400 for the same spot, when DH’s horse is actually losing amenities), and then starting in Jan, they essentially want $530. The $9/day is MORE than what our normal per horse board is, for a donkey in a stall who is eating boarder provided hay. Hm.
I pled my case to my BO, who is not my trainer I board with. My BO has a six stall barn with attached runs, similar to this set up, except the runs don’t open to a paddock. Each spot is filled, but we can section a back portion of a run for Odie. Her only caveat is that we rig some form of shelter, because she can’t handle seeing an animal with no shelter. I asked if we could go all Hurricane Katrina :lol: and stretch a tarp, and she said yes.
I’m going to ask my trainer if we can borrow her trailer, or pay her gas to haul him, because she has the style trailer I want and has a ramp. I figure taking it nice and slow, and he’ll be okay to haul with his cast. In fact, I think it’s probably safer to haul him with the cast at this point, and not right after the cast is removed. And an update, his appointment for the cast removal is Jan 2 :). Three whole months!
They are portable though 
