how much do you pay?

[482739]

heya as my parents are letting buy a horse for the first time i was winderung how much it cost you per month for feeding general managment shoeing etc my dad wants to no roughley how much xx

 

[gina2201]

hmm, depends how he will be kept, ie DIY livery,part, full or at home, i think i roughl spent around £300 month on mine...

 

[not_with_it]

It costs me around £300 a month not including lessons, competitions, or anything for the horsebox. Thats on DIY livery.
I darent add it all up.

 

[482739]

hehe thanks guys my riding lessons have gone up to $20 a week so my mum and dad have agreed in the long it would be cheaper

 

[gina2201]

Good for you, good luck in finding a suitable horse/pony and be prepared for a lot of work, worth it though!

 

[Rachel_M]

£300 a month.


It is ALOT cheaper to have a weekly lesson.

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Stable & Grazing, Hay & Feed, Insurance, Farrier every 6 weeks. Vet bills not covered by insurance (Under excess limit) & unforseen expenses. Depending where you are in the country you could do it on around £300 per month providing you are on DIY. Full Livery will bemuch more expensive.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that because you have a horse you won't need riding lessons....you will because you will need to know how to school the horse properly & train it to get the best from the animal. Without adequate knowledge you may well run into problems.

Good Luck in choosing a horse....& that's a whole different set of questions!!

 

[Blackhawk]

£300-£400 a month

 

[TheBlackMoth]

As everyone says riding lessons are much much cheaper. With DIY livery the cost is around £300. Then there's the responsibility - it effects you whole life. Make sure your parents understand. I was not a horsie person and have bought my children horses. Well I'm horsie now - no choice. Pulling trailers once a week, organising farriers and vets, ordering in feed and sorting out insurance and riding lessons. It's a lot of work!

 

[leanne123]

my diy livery costs £120 a month bedding and hay included, shoes every 5 weeks £55.
but vet bill atm or costing me a fortune.
i also have 2 others out on grass livery that i pay £10 a week each for.
so if you got a horse/ pony that could be kept out 24/7 which quite a few people on here have got then it would be cheaper than your lessons.

 

[helenandshadow]

DIY livery about £250 per month - alot more expensive than lessons.

 

[Rachel_M]

How much!!

What do you get for £250 a month??? Or do you mean with everything else aswell?

 

[moo moo]

300 quid full livery including lessons and everyting else a month xxx

 

[Evil_Cookie]

For one of my horses, the ridden one, it's approximatly:
£100 for livery,
£30- £50 on food and hay
£45 for feet
and if I spread my cost of injections, worming and teeth over the year... £200 / 12 = errr.... bear with me on my maths... somewhere around £16 a month...
So £211... I haven't forgtotten anything have I?

EC

 

[Blizzard]

Lessons will be far cheaper than having a horse, plus you only have to worry about riding, not all the care and vet bills etc.

I have 2 but on average per horse per month I reckon to keep one one costs me £250-£300, with DIY livery, horses living out.