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Topic: How much does it cost you to look after your horse per year?
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Lauren
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posted February 09, 2004 08:06 PM
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Posts: 123 | From: New Zealand | Registered: Jan 2004
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tbluver
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posted February 09, 2004 08:12 PM
well for one horse it cost me about 100-150 a month this is what i pay for keeping them on my property!
So about $1200-$2000 depending if i have any major vet bills or not!
This is only for one horse though!
If you board it could cost a fortune!
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Blistering Winds
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posted February 09, 2004 08:17 PM
I pay 80 a month for boarding only.
I pay 5.95 for feed a week
I go through about 2 bales of hay a week, at 7.00 a bale right now.
Plus shavings, at 5.00 a bag a week, sometimes 2 bags a week.
25 for feet trimming every 5-6 weeks.
Figure 100 for yearly stuff if you do most yourself plus the quick run up to the vet for a checkup and coggins. (depending on your vet)
This is all BEFORE emergencies.
Figure 300-500 minimum for a minor emergency call.
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Posts: 4337 | From: Texas | Registered: Oct 2003
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zorse
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posted February 09, 2004 08:17 PM
Totally depends if you board, if you show, if the horse is an easy keeper, etc. Boarding is anywhere from $100-$800 per month. Lessons cost anywhere from $20-$100 for an hour, and shows, (depending on the rating and distance you're traveling), can cost a couple thousand alone! I'd be guessing about $1k for one horse, if you dont get many lessons, and you only show local circuit.
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Posts: 800 | From: BC, Canada | Registered: Feb 2004
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TS
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posted February 09, 2004 09:09 PM
too much...
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Posts: 121 | From: California | Registered: Feb 2004
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ejforrest
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posted February 10, 2004 09:44 AM
I have four horses I keep on my property and this is roughly broken down to what I pay yearly.
hay- $1275.00 (1.50 a bail- 850 bails- in upper michigan)
extra feed-$300 year(alfalfa pellets, corn oil,beet puple)
wormer-$240 (15 per tube)
vaccines-192(spring and fall vaccines-$72,$120)
vitamine suppliment-$128 yearly
vet out to float teeth- $20 each horse=$80 or more if sedative involved another $30 for each sedative.
farm call-$40.00
coggins-$20 each horse= $80.00
farrier- $480 a year (6xa year) NO shoes.
salt blocks-$40 a year
shopping for tack, bug spray, misc. items $1,000 give or take a couple hundred.
Doesnt cover camping, trailering, showing.
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Posts: 278 | From: michigan | Registered: Jan 2004
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i_love_rocky
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posted February 10, 2004 11:08 AM
good question ok maths time!!!
£80 a month for boarding (field,stable,turning out,lunging e.t.c)
£20 a month for worming
£20 a month for shoeing
£20 a month for hay,bedding,feed e.t.c
so thats £140 a month
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£1680 a year
good thats well good!!! lol (didnt no that!)
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Super_Trooper
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posted February 10, 2004 11:14 AM
My Dad has acerage and we keep all our horses there with a barn and ring.
So...
$16.00 month in grain
$40.00 month in hay
$100.00 a month in lessons
$0.00 in shoeing (barefoot ![[Wink]](wink.gif) )
$156.00 a month for expenses
Events are about $120.00 entry fee and I do about 2 a month in the summer.
Vet bills and stuff like that are extra.
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Eliza
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posted February 10, 2004 11:16 AM
a lot. all told, probably about 2000.
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Posts: 504 | From: New Hampshire | Registered: Dec 2003
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Super_Trooper
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posted February 10, 2004 11:30 AM
2000 a year for a horse is cheap, in my opinion!
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QHGirl
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posted February 10, 2004 01:05 PM
No wonder I am so broke. I will get depressed to actually figure it out!!! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posts: 1350 | From: Indianapolis | Registered: Jul 2003
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Super_Trooper
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posted February 10, 2004 01:09 PM
Dont be depressed....it is SO worth it, what else would you spend your money on???
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Posts: 2411 | From: BC Canada | Registered: Jan 2004
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QHGirl
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posted February 10, 2004 01:15 PM
HUM... Not sure, because it has been so long since I have had money. They seem to eat money more than they do the hay I buy them!!!
Posts: 1350 | From: Indianapolis | Registered: Jul 2003
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Super_Trooper
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posted February 10, 2004 01:17 PM
I guarentee if you had extra money it would most likely be spent on something horse related!
