by Jeremy Hipes | Oct 27, 2026 | Barn Business
It’s the first week of January. You’re finally catching your breath after the holidays, and then the email arrives: your accountant needs your year-end numbers. Suddenly you’re digging through a feed-store receipt shoebox, scrolling Venmo for the...
by Jeremy Hipes | Oct 20, 2026 | Barn Business
It’s 6:40 a.m., the thermometer on the barn wall says 34°F, and your phone already has three texts. One boarder wants her mare in the heavyweight. Another says her gelding is “fine, he grew a coat.” A third wants to know why the blanket she bought...
by Jeremy Hipes | Oct 19, 2026 | Barn Business
It’s the second week of November and your phone is already lighting up. One boarder wants to know if she can ride on Christmas morning. Another is flying out the day after Thanksgiving and asks whether “someone” can keep an eye on his horse. A lesson...
by Jeremy Hipes | Oct 13, 2026 | Barn Business
It’s 5:15 on a Tuesday in early November. Your 4:30 lesson is mid-canter, the arena is going gray, and a parent in the bleachers is quietly checking the sky. Nobody planned for this. The schedule looked fine last week, and then the clocks changed. Daylight...
by Jeremy Hipes | Sep 29, 2026 | Barn Business
It started as a convenience. A boarder asked if she could just Venmo you for the month, and it was easier than waiting on a check. Then a lesson parent did the same. Then the farrier split. Then a show-fee reimbursement. Now half your barn income flows through the...
by Jeremy Hipes | Sep 23, 2026 | Barn Business, Blog
Your 4:30 lesson used to end in daylight. Now you’re flipping on the arena lights halfway through the flat work, a boarder is texting to ask whether her horse actually got turned out before dark, and you’re squinting at the calendar wondering how...
