Posted on February 4, 2010.
Looking into the cost horse. Does this sound like it should (prices in the United Kingdom)? While I was working on prices for a 16hh pony 13.3 / horse, about 7-8 years. I know this is a fairly large gap, but I would not be comfortable on a small pony 11hh daily (occasionally, I certainly do not go hacking on tiny ponies), but I would not feel comfortable or safe something 16.1hh + (the number that scares me more than actually riding, if that makes sense.)
So comes first: I already know the price of what I listened to conversations between clients and the owner of sorting. £ 25 per week, includes unlimited silage, straw, water and owners will be black tie for you and a drizzle of hay in the morning because they refuse to leave a horse in a stall dirty which means I can go to school and not have to conduct 30 minutes and get up at 4:30 in the morning because school starts at 8:30, one hour drive there and back, then cutting, etc. Not enough hours in the morning . I finished school at 15 hours so I can get there for 3:45 p.m.. It is £ 35 per week if the power has been included which is just three things: beet pulp, glitter, and a mixture of some sort of course (need to ask about it). So either £ 25 or £ 35 per week.
Shoes: I want a pony native, certainly not a thoroughbred, because they are not bred for soundness. With a native pony barn and smack bang on Dartmoor, then there is very little need to drive on the roads too often (just go on the road for about 500 meters, then it is moor. Costs Trimming £ 15 - £ 20 every 6-8 weeks, the little road work will help bring down the shoe, but it would need a trim to keep them even. hoof shoes on compensation costs £ 35 + ( about about) and be on all hooves shod is about 60 pounds (with filling).
Insurance: On average, 25 pounds per month for a mare 7 years. (Yeah I checked It Out) With Pet Plan Equine. For theft, emergency veterinary and civil liability.
Annual veterinary and dentistry: dentistry = £ 60 - £ 75 per year. Vaccines against rabies, equine influenza, rhino and ... another ... is about 70 pounds per year, including costs of appeal.
Wormer: £ 10 - £ 15 each time, I know that you need to rotate it so the £ 5 difference in price. How often do I have to the horse? I hear different things from everybody.
Tack: I'll look for a horse that comes with mattress, otherwise I'm sure I can find a cheap, good quality second hand saddle.
Veterinary Emergency: I saved about 500 pounds in a fund right now, I get 300 pounds in 11 months time on my 16th birthday and the rest I get on my 18th it was originally set for return car by a deceased family member, but a horse is what I wanted all my life and allow me to better understand the value of money and responsibility. I could also get more money quickly because of the compensation which means I'll have at least 1,000 pounds (amazing for everyone especially a 15 year old, Horsey mad!)
Extras: Lunge ropes, halters and harnesses, odd bag of treats, salt and mineral blocks, toilet kit, extra reins or rubber safety clip, supplements such as garlic and municipalities "Seven Seas "capsules (horse friendly of course!), Etc.. This will obviously add up a bit. I would say that it costs 85 a‚¬ extra off the reins and rubbers SS.
£ 1,300 - £ 1,800 per year delivered to this court. I could probably make a deal with a friend who has a stable free with paddock and sand school for a small price but I'd have to ask and try to find something that both of us are not losing anything. (I get the stable hay and bedding if I make a deal that will set me and my family / help with things around the yard.)
£ 300 per policy year.
Shoeing (every 6 weeks):
Cut-= (approx) £ 129 - £ 172 per year.
Front-clogs = (approx) £ 301 per year.
All-shod = (approximately) £.
