Taxes Tax treatment varies by the type of operation. Not only is this true with real estate tax, it is particularly true with Federal income tax. V. Insurance Obtaining adequate and economical property, horse, personnel insurance for equine operations is no easy task. Every year, it seems that fewer underwriters are insuring this risk. Today, most underwriters are specialty underwriters for various equine operations and are more expensive and less customer-friendly than the big underwriters.
Many barns operate without insurance.
If this is the case, I would say the risk is too great to keep an operation running. Supplies Hay Grain Bedding Tack Pitchforks, brooms, buckets, etc. Pest control Supplies are an area where there can be a wide variance in cost. Proper management ensures that quality is high with cost being low. All too often, quality is fair and cost is exorbitant.