Is a barn with horses called a horse farm or a ranch?
January 312010
The other day my friend said horse farm and I didn’t think that was even possible to have a horse farm because I thought it was called a ranch. So is there such thing as a horse farm?
In the southwest, west, and southeast United States, many farmers refer to their land as a "ranch", whether or not they have horses.
In the Midwest & northeast United States, farmers typically refer to their land as a "farm".
The main difference is whether or not the land has both livestock and farmland. If it is just livestock, it is much more likely to be called a ranch (no matter where it is in the country). Beef and horse farmers are the most likely to label their farms as "ranches".
January 31st, 2010 at 2:36 pm
It depends how much room and how much horse’s.Ranch:Lots of room and horse’s.Farm:Little room and a few horse’s.
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January 31st, 2010 at 2:47 pm
if a lot of horses then its a ranch.
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January 31st, 2010 at 3:35 pm
In the southwest, west, and southeast United States, many farmers refer to their land as a "ranch", whether or not they have horses.
In the Midwest & northeast United States, farmers typically refer to their land as a "farm".
The main difference is whether or not the land has both livestock and farmland. If it is just livestock, it is much more likely to be called a ranch (no matter where it is in the country). Beef and horse farmers are the most likely to label their farms as "ranches".
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23 years of being a farmer.