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QHGirl
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posted February 10, 2004 01:18 PM
Well DUH!!! That will have to happen after I pay off all my vet bills!!! Then I prob would get another trailer or another horse
Posts: 1350 | From: Indianapolis | Registered: Jul 2003
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cutting_queen
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posted February 10, 2004 01:51 PM
well i have 4 horses. and when we were treating my lame horse jefferey (who is all healthy now) we were paying over $2000 a month including special grain and supplements. chiropractice work, vet..e.t.c now we are down to like only 500 or so a month. probably more. actually way more cuz we are redoing the barn so that costs a lot for all the wood and stuff. and i think that has to do with the horses cuz the barn is for them! we have 20 acres so we have them at our home!! they are so worth the time and effort!! man that is a lot of money come to think of it! good thing my dad has a good job!! oh and speaking of shoeing. my horses have an appiontment on tuesday! thanks for the reminder!!!
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Posts: 553 | From: washington | Registered: Nov 2003
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Nocturno
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posted February 10, 2004 02:40 PM
Okaaayy... This might not be that accurate because I don't pay attention to our taxes too much. Anyways heres a list:
100$ for farrier for a year
300$ for vet/dental
80$ for feed
30$ for supplements
200$ for shavings/stall cleaner/fly stuffs
290$ for mis. stuff
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So about 700-1000 US dollars.
This is assuming you have all tack and board independantly. But NOTE we have 12 horses so we buy in bulk and things may be cheaper for us then they would be if you only own one horse!
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Posts: 854 | From: Northern Illinois | Registered: Aug 2003
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Lou3
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posted February 10, 2004 03:16 PM
it really depends on the horse. Our shetties get no hay or grain or anything (except a tiny bit of hay if it snows) and only have their feet trimmed not shod, so that just leaves vaccinations, worming and emergencies. (we dont pay board cause we own the place and they live out 365 days a year) so the shetties are maybe £500 a year. however i reckon my big daft warmblood cost in excess of £1600 this year. And thats without show entry fees.
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Posts: 1551 | From: UK | Registered: Oct 2003
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Abbie22057
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posted February 11, 2004 02:25 PM
My horses can get by on about $150 per month, but to do everything properly, it costs around $200. By properly, I mean worming and trimming on time, good quality feed, etc.
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Posts: 371 | From: GR, Michigan | Registered: Dec 2003
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belle4
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posted February 11, 2004 02:53 PM
Abby,
I am sure you are not saying that you don't do everything properly?
Posts: 1075 | From: michigan | Registered: Oct 2003
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Dawn
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posted February 11, 2004 04:44 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Abbie22057:
My horses can get by on about $150 per month, but to do everything properly, it costs around $200. By properly, I mean worming and trimming on time, good quality feed, etc.
I'm getting from that post that you do not worm and trim on time or feed quality feed, not to mention what the etc...is. I'm sure that's not what you meant?
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Abbie22057
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posted February 12, 2004 05:40 AM
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My horses can get by on about $150 per month, but to do everything properly, it costs around $200. By properly, I mean worming and trimming on time, good quality feed, etc.
Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean that. I meant that on $150 a month I could not afford to trim hooves...they had to live on that for about two months. Even then I borrowed a few from my parents so I could get the right feed. My point was that is is very hard to take proper care of a horse on that or less. The farrier is coming Tuesday, and I wormed them yesterday. They are both on high quality feed, and have been ever since I got them over here. As you recall, they were both extremely thin because I did not keep an eye on them at my neighbors. They are now nice and fat, and I don't plan to let them get otherwise. I have a job now, and I don't have to scrimp and save quite as much. I never have neglected my horses, and I simply was trying to say that it is very difficult to keep a horse on that amount or less.
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Abbie-- 2 yr Appaloosa filly
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Shannon--3 yr Shorthorn heifer
Martin-yearling ChiMaine steer
Posts: 371 | From: GR, Michigan | Registered: Dec 2003
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QHlover
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posted February 12, 2004 08:40 AM
I DON'T THINK I REALLY WANT TO KNOW ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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hApPiNeSs
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posted February 12, 2004 11:58 AM
um... £40 every 8 weeks for shoes
£4 a month for feed
£50 a year for a turnout rug
about £60 on wormer
and say £50 for girths, repairs etc
so... £448 a year
£37 a month.
flip! that seems so cheap compared to the rest of you
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