Okay, let's get started:
Costs you can count on....
-Cost of the horse ($1,000 - ???)
-cost of having the horse shipped to your home barn (Usually $1.00 to $2.00 per mile)
-board deposit ($100 to $300)
-board ($200 to $800 per month)
-farrier ($30 - $50 to trim every 8 weeks or $65 - $150 for shoes every six to eight weeks)
-vet check for horse ($200 - $500 or more)
-Vet care (Probably averages out to $50/month)
-Horse junk (wormer, blankets, halters, and so on) ($20 - $200 per month or more)
-Gas money to get to the barn
Potential costs
-Vet costs in emergency (possibly up to or exceeding $10,000) GET INSURANCE on your horse!
-Training ($50 - $500 per month)
-Lessons ($50 - $200 per month or more)
-More horse junk (endless spending possibilities)
-chiropractor ($40+)
-acupuncture ($50+)
-Feed supplements ($10 - $200 per month)
-Extra hay ($7.00+ per bale)
-Transportation costs to shows/trail rides/clinics
Okay, what am I forgetting, fellow horse owners? Please comment on this post. I am trying to give the people who don't yet own a horse some idea of how much a horse can potentially cost. Of course this is worst case scenario, but I learned this year that worst case scenario actually does happen!
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Oh my, where to begin?
Horse Trailer
Spring Shots
Riding clothes for when it rains/snows
Winter Riding clothes
Spring Riding clothes
Summer Riding Clothes
Magazines/books
3 different kinds of saddles, just in case you want dressage/jumping/hacking/trail
ER visit when you fall off
Buying a saftey vest after you fall off
But what is free:
Burying your face in their winter coat
Having your hands smell like horses and leather
REALLY strong legs
Riding something that can easily kill you but knowing that it chooses not to
And best of all: Horse therapy
awwwwwwwwww "Riding something that can easily kill you but knowing that it chooses not to"
awwww
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