How much do horses cost?

Question

Hi,

I really want a horse since i was a little girl i watch them run read and alwalys do reserch on them to.....i no horses r ALOT of money not just to buy but to keep....im willng to put all my time into it but how much do they cost a mounth????

Answer 1

Your looking at an expensive endeavor. Board in MD cost at the lowest 400 dollars a month and increasing due to prices in everything. A horse costs a lot more. I'm selling a pony for 30,000 id think things through before you consider it. Its takes passion and a great deal of care. If you love horses with all your heart like i do you can do it but you cant stop being a horse owner one day just cause don't feel like it. With every minute of fun are hours of hard work that i would never give up. With a horse though comes tack, truck and trailer, board, farrier, vet, dentist. I would never give any of it up though since it has taught me so much.

Answer 2

So is your question is how much a month ?

depends on where you live here on the west coast hay is going for 17 dollars a bale . and that will only feed him for about less of a week ,

so add shoeing , vet,,, a trainer, a place to put him / etc,

about 500 now if kept at home

You can buy one now for 500 and thats whats going to cost you to kept one up

Lease one instead ,, help some one else out , and then You might get lucky and find a nice horse to ride and then you can diecide if thats what you want ,,

Answer 3

They are freaking expensive and require an awful lot of time.  If you look around you will find free horses.  A lot of people regret getting horses, they are worse than dogs.  The cheapest will run you around $400 a month.  I would rather have a nice car than a horse.

Answer 4

invest in the stock market would cost you less

Answer 5

If you wanna a Horse come get one of mine for FREE shes a 15.3 chestnut thoroughbred Gelding. her name is Niki. Or you can have my 15.1 wild paint

Answer 6

$3-5 A  POUND FOR GOOD MEAT

Answer 7

it really depends, where you live what kind of horse you buy ect. Im in so cali, i got a horse for $15000. But hes just a horse to take on a fun little ride. I keep him at our training facility. So i dont worry about price. but easily im guessing 1$15 a day. You might not be as lucky to have you dad own a racing farm thing, so itl coast you a lot. if you have a large yard build a coral ($500ish) and buy hay ($20ish) prices wont be the same every where, so check on stable rental prices, saddel, food, ext

Answer 8

two much at your house or board ==300to 700

and the price to buy allmost free

get one for free adopt one

Answer 9

You can expect to pay anywhere from a few hundred dollars to many thousands of dollars depending on the breed and quality of the horse and the situation that the horse is in. Few new buyers know that there is very often some very good quality horses which are sold for a small fraction of their value at sale barn auctions because some owners no longer want them for one reason or another and can't find a buyer or because they have abandoned them at boarding barns. Buyers at sale barn auctions need to be keenly shrewd and savvy though because some of the horses have been poorly cared for, poorly trained or abused, and have health or behavior issues. Those will most often go to slaughter buyers at the auction who will pay 40 or 50 cents a pound for almost any horse and ship them off to slaughter in Mexico or Canada. And with the glut of horses up for auction since the U.S. slaughter plant closings, many of those horses are going to slaughter buyers for less than 30 cents a pound. I will post a link here to some livestock auctions which are listed by state if you happen to be interested in rescuing a horse but I strongly recommend that you do not become impatient and buy at the first action you attend. The more auctions you attend and the more frequently you attend them the better your chances are of finding a quality horse that is perfect for you and get it for a bid price which is a fraction of the value of the horse if purchased outright from normal sellers and the typical sales listings. If you are within a 4 hour or possibly even a 5 hour driving distance of Kansas City and can go on a Monday, I recommend the auctions at Campbells Sales Barn in Linwood, Kansas. There you will find a horse auction every Monday evening beginning at 6:30pm and I have had great success there. I am absolutely sure that if you attend regularly you will find a very excellent quality horse that is perfect for you and at a bid price that will be a third or less of the price of an equivalent horse on the normal market.

But the cost of keeping the horse is another matter. That will be a substantial expense which will vary widely from region to region. But at the very minimum you should expect to pay $200 to maybe $300 monthly for rough board (you care for the stall and you turnout), about $200 or more annually for routine farrier services, about $250 annually for routine veterinary care (much more if the horse becomes ill or injured), about $800 (at a minimum) annually for hay and grain, about $300 annually for bedding shavings, plus you will need grooming equipment, a properly fit saddle, a saddle pad, bridle, halter and miscellaneous other equipment as needs demand and you will have to pay for transportation if you do not own a trailer. These are just the approximate minimum costs to keep the horse. It is a serious investment and one that must not be underestimated before you buy. But if it is an investment you can afford I doubt you will regret buying the horse you want. Of course that investment will be reduced substantially if you can keep the horse on your own property, as boarding will be your biggest expense.    

Here is the link to auctions listed by state:

http://www.horsewelfare.net/auctions.htm

Answer 10

People are saying 400 and 500 a month, but I keep my horse at home and spend maybe 100 a month on them. That includes hay and grain. Depending on where you live though, it might cost more. I live in Michigan and the cheapest place I have found for boarding a horse is 60 a month, the more expensive places are 500 and up a month. Good luck though with your quest.

Answer 11

My answer is do not get a FREE horse . Most of the time when you do there is something wrong with them usually a good horse coast about any where from$500.00 to $1,900.00

Answer 12

maybe you should consider rescuing a horse. there are a few good rescue places out there that you can get a nice horse for a resonable price.  it is also for a good cause.  not all the horses are old they are of all ages.  for boarding it depends on the place.  Usually it is about 400 a month for everything except vet and farrier.

good luck [=

Answer 13

It depends on where you live and if you want to rent a stall or rent a pasture. After August you figure hay and grain into the mix because the nutrients are gone from the grass. then you have vet bills and farrier bills. It goes on and on. I raised Arabians and we always had something going on.It was not cheap. Then you need to be working with the horse on a daily basis. We had 12 and I worked with all of them daily. Minimum was 15-30 minutes. So it's not all money it's time.