Matt Lauer's Farm

[Punkie]

Their full board includes tacking and grooming services, laundry, “show maintenance” (whiskers, coronary bands, fetlocks, manes, tails, etc.), plus all typical full board amenities. There are lesson packages available for boarders (or there were as of last spring) and while lessons are still costly, they are not the full boat price as listed.

As others have said, they are on the lower end, particularly for Water Mill. I have one up there and when he was previously at Two Trees, board was over $2,750. I am lucky that I do not have to foot those bills, but the few times we’ve moved him since he’s been back on Long Island, we’ve been hard pressed to find places under $2,500/month. When Two Trees closed, there was only 30 days notice and a whole lot of horses and owners looking for a new boarding barn. We did look at Bright Side (as lovely as it is in the pictures), but a friend offered to board him at his barn (only 8 stalls but almost 25 acres) which is much quieter, more low key (though, frankly, every bit as nice!), and - incredibly - less expensive. It was a win/win/win for all involved parties!

[Emily_amp_Jake]

[QUOTE=Go Fish;8251699]
I’m not sure winning the lottery would cover the costs of that place…:lol:[/QUOTE]

Probably not! lol

[uphill]

I can identify with losing a view. The trees in.front of my condo belong to the condos across the street. I used to see the ocean on both sides of the building across from me…now I see trees and they just keep growing and never drop their leaves. Does it affect the value of my condo…yep. They shouldn’t have been allowed IMO. I’m on the 3rd floor.

[harvestmoon]

[QUOTE=Midwesterner;8252197]
I think I would choose to use the manure spreader over in that area…[/QUOTE]

That farm is too magical for manure. Surely it just disappears upon hitting the ground? Gosh, maybe even before that.

[Miss_Anne_Thrope]

The horse-spooked-by-pool argument doesn’t make sense to me. But even if that’s the case, hiding the pool with trees could just make it worse. My horses are way more afraid of noises they can’t see than of things they can see.

And on the flip side, why protest a line of trees? Obstruct their view of the farm? It seems odd to me that neighbors actually have a right to a view of another neighbor’s property (but then, I live in the back of beyond … Pennsyltucky, to be more precise).

[emipou]

[QUOTE=enjoytheride;8250853]
While I think that trees would just make the fence line spooky I am not sure why his neighbors care so much about viewing his property to sue.[/QUOTE]

Maybe it’s a voyeur thing.

[emipou]

[QUOTE=Miss Anne Thrope;8257088]
The horse-spooked-by-pool argument doesn’t make sense to me. But even if that’s the case, hiding the pool with trees could just make it worse. My horses are way more afraid of noises they can’t see than of things they can see.

And on the flip side, why protest a line of trees? Obstruct their view of the farm? It seems odd to me that neighbors actually have a right to a view of another neighbor’s property (but then, I live in the back of beyond … Pennsyltucky, to be more precise).[/QUOTE]

These are the kind of things that rich people stay up at night over. This is important rich people business we are seeing at play.

[netg]

[QUOTE=Miss Anne Thrope;8257088]
The horse-spooked-by-pool argument doesn’t make sense to me. But even if that’s the case, hiding the pool with trees could just make it worse. My horses are way more afraid of noises they can’t see than of things they can see.

And on the flip side, why protest a line of trees? Obstruct their view of the farm? It seems odd to me that neighbors actually have a right to a view of another neighbor’s property (but then, I live in the back of beyond … Pennsyltucky, to be more precise).[/QUOTE]

I think the nature of the neighbors’ protest - that they want an unobstructed view of the Lauers’ farm - helps you understand the need to make up fake reasons why the trees are necessary.

We don’t know that the deed restrictions actually prohibit the trees, just that the neighbors claim they do. Silly rich people.