How much does it cost 2 keep a horse?
See I was just looking at some mares 4 sale. I luv them all. But how much does it cost 2 keep 1? U know, vet, farrier, boarding, feed, care supplies, and tack. Well I need a really good answer. Please Help!
Boarding out can run anywhere from $100.00/mo to $1,000.00/mo depending upon the facility. IF you live in a populated city like San Francisco or Los Angeles, boarding close to home will more than likely run on the higher end. This provides stalls, cleaning, bedding and hay twice a day.
The lower end, is probably out in the rual areas and can be with hay or without (You’d have to go out twice a day and feed your horse (s).
I suggest that you call around to the boarding stables in your area and get rates and facilities (Does it have an arena, round pen, hot walker, wash rack, etc.).
The costs of shavings vary from place to place. In LA right now, a 5 cubic yard bag of shavings runs $4.00 from the shavings company and can run as high as $7.00 in a tack store. You also need sand, decomposed granite and sweet lime to keep your stalls bedded correctly. The sand and dg you’ll have to call and get pricing on.
Then there’s the additional costs:
Hay in CA right now is running $18.95/bale for 3 strand alfafa which weighs 100LBs plus. Oat hay, runs a couple of bucks cheaper. Your horse will need between 5 and 7.5 bales a month, depending upon how easy a keeper your new horse is.
Shoeing (Which can run anywhere from $50.00 for just shoes in the front and barefoot in the back on up.) Done about every 6 to 8 weeks.
Trims: About $35.00 Once again done every 6 to 8 weeks.
Grain: Depending upon how easy a keeper your horse is, a bag of grain will run you about $15.00 and bran about the same, once a month.
Vet: Now normally without any accidents, once, twice a year for shots which run $40.00 per shot and the ‘call charge’ which can range depending upon your area from $40.00 all the way up to $250.00!
Misc. Tack: This is the one that not only can get expensive, BUT addicting! You see something that your horse just MUST have! DO NOT go to ebay! This can be VERY costly and addicting, trust me on this I have a friend who’s still paying off credit cards from ebay horsey things she bought. As for tack, figure between $500.00 and $1,000.00 to start and that will get you your saddle, pad and bridle.
Having someone trailer or haul your horse with the cost of gas would probably be $2.00/mile nowadays…
Okay, now you have your catagories, work up a spreadsheet for your area and then see if you can afford to own a horse.
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