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$75 every 3 months? Where do you live?!
If I had my own property, I would like any horses I had to be on pasture for the summer, so June to October roughly. Over the winter they need hay, and based on last year's prices I calculated ~$150/head per month in hay if I had my own place and prices were consistent with my friend's hay prices and hay of comperative value nearby. Add in farrier $30-$50 per horse every 6-8 weeks; dewormer @ $15/tube (it is expensive here!) 4 times per year (or fecal counts..); supplements, and all other miscellenious expenses. Plus yearly vaccinations and other veterinary costs.
So, of I had my own place, I would be looking at an absolute minimum of $1200 for hay, $180 for farrier, $60 for dewormer..so $1440/year on the "scraping the bottom" end of things.
Boarding... That's another ballgame entirely.
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If I had my own property, I would like any horses I had to be on pasture for the summer, so June to October roughly. Over the winter they need hay, and based on last year's prices I calculated ~$150/head per month in hay if I had my own place and prices were consistent with my friend's hay prices and hay of comperative value nearby. Add in farrier $30-$50 per horse every 6-8 weeks; dewormer @ $15/tube (it is expensive here!) 4 times per year (or fecal counts..); supplements, and all other miscellenious expenses. Plus yearly vaccinations and other veterinary costs.
So, of I had my own place, I would be looking at an absolute minimum of $1200 for hay, $180 for farrier, $60 for dewormer..so $1440/year on the "scraping the bottom" end of things.
Boarding... That's another ballgame entirely.
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