[BlackFilly]

So some background info. I have been riding for 7-8 years. 5 of them has been spent riding green young horses and working at the stable.
I have competed lightly on lent horses and for about 6 months i free leased a horse a few years back. Mix that in with a weekly lesson for the past 8 years and you get me.

I have decided to purchase a horse i have gotten close with, prior to this horse i didn't have the desire to own a horse for the simple fact i enjoy riding many different horses who have many different personality and quirks. However this horse is different and ill do everything i can to own her.

Providing i can get a new job within the next few weeks then she is all mine however i have never owned or had to pay for the upkeep of a horse. So im clueless in that area.

Pretending we don't include the cost of boarding. Would anyone like to give me a run down of pricing. From food right down to dentistry and all that nice stuff. I live in Australia so i guess i would prefer some people from down hear to throw some general prices at me.

Kind Regards

[chocchipcookie]

Where abouts in Australia are you?

Hay is expensive. From the stock feed guys it's close to $20/bale, but if you shop around and buy direct it can be as low as $12 to $15/bale. It's probably not as good but it's not bad either.

Farrier - mine is $55/trim, $70/two fronts and I don't know about all four shoes.

Dentistry - I don't use a dentist (I know, slap on the wirst for me) instead I use the vet and that is $45 I think for a floating, excluding sedation, travel, etc.

Vet - I don't know about other vets, but mine is $100 before he even sees the horse *dies* Then add on vaccines, sedation etc etc etc. My bills run around $250 per visit for routine checkups/minor issues.

Pellets - most are about $20 give or take. Mine work out to cost me $2/day/horse.

[BlackFilly]

New South Wales.

Thank you so much, that has helped out a lot. I figured hay would be nice and high -_-

Im trying to figure out a rough monthly average. The horse im looking at has spent months and is still out in the paddocks. She is a fairly good keeper and i wouldn't be showing or doing anything special with her. So top quality hay and feed isn't going to be the biggest worry as of yet.