Expenses

Annually

Board or Stabling fees if you do not have a place at your home designated for your horse.  (Full board usually covers grain, and cleaning stalls, but be sure to check with the facility to find out what is included in the cost).

$300 monthly

$3,600

Bedding/Shavings (may be included in stabling fees if you plan to board your horse).

$4.99 per bag

weekly

$259.48

Food this also depends on size of horse, if the graze, and amount of exercise they get.

    Hay (standard ½ bale daily) $3.00 per bale

    Grain (standard 4 pounds daily) 50lbs=$8.00

    Treats (not necessary, but horses love them!)

$45.75 monthly

$20.00 monthly

$5.00 monthly

$549

$240

$60

**Medical/Vet Cost

    Annual Visit

    Shots

    Call out fee/ Farm call (if only 4 visits)

    De-wormer

    Dental

$40 per visit

$12 bi-monthly

$60

$145

$160

$144

$75

Ferrier every 4-8 weeks

    Trimming

    Shoes

$25 bi-monthly

$70 bi-monthly

$150

$420

**The cost of unforeseen medical problems such as falls or if your horse gets sick, can easily exceed $800.  Or, if your horse needs colic surgery it can run more than $5,000.  If you can afford medical insurance for your horse you will have something to fall back on if you need it.

 For a quote please visit Obenland & Low Agnecy, Inc. at

www.insuranceforhorses.com

Miscellaneous – Don’t forget to figure in the cost of additional supplies such as brushes, blankets, lead ropes, halters, bridles, bits, saddle, saddle pad, girth, buckets for feed and water, and stable tools such as pitch fork, broom, and wheel barrow.  You will also need to consider replacing items when they can no longer be used.