What is the cost of owning a horse

[zanemanaggie]

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i was talked into two of these and now i have a pain in each side of my arse

[Fishndude]

Call the man.

[Low Fence]

You can own 2 unicorns cheaper

[fishinguy]

It is not cheap and the expense never stops LOL. I probably would have thought a lot harder before buying one. Buying the horse is the cheap part. I think it probably costs me about $400 a month on average. That is stable, feed, ferrier, shots and wormer all averaged out.

I give my own vaccines and wormer so I try to avoid the vet. Also I barely go out there any more and my son lost interest. My daughter wants to ride but I never have anytime to go over there. Weather has been horrible so it is very muddy out there too. Not sure I can convince the family to sell but if I could that horse would be gone.

[Mayhem]

I have never owned one, but you couldn't give me one of those hay burners.

[bowhunterhelm]

Boy how times have changed, used to be only poor people hunted and had horses. Just like hunting, horses are crazy expensive. I refuse to own one.

[Hunting4fun]

The Simpsons summed up owning a horse perfectly.

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[TxAg]

It depends on the woman attached to the horse.

Get rid of both. Save lots of $$$

[Martin]

Until recently I had 4 horses, the youngest is 29 years old, the oldest was 36. They were all on Heritage 16% Senior feed and good coastal hay. That senior feed is $17 bucks a bag. This might seem irrelevant to your questions, but these horses were not old when I got them. They , over time became pets and I could not in good conscious just get rid of them because they had outlived their purpose. What I'm saying is, they can become an emotional investment as well as a monetary one. You need to be prepared for that just in case.

[AntlerCollector]

I owned 3 at once and they ain't cheap. Feed, ferrier, time to care for them, it all adds up. They are not worth having IMO unless you rodeo or work them.

[AntlerCollector]

Get rid of both. Save lots of $$$

Well ride em a bit then get rid of them

[fishinguy]

Until recently I had 4 horses, the youngest is 29 years old, the oldest was 36. They were all on Heritage 16% Senior feed and good coastal hay. That senior feed is $17 bucks a bag. This might seem irrelevant to your questions, but these horses were not old when I got them. They , over time became pets and I could not in good conscious just get rid of them because they had outlived their purpose. What I'm saying is, they can become an emotional investment as well as a monetary one. You need to be prepared for that just in case.

I mainly just pet mine and give it treats. I'm thinking about leasing it out. If someone wants to try out horse ownership you can rent mine for $400 a month . She stays on 350 acres of riding grounds and is fed twice daily. Easily going and kid friendly.

[catslayer]

Way to much for a pet that doesn't even retrieve birds

[BitBackShot]

All I know is my crazy catlady mom lived by herself on a farm in the woods for most of her life with 15 cats, 6 dogs, and 2-3 horses and now she complains about not having enough money for retirement. Makes me crazy mad because her burn rate on all these stupid animals would have probably bought her a house in the hills and a pile of cash to go to sleep on every night. Instead she's rocking SS checks and fretting over bird feed.

[Leemo]

They eat 25 hours a day, 8 days a week