How much would it cost yearly to take care of a horse.. (vet, farrier, boarding etc)?
Every 6-8weeks you need a farrier and a vet at least twice a year. Farrier cost depends on the quality of your horses feet if they don’t need shoes its around 40 dollars if they do then it depends if u get all 4 or just fronts which is 80-100+ dollars. Vet bills are expensive especially if something goes wrong. Boarding can be 250 dollars a month and up depending on if you get full board or half board full board means you don’t have to feed or muck stalls and half board means you have to feed etc. You will need a saddle pad, bridle,saddle and grooming tools. If you live in a cold climate it you may need a blanket which can be expensive. You will need a halter and lead. And a fly mask and fly spray for the summer. Halters, fly spray, fly masks and grooming tools are relativly cheap 15-40+ dollars but tack(saddles,bridles and saddle pads) can get expensive especially saddles which can range from 250-5000 dollars. You will need a first aid kit. And a horse needs to be wormed about 3 times
This depends on so many things- where you live, whether or not you decide to keep your horse at home or board it somewhere, the costs of feed, hay, equipment upkeep, farrier services, vet care, medications and shots, as well as whether or not you are showing or competing or taking lessons on your horse. Older horses need more care and feed than younger ones do, as a rule, and there are special situations which always cost more, such as caring for a pregnant or lactating mare. Transportation costs are also a factor which must be added into the total costs- transport and vanning fees to shows and lessons can be quite expensive in some locales. Training fees, grooms’ fees, and entries for shows also factor in as well. I hesitate to quote any type of price to you, because there are so many variables to think about. I would do some market research in your area before I quoted a price to your mom. Call around to local barns and farms and see what their rates are for boarding and lessons. You
It depends where you live and what you are going to do with the horse. Where i live it cost $475/month and that’s with you coming out and feeding your horse twice a day and you clean the stall or $575/month and they clean and feed twice a day. Its $100 every 6-8 weeks for them to be shod or $35 every 6-8 weeks to be trimmed. Vet bills depend on what you have to have done to them. It is $45 just for the vet call alone not including what you have done to the horse. When I have had a lame horse I have walked out with a $1500.00 vet bill. So vet bills all depend. Vacc/wormier run $12 for each and you have to worm your horse every 4-6 months and give vacc in spring and fall. Then there is the cost of fuel for the truck you will be using to haul that horse anywhere. Training is anywhere from $800-1200 a month. For what I do it cost me around $20,000-$40,000 a year just to keep my horse and do what I do with my horse and that is keeping my horse at my horse and not at a barn boarding it. They
It’s quite hard to give an exact cost of a horse as prices vary and also it depends on your horse. For example a small, hardy pony kept out all year round and not used for competing would be considerably cheaper than a large competition horse kept stabled all year round. If you are considering buying/ loaning a horse, I recommend that you look and ask around your local area. There are different types of boarding/ livery and different yards will have different prices and services. The best way to find out is to visit, ring or write to them.
It all depends on where you live, who you board with, and who your farrier and vet are. I live in southern MI and the place that I board my horse at charges $150 a month. That includes pasture access, a stall, hay, grain, deworming ($6 in my area), farrier ($25 for trimming from my farrier), and lessons ($10 a session). The only other things I pay for are vaccinations (the person in charge of the place I board at has a vet degree and does it herself, she gets the vaccinations from TCS for $20) thats once a year, and any injuries my horse gets. If I were you I whould keep $500 in the bank just incase your horse hurts it’s self.
