How much money does it usally coast to own a horse every year?

Question

including liike everything

Answer 1

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 $17.95/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.

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.

Answer 2

It depends on where you live, but I would put away $2,000 - $3,000 every year for your horse, just in case he or she has a medical emergency, or you need a new piece of tack, etc.

We have 6 horses on our land, and we're spending so much money. We spend over $20,000 just on the horses. We're also getting a new barn built over the summer, so that's setting us back a bit. Horses are an expensive hobby, but just remember, they are a HOBBY, not a necessity!

Answer 3

it depends, I pay $500 a year for feed and hay

$7200 a year for boarding, $1000 for vet and farrier

and at least a couple hundred more for tack and other stuff like halters, grooming supplies, riding clothes etc

Answer 4

depends on where you live and who you know!!! and it def. helps to do chores or help out!!!

Answer 5

it depends if you are boarding or keeping them  on your own land

around here average board is about 500 a month which is 6000 a year.

but if you plan on keeping them on your own land then it depends on wat you are feeding them and how much.. and if the farrier comes out every 4 weeks or 6/8.. the list goes on and on

Answer 6

For me in this area, it costs me $1,500 a year for feed, grain, vet, shoes.

Answer 7

Price  varies..... depends on a number of things........

What  kind of feed you buy ?

How much you  feed your horse ?

Whether or not you rent a stable  ?

How much is rent of the stable ?  

Vet bills

Farrier bills ( hoof trim & shoes )

Tack  &  barn supplies  (fly spray, shampoo,  vitamins etc)

Not to mention  if you are going to do this stuff  youreself or pay someone else too ....  

Its pretty costly  & with the price of everything rising ... Its not getting any cheaper

Answer 8

well i have my own yard, so only pay water, electrics, hay and feed aswell as tack, farrier and vet bills. And with the number of horses we have, everything is better prices for us.

Answer 9

Typically, it depends alot on where you live. Pasture boarding is a lot cheaper, but it depends if the horse you buy is suitable to live in pasture. Some horses have a hard time keeping weight on in pasture.

Where I live (central coast, california) it is about $160 a month to have a horse in a stall, and $100 a month to keep a horse in pasture. This is very atypical and cheap! Typical pasture I see is about $180+ and stalls can range from $200 to well over $400. It all depends on the facility. (Those costs are monthly)

Then there is the care of the horse. Horses need their feet shod or trimmed every 6-8 weeks. Trims here run around $35 and front shoes only are $85, while getting all four feet shod is $125. This depends on your horse. If your horse is OK without shoes, great and it saves you money, otherwise this is another expense you need to be aware of.

Routine health care includes vaccinations and wormers. I worm my horses every other month, and it costs about $10-$20 each time ( I rotate wormer variety - talk to your vet) Shots range, it depends where you live again and what you vaccinate for. There are compound vaccines that include most of the things you need to vaccinate for (flu, tetanus, eastern, western, rhino) for about $20 to $30. This is done approx every 6 months to once a year. If rabies is a problem in your area, that adds on to the cost, etc etc.

I always like to plan ahead and have some extra $ set aside monthly in case something happens. A horse at our barn recently just cut himself on a fence, and it was a hefty $600 to call the vet out, get him stitched up, give him booster shots for tetanus, etc.

My horses need extra food daily besides their hay because they work hard. They get grain which costs about $15 to $20 per 50lb bag, and the bags last me about a month. If your horse is in hard work, or needs to gain weight, this is another factor.

As you can see there are a lot of things that can come up. Buying a horse is only the first step, maybe try leasing a horse until you feel comfortable you can handle the responsibility? If you have any further questions about horse ownership, please feel free to give me an email. Good luck!

Answer 10

depends prob where you live, how much it cost for boarding your horse..plus don't forget the vet bills as well.

Answer 11

For my showjumper in CT, board is $12,000 a year, vet is $4000-$5000 a year, feed  and bedding is included with board, tack was initially $4000 but is only about $100-$200 a year for repairs, treats are about $150 a year, blankets were about $800 initially and $50-$100 for repairs and cleaning. Altogether for me that's $22,250 my first year. After that it's only about $17,350 a year.