Extra costs when buying a horse?

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At the mo I am trying to budget for how much buying a horse costs, the weekly costs, etc. I was wondering if anyone had any advice as to one-off costs when buying, for example: transport costs.

Any help will be greatly appreciated :D
 
I am currently doing this too, so i will be interested in peoples ideas, I have come up with a few,

transport
vetting
payment to instructor to come with


I have gone blank now...

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Well I have spent around £500 on a failed vetting and endless travel around the south east! I have been buying little bits every week like feed/water buckets, grooming kit, head collar, haynets and feed bins (I currently have a shavings fork in my bedroom) to soften the blow when the 'one' is found!

The big one off things I am accounting for are
Stable matting
saddle and fitting
transport
other tack, bridle etc
oh and another vetting
plus I am paying 3 months livery upfront because I have it
 
Vetting (depending on what level you have this could vary)
Insurance (although this is yearly you obviously need to take it out)
Tack/Rugs/Equipment
Check your livery to see whats included as to what you may need for the stable etc.
Transportation
I'd put a lot away extra just in case too.. you need at least a couple of hundred spare each month for when things go wrong (touchwood).
 
Sorry that is an on going cost... Not a one off. Wasn't thinking. How about essentials first aid kit for the yard? Comes in handy for little things :) x
 
Fuel going to all the viewings
Transportation back for the horse
Full kit for said horse- tack, grooming, first aid etc
Money for unexpected vet bills, I have bought 3 horses in 3 years and needed the vet out within a week each time!
Money to purchase the horse and insurance to have started before you collect it.
Farrier costs incase it pulls a shoe as soon as it arrives.

The list is endless.......... :( oh why didn't we take up gymnastics!??
 
Recently bought a pony for my daughter. So far,, other than paying for the pony, we have spent €90 in diesel, collecting him on trial, €60 to get his teeth done, €30 on a summer sheet, as he has a bit of rain scald, €60 on a set of shoes, and will have to spend money on a new saddle for him, need to get his back done, so that'll be another €70 or €80. Will need to buy him rugs for the winter. I already have horses, so already have a first aid box, brushes, tail bandages and all the small stuff that adds up. It's never ending.........
 
FfionWinnie said:
Millions on all the tat you decide you MUST HAVE. Largely due to reading this forum :o
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Absolutely this :)

plus:

Worm count and any subsequent worming or mandatory worming as per yard guidelines

enough haynets to last all week if you plan to do a mass fill once a week

cleaning and reproofing of any rugs that come with him

saddle fitting
 
I too spent £500 on a failed vetting, so annoying!

I'm budgeting for fuel, transport hire, cost of vetting, tack, rugs, wheelbarrow, haynets, etc, deposit for livery, insurance, costs for farrier, back person, saddler, etc, worming, rubber matting, bedding and hay.

I'm trying to buy little bits as it's my first horse so I have no equipment whatsoever! It all quickly adds up!
 
Vetting Costs
Vaccinations
Worming
Farrier
Dentist
Rugs
Tack
Petrol costs
Show fees
Horse & Rider insurance
Lessons

Unforseen Vet costs is a biggie if you don't have insurance.
 
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Where to begin?.................... You don't need to travel hundreds of miles to find a suitable horse. This has only been done in recent years due to internet advertising. There should be a wealth of horses available for sale, that would suit you within a radius of 20-30 miles from your house. Many of the better horses are sold by word of mouth.

Livery can vary tremendously price wise depending on where you are in the country & what kind of livery you want.

When you find the horse you want, see if he comes with his wardrobe (rugs, saddle etc etc) If he does or it is available for sale (assuming it is in good condition & fits) then that will be much cheaper than going out & buying fresh.

Brooms, shovels, skips, barrow etc buy from anywhere rather than a tack shop because you will get them cheaper. As soon as something is labelled 'Equine' the price goes right up! Likewise buy waterproof & warm clothing from stores other than tack shops again y0ou will save a fortune & invariably get better quality at a better price.

If you have to buy from tack shops then shop at the right time. i.e. buy fly masks in the autumn/winter when they are selling them off cheap, they'll be half the price that they would be in spring/summer. Do likewise with rugs.

Transport to bring the horse home, see if the seller can deliver in their trailer iof they have one or ask a friend. It will be cheaper than having a Horse Transporter.

Hay/haylege, it is cheaper to buy large bail but large bail haylege has a shelf life once opened so find someone to share a large bail with you at whereever you will keep your horse.

Shop around for insurance as premiums can vary alot. Unless you really want to get all your money back should your horse die then keep the actual value of the animal on your insurance to a low level. Veterinary cover is the main thing you want. Forget Loss of Use insurance as it's very expensive.

Even with veterinary insurance you will still have to pay the excess on any claim which is around £135, depending on which insurance company you are with. There are annual vaccinations that you will have to pay for as insurance doesn't cover these. The actual jabs aren't too expensive it's the call out charge that kills you. Try & have jabs done when someone else at the yard is having a visit as it will cost you less.There will be equine dental technicians once or twice a year as well which you will have to pay (£25-30 a time?). Shoes every 6-8 weeks depending on the horse, £60 a time in my area & considerably more in other areas). Worming several times a year or worm counts whatever the regime is on the yard you go to. Hard feed & chaff etc, prices vary depending on what & how much you feed.

I deliberately haven't posted many prices because of the huge difference depending on where you are in the county etc but normally it's believed that to pay for a horse for a month would cost around the same to run a car.

Welcome to the happy but broke club where the horses wear lovely rugs & tack & the owners wear the 'Worm out at Matalan Look' & their cars smell worse than the stables! ;)
 
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When I bought my boy something I hadnt thought about when buying a saddle was also the cost of strirup leathers and irons!! ha! dont know why! :o

So heres the things I had to pay out for that was one off payments;

Saddle fitting
Saddle (including irons, leathers, girth! dur! :D)
Petrol to go to viewings
Petrol to give to my friend who picked up my horse when we bought him
Present for my friend for being amazing and coming to all my viewings, riding horses and picking new horse up
Back lady
Dentist
Vetting costs
Vaccinations (had to start course again as owner had let it slip)
Wormer (had to have him wormed as soon as he got off the trailer! Yard rules lol)
Stable holding fee for the yard I wanted to be on while I was looking for said horse
Then it was essential items such as rugs, fly spray, boots, buckets, bridle, bit, etc etc :D )

Good luck its all very exciting!! :D
 
Transfer of ownership .
My mother reackons you may as well stand on the corner and throw £5o notes to the wind!
Yard bits and pieces, you never seem to have enough.
Nearly had heart failure when I bought a hay net the other day, £9!!
 
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