Race Barn Operations

RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE RENTAL AND USE OF THE HORSE BARNS AND STABLE AREA AT THE MECOSTA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, AS AMENDED APRIL 1992. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1987

1. Thirty dollars per month per stall

CONDITIONS:

1. All rent shall be paid one month in advance. Example: January rent is due January 1st.
2. Stall rent is to be paid, and the stall Superintendent assigns the stalls.
3. The trainer is responsible for the stall rent for the horses in charge.
4. Rent not paid by the 10th of the month will result in an additional charge of five dollars per stall.
5. Any rental charges 30 days in arrears will result in immediate eviction.
6. Stall areas will be kept clean and neat.
7. Excessive drinking, profanity, or fighting will not be allowed.
8. Borrowing of equipment is not allowed without the owner’s consent.
9. No cross ties in the new barn except for shoeing.
10. Damage to stalls, stall doors, fencing, or the grounds shall be repaired at the expense of the renter responsible.
11. No stall will be rented for broodmares, colts, or other non-racing horses not in training.
12. All jogging will be done on the outside of the track.
13. No dogs are allowed on the fairgrounds.
14. Horses shall be fed and watered regularly.
15. The last person leaving the barn will turn off lights and radios.
16. Horses will be exercised or turned loose only in the designated exercise area. No horse shall ever be turned loose on the track, track infield, or any Arena.
17. The horse stalls and the grounds around the horse barns shall be kept clean and orderly. All manure and other litter must be cleaned from the buildings and entranceways and kept away from the buildings.
18. All standardbred harness horses will be required to have a Coggins test. Failure or refusal to comply with any of the above regulations shall be grounds for the immediate removal of the horse or horses from the fairgrounds at the owner’s expense.

Failure to comply with any preceding conditions will result in dismissal from the grounds and a written report of such citation to the United Trotting Association.