Boarders guide
Part board, full board, and schooling board explained: daily fees, what care each needs, and how to avoid penalties.
Boarders are other people’s horses you keep for a fee. Requests appear in the Boarders binder in your office, and how many you get depends on your prestige. The community wiki lists three types: Part Board (50 per day, hay and water only), Full Board (90 per day, plus grooming, grain, and medical care), and Schooling Board, where you also train the horse to a target. The fee is paid at the end of the stay and is reduced or cancelled if you neglect the horse.
Finding boarders#
Open the Boarders binder in your office to see current requests. According to the community wiki, the number of daily offers depends on your prestige, and boarders take up stable space like your own horses.
The three board types#
Part Board: you provide stable and pasture space, hay, water, and mucking out, but no grooming, grain, or medical care; 50 per day. Full Board: grooming, hay and grain, and medical care; the owners ride the horse off-screen; 90 per day. Schooling Board: like full board, plus you must train the horse to the required confidence, strength, and endurance; a one-time schooling fee is paid on top.
Getting paid#
The fee is paid at the end of the stay, and neglect reduces or cancels it. Players report that schooling boarders can be sent home early once their training goal is reached, paying the schooling fee plus boarding for the days they stayed. Successful stays raise your prestige.
Avoid penalties#
Feed full boarders to the middle of the green condition bar, because their owners ride them and they get hungry. Keep stallions out of the boarders’ stable group: if a boarder mare gets pregnant, you pay a fine of 500, receive no fee, and lose prestige. This also unlocks the hidden achievement Oops!.
Yearling boarders#
The boarders folder only shows “yearling” or “adult”, not the exact age. A player reports that a yearling boarder matured during its stay and was moved into the only pasture with space, which was the stallion pasture. Keep a spare spot in the right group before accepting yearlings.
No requests after stable level 3?#
One player reports getting no new boarding requests after upgrading the stable to level 3. No answer has been posted yet. Because offers depend on prestige, check whether you lost prestige recently, and make sure you have free stalls.
What still needs verification
Fees come from the community wiki. The schooling fee and the rules for daily requests need in-game verification.
This page reflects official information and Steam Community answers reviewed on November 6, 2026. Player answers are identified as community reports in the text and sources. It has not been verified against a specific playable build. Suggestions are editorial guidance, not tested outcomes.
Frequently asked questions
How much do boarders pay?+
The community wiki lists 50 per day for Part Board and 90 per day for Full Board, paid at the end of the stay.
Why are my boarders always hungry?+
Full boarders are ridden by their owners. Feed them to the middle of the green bar.
What happens if a boarder mare gets pregnant?+
A fine of 500, no fee, and a loss of prestige.
Why am I not getting boarding requests?+
Offers depend on prestige and free space. One player reports no requests after stable level 3, which may be a bug.
Sources
- TMQ Horse Game Database: Horses of Hoofprint Bay (community-edited wiki, CC BY-SA) ↗
- Steam discussion: My board horses keep getting hungry (player answers) ↗
- Steam discussion: Potential Suggestion — sending boarders home early (player answers) ↗
- Steam discussion: Pregnant Mares Without a Breeding Station? (player answers) ↗
- Steam discussion: show exact age in boarders folder (player report) ↗
- Steam discussion: Stable level 3 and boarding requests (player report) ↗
Game: Horses of Hoofprint Bay · Release: November 4, 2026 · Images © Thogli Studios. Editorial policy