For people with small ponies

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mudmonkey17

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For all small pony owners. How much do they cost you per month etc?
I have a 15.2 on diy livery but am looking at getting a small pony for niece. Probably something hardy and around 11.2h. Just for her to hack and love rather than show so don't need anything flashy.
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The same as the big one ;)

Worming, trimming and feeding. My two section a's cost me around £20 a month ea, but they are kept at home, so perhaps not a good indication.
 
Livery will probably be the same, trimming feet at usual rates vet fees also the same.

Worming 1/2, feeding a nominal amount, hay and bedding again not as much as a horse most can live out 24/7 so possibly needing none .

Insurance again less than the higher value horse.
 
My (limited) experience of small ponies is that the only thing you might save on is less food and having two goes with one syringe of wormer! Otherwise, livery costs, foot trimming or shoeing and vaccinations are all the same regardless of size of animal. Insurance is also much the same as the bulk of the premium is taken up with things like vet fees cover and the actual sum insured does not make a huge difference.
 
I'm surprised people are suggesting costs are the same you would be very unlucky if they were...livery will obviously be same but most ponies esp natives need next to no feed compared to a horse, are barefoot, dont come in from the field battered compared to accident prone horses giving you big vet bills, insurance is less, can share wormer syringes between them as they weigh less....and if you are used to mucking out/managing a horse then a small pony is normally a lot easier in comparison.
 
trimming a pony costs the same as trimming a horse (by farrier or by trimmer), livery is the same, teeth cost the same (although sedation if required will cost less and neither of mean ever need much doing). many farriers will not thank you for having to trim a very small pony. I don't think savings on wormers are all that significant lol, if anyone is that desperate for the £5-8 it'll save you a quarter then don't get another horse.
I have 2 Exmoors that live out. they eat less, don't need rugs or shoes, cost about £30 a month to insure between them (one is purely at grass, one hacks), jags cost the same. they both **** like elephants and one in particular will make a right mess of his bed if kept in overnight. often in the summer they need more care due to laminitis risk which means taking them off grass and feeding hay and hopefully exercising them rather than starving them in a minute paddock. I love small ponies but hate that some see them as cheap, maintenance free objects (not the OP).
 
My shetland costs more or less the same as my horse. Livery £35 per week, Teeth and jags are the same, Vets call outs the same. They cant share a wormer as they are over 700kg combined in weight! They both get phsio and the saddler out too. The only place where I save money is on hay and feed which isn't very much in the grand scale of things. The horse gets two nets in the worst of winter and the shetland gets one.
 
not sure each month exactly, but diy livery is £110 per month, £20 for a trim about every 10 weeks, bag of dengie good doer is around £10 & has lasted 1 1/2 months so far, hay is £6 a bale & go through 1 & a bit a week. shavings is around £7 & add half a bale every other week :)
(oh, add likits/treats to that too... :) )

for a 13.1 btw
oh and insurance is £29 and of course worming & vet bills too.
 
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Too much :o

I don't want to do the maths as I don't think I'd enjoy knowing the answer. In short I spend what I have to to keep them all healthy and well and the little'uns don't seem to cost significantly less in my experience
 
Apart from the actual volume of feed and hay the shettie costs as much as the Sec D - she still needs stable, bedding, farrier, jabs etc etc.
If they are ridden then they still need saddles fitted and beware, just cos it's small doesn't mean the tack is going to cost you less - the proportions of the littlies means that equipment has to be very carefully fitted.
 
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