The OnStride™ Journal
The Tack Room
Straight talk on running barns. Where horse people stand around and talk shop.
How to Set Board Rates: The Cost-Per-Stall Math Most Barns Skip
Most barns price board off the barn down the road. Here is the full cost-per-stall math, line by line, with a worked example you can copy.
The OnStride™ Team · June 30, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Raise Board Prices Without Losing Boarders
A calm, practical playbook for raising board: how much notice to give, what to say, and a template letter you can copy today.
The OnStride™ Team · June 29, 2026 · 7 min read
What Belongs in a Horse Boarding Contract, Clause by Clause
Payment terms, late fees, notice periods, liens, emergency care: every clause a boarding contract needs, explained in plain English for barn owners.
The OnStride™ Team · June 28, 2026 · 8 min read
The Boarder Stopped Paying. Now What?
A calm, practical playbook for non-payment: what to do in the first 48 hours, how liens actually work, and how to keep it from happening again.
The OnStride™ Team · June 27, 2026 · 7 min read
Full Care Board: What Should Be Included and What Is Fair to Charge Extra
What full care board should cover, which extras are fair to bill, and the one rule that ends the nickel and diming fight: put it in writing, no surprises.
The OnStride™ Team · June 25, 2026 · 7 min read