What is the cost of owning a horse on your own land these days?

Question

Right now my horse is being boarded at a friends place. However, it costs about 700-800 dollars a year at least to drive up there and back. I'm now interested in keeping her on my own property. I just don't know what the prices are. Can you help me? I live in Missouri.

Answer 1

I'm in the midwest and just recalculated my costs and it's about $200.00 a month per horse for every thing...feed, hay, manure removal, farrier, vet, medicine, worming (daily dewormer), fly spray, etc.  Mine are pasture kept with a 3 sided run in shed so I don't use bedding.  I run fans all summer and heat the water in winter as well.  Things like adding more lime somewhere or fence repair, etc. aren't included.

Answer 2

here in Oregon we don't spend that much right now cause the field is feeding them well for now (they get dinner not breakfast but they are still getting fat),it can be I would assume between 100-300$ depending on the season....but again im in Oregon...thats not accounting the hay for the winter and also it depends on the amount of horses you have im going for 2-3 .

Answer 3

a purebred it about £5,000 i believe or $10,000

Answer 4

All we pay is vet bills.  My dad does farrier work, and we grow our own hay and grain, so it really isn't that expensive.  2 or 300 a year, probably.

Answer 5

if you have the land..keep it there. trust me

you build a better relationship with your horse, and its much cheaper.

you just need to stay on top of all your horse-chores. its not that hard. if you want a horse, you should want the work that goes along with it too

Answer 6

Wish I could help but I am in Southern Calif and our HAY prices are through the ROOF .... but it is not all about the $$

Remember on your own land you have to do all the maintenance as well as the feeding  .... make sure you calculate your time into your thought process .... how much horse time will you have after the daily chores???  I have friends who see their horses more in their backyard .... as they walk back and forth working .... they ride less!

Answer 7

i would say between 200 to 300 a month

Answer 8

Hi I live in ireland so im miles away from the states but over here generally when you keep your horse on your own land you save a lot of money basically you would have to pay for her feed ie grain,hay and bedding if you have a stall for him/her.... Really in the long run your talkin a h**l of a lot less money than what your spending.. So my advice if you have the land and the time to bring your horse to your place id go for it.

Hope i helped

Answer 9

Well, I live in Arkansas, and I don't board anywhere.  I have two that stay on my 10-acres.  It's good pasture and stays head-high from spring til fall.  We usually get two good cuttings of hay off of it plus we keep the horses on it. We only have to feed grain once a day, and they stay fat & sassy.  The maintenance is the biggest difference.  You have to do everything yourself... feeding, grooming, mucking out the stalls.  Before, we were boarding them at my grandpa's & he didn't have a whole lot of grass so they were getting hay & feed twice a day.  My feed bill was about $130 per month just on feed and about $300 yr. on hay, so we're saving tons now.. it's just taking more of my time, but I like it so that's alright.  So, if you have plenty of good grass for them, it will save you because you won't have to feed as much & you might be able to cut your own hay, but if you don't, then you're feed bill will likely be quite high.

Answer 10

I own a horse and here are my expenses for her every month.

4 bags of 12% sweet feed = 145.00

4 bails of alfalfia hay= 170.00

dewormer which I buy the daily wormer that is given to her in her food once daily = 50.00

salt & mineral block= 10.00

That is my monthly expenses for her currently.

This does not include her yearly vaccines and any emergency vet visits she has, these are expenses that change every time I have them done for her.

Hope this helps.

Answer 11

Right now, considering the rains and floods in the midwest - Missouri and Iowa - the cost to keep such an animal would likely be higher as hay likely will not be as available.

Here's what I pay and what local boarding stables charge in the mid-Michigan area:

I have 6 horses and I closely track my expenses.  I pay nothing directly for the land or buildings they live in as I live with my boyfriend.  but land costs about 7,000 an acre in our area.

The horses I have, to feed, vet properly, medicine, worming, teeth and farrier care run between $1000 and $1500 a year.  However, we grow most of our own hay.

A horse requires between 100 and 125 bales per year depending on what their pasture is like - hay went for between $4 and $6 a bale last year.  I considered myself lucky to have purchased what I needed to make up over and above what we put up for $4.25 a bale.

You must also consider a shelter and fence - depending on what type of fencing and how much pasture you put up, you could spend $500 to $2000 on pasture.  You can figure your own barn costs if one must be erected.  but here about the cheapest we could put up shelter is a 12' x 12' shed for about a  $1000 total.  I have a portable shed kit I bought the skeleton for $800 - the plywood and roofing costs and extra about $200 - this is portable so I can drag it anwhere I want and anchor it down.

regarding boarding - you didn't state how much you pay for board exactly, only the cost to drive to the facility on a yearly basis, around here board goes anywhere from $250 a month to $400 a month depending on facility and amount of care required.  One CAN find private residences that may board for less, but these are few and far between.

Hope this helps!