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2 years, 10 months ago

How much does it cost to keep a horse?

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holly | 2 years, 10 months ago
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Costs include stabling fees that can go from 250-500 a month depending on where you live. Food (hay and grain) = about 700 a year. Shavings for the stall = 250 a year. Vet and farrier costs can be 500-1k a year (for a well horse, no illnesses). On top of that, there are incidentals like horse toys, tack, worming and other misc. costs. All told, it could cost about 10k a year to keep a horse.

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krysstel | 2 years, 10 months ago Report

hi, your data is accurate in our area of the US, too. (friends have horses)
also:
http://www.alphahorse.com/cost-horse.html

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don5601 | 2 years, 10 months ago
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work hard and even extra shifts sometimes to cover extra costs like vet bills, teeth, hooves, etc.you can find decent inexpensive horses from around 500-2500 which is the cheaper route, even free horses if you’re lucky, or adoptionsthen comes boarding, if you have your own property you dont’ have to worry about itboard can be anywhere from $100 – $500 + for full board
Hay is around $5-6 a bale (last a week maybe)Feed is around $10-15 a bag (a couple weeks)Feet trim is around $25 a month
teeth are – $50-100 a yearCoggins can be $10-45 depending on the vet, barn calls for vets to come out are usually $50-100
Tack – 100-1000 + (saddles etc.)meds (cut heal for accidents) venice turpentine for sore feet around $10-$20fly spray – $10-20

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don5601 | 2 years, 10 months ago Report

there is a few answers i found online this is one of them

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mayalocke | 2 years, 3 months ago
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Professional stabling typically costs $200 to $600 per month. If you stable the horse and do all the required work (e.g. mucking out) yourself, it will still costs about $75/month for bedding, straw and other feed, salt, minerals and incidentals. In some areas costs could be much higher than this due to high prices for hay and feed.

Your horse will need to have his feet trimmed every 6 8 weeks, at a minimum cost of $30 per time. If he has shoes, the cost will be doubled.

Medical costs include annual inoculations ($120), annual dental checking and floating of teeth ($120), and worming ($60 per year). Horses can be injured or become ill, in which case there are veterinary costs. On should allow a minimum of $300/year for veterinary costs, although a bad case of colic can set one back $5000 to $10000. To avoid such large bills, horse insurance is worth considering but this costs about $40/month.

If you ride your horse, you will need saddle and tack. This wear out over time and need to be repaired or replaced, so one should allow an average of $20/month for this. Assorted costs (e.g. fly repellent) will average a minimum of $10 per month.

Cost of Keeping a Horse - http://www.horse-stall.net/horse-articles/cost-for-keeping-a-horse.htm

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galaxybrowser | 2 years, 10 months ago
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Around 1000 a month.

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