On the cheap in So Cal - horses are on my property, I worm
and Vaccinate myself
$1200 - No pasture, so hay is currently $92 per month per
horse, plus salt, treats, etc, call it $100 for feed.
$100 The pasture potatoes get trimmed slightly more often
than 3x a year at $30 each
$25
wormer
$10
for 5 way
$30
for 2 WNV
$150 -
one vet visit for teeth float and general checkup
$250 -
one emergency vet visit budgeted.
$100 -
tack and supplies (includes halters, buckets, hot wire, etc)
$1865
per horse
The
stable down the street starts board at $350 per month and if you have the vet do
everything and have your horse trimmed every 6 weeks if he needs it or not by
the stable farrier, I'd budget $1000 for the vet and $300 for the
farrier.
So,
stable board for the "trail horse" type = $4200 +$1000+ $300 - $5500 a
year.
As per
the old adage, it isn't buying the horse that's expensive!
Alison A.
Farrin
858-748-6500
X107
14251 Danielson
St. Poway, Ca 92064
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike and Laurie
Hilyard Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 12:40 PM To:
Ridecamp Subject: [RC] Cost of horses
Looking at Mickey's list made me curious about the cost of horse owning
around the country. Of course, part of it is hugely dependent on 1.) What
you use your horses for and 2.) How you take care of them. I come from a
farming background and my horses are more livestock than pets to me - which
means no $5000 vet treatment for a $1000 horse. With the horses on the 7
acre pasture out the back door, round bale (1500 lb) hay, getting their
feet trimmed 4 times a year and ivermectin paste wormed 4 times a year, I figure
about $50/month/head including the once yearly tooth floating/ Coggins
visit and no emergency vet calls. I also only vaccinate (which I do
myself) for tetanus, encephalitis, and WNV, since at this point, my horses are
all pasture potatoes. That is also, of course, not counting the cost
of the land, fence or barn!
When I compete (and I use the term loosely) in 6-8
LD rides/year, the cost rises exponentially for shoes, supplements, entry/ fuel
costs, and tack improvements or replacement - I'd say to $200 -$250/ month
for a competition horse.
So what's the cost in Southern
California?
Laurie in cool, cloudy Clare,
MI
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