Concord area horse property (Merrimack, Gilford: for sale, house, buying)

[Equestrian1]

We are moving to the Concord area and have horses. What do you suggest as the best way to find horse property. We saw a property in Barnstead with a small indoor. What do you think of Barnstead?

[GraniteStater]

Concord and Barnstead are complete opposites. Barnstead is a growing rural town that is on top of the Lakes Region. Concord is a much bigger town, and properties on the outlying areas of town might be a little harder to find. Also, be careful when you look at properties in the Merrimack Valley because many are near flood zones.
Barnstead would be a better place to look for a horse property with lower taxes.

[Equestrian1]

I like the idea of rural and this house has 5 stalls so I'm thinking maybe we could take in a border or 2. Do you know if there are a lot of boarding available in Barnstead and what horse property is going for in that area?

[hennypenny]

Barnstead is way more country then Concord for sure. It sounds like you know about horses and all but keep in mind (if you aren't from this part of the country) we don't have green pastures for grazing but 6 months out of the year if we are lucky. You gotta buy hay and horse hay is more then cow hay. Keep in mind also that you pay higher home owners premiums when you mention you have horses and a barn with hay. Sounds like you are country folk and Barnstead is nice. Easy access to places. Just my 2 cents worth.

[GregW]

Try Penacook, Boscawen and Canterbury along Rt 93 just north of Concord. These towns are just out of reach, on a time basis, of Boston for commuters. I suggest you look for enough land to grow your own high quality hay and a big enough barns to store a winter’s horse food and bedding. From what some friends have said wood chips previously sold as horse bedding at low cost are now being converted into fuel pellets and the price has gone up as a result.

If I could afford the land and time to be a farmer in NH, I would try fur animals and beef cattle. My in-laws, north of the Notch, have some new neighbors raising alpaca. They started with three and now have six and an awful lot of hair. They are also finding out that there is a LOT of processing needed to turn hair into wool thread and then garments. BTW – alpaca wool makes the warmest socks imaginable.

[WannaComeHome]

[quote=GregW;4986274] From what some friends have said wood chips previously sold as horse bedding at low cost are now being converted into fuel pellets and the price has gone up as a result.


Greg, my brother-in-law is a small beef rancher in ME. He was telling me that the sawdust they used to get from the mills to use as cattle bedding is now being bought up for pellets (don't know about wood chips, he likes sawdust), so he has a very difficult time getting/affording it now for the cattle! which of course means the price of beef goes up because the bedding cost goes up. <sigh>

[nhrocky]

http://http://www.farmsandbarns.com/farms.html

[ropethewind]

Also try equinehomes.com

Equine Homes – Your Best Online Resource

I saw the one in Barnstead, it's nice!

[Brave Stranger]

Originally Posted by Equestrian1

We are moving to the Concord area and have horses. What do you suggest as the best way to find horse property. We saw a property in Barnstead with a small indoor. What do you think of Barnstead?

There is a horse farm for sale in Gilford NH which is in the Lakes Region about 40 miles north of Concord.

[Equestrian1]

Have been looking at different property on the websites. Can anyone make any recommendations about buying from Equine Homes vs. Farms and Barns. That house in Barnstead with the small indoor looks like it may be a good deal.