Does this type of horse place exist?

Question

I absolutely love riding horses! However, I am not lucky enough to have the funding to have my own and house it or even just keep it at a ranch.

I was wondering if a place exists where you can buy a membership and go ride a horse whenever you want or at least once a week.

I am not talking about the type of place where you pay twenty dollars and they take you on a trail ride. I am in Illinois so if this type of establishment is so, please tell me ones around here!!

Thanks everyone!

Answer 1

Here in Michigan, some places where you rent a horse by the hour let you lease them month by month.  Try checking them out, especially if you are into trail riding.  If you lease a horse at a barn and there are no trails around then all you have is an arena to ride in, unless you have a horse trailer.  If the barn is near trails that you can get to by riding your horse there that would be a good option.

UPDATED 8/10 :

We have a young girl here asking for suggestions, lets try and be nice in our answers.  There is no need to be nasty!

Answer 2

Sorry, I don't know.

Answer 3

Um you could try taking lessons?? Or co-boarding a horse...unlike a lease, the barn keeps the horse & you pay a monthly fee to ride it a couple times a week...my sister used to co-board a pony before we bought our own...it was like $150 a month...but that was awhile ago....ask around!

Answer 4

I think what you might be interested in is leasing a horse. You can lease the horse so that you are the only rider or share a lease with 1 or more people. This is usually an affordable way to have access to a horse that is cared for and boarded by someone else.

Answer 5

I have never heard of a place like that but you might be intrested in taking lessons

Idk were your at in IL

so I will pick some and see if they are near you.

you can e-mil me and I will help you look for a decent place

http://www.riversidestable.com/RidingLes...  

not so cheap

Answer 6

Good luck finding that in Illinois.  I bought my own place three years ago , intending to board and train here.  Once the reality of liability laws, and insurance costs, etc. set in, I began to realize why the only barns left open are charging what they charge.  What most people who don't own property or horses do not realize is that it costs a fortune for liability insurance to allow anyone on your property, or worse, to be around or riding your horses.  For me, it isn't worth it.  Even the so-called equine liability acts mean nothing in the real world of lawsuits...

Answer 7

Never heard of a place you can do that at, but you can either take lessons once or twice a week or lease or share lease a horse with someone.

Answer 8

try taking lessons. they let you ride school horses that are great for beginners, and once you get good, someone might let you exersize their horse or something...

Answer 9

I've never heard of such a place. If there were, I'd be a member myself. Sometimes, some high-end subdivisions have equestrian centers, but I believe you have to live there and pay to board your own horse.