If you want to keep a horse on your metro Phoenix property, you must determine if you have “horse privileges”. Whether horse privileges exist depends on the applicable government rules, and the various city regulations are different. The other variable is deed restrictions which may prohibit horse uses. Deed restrictions can only be determined by a review of the applicable CC&Rs, Both cities and CC&Rs have limits on how many equines can be kept – and for what purpose (such as boarding or training) that should be researched if you have more than one. And if allowed, a big issue is whether horse structures have been placed or constructed without proper permitting. Next: Zoning Restrictions.
