How much would a foal cost, per month?

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Puppy said:
Do you have any idea how much insurance is for a new driver?

It can be up to £2,000 for the year. That's going to take one hell of a chunk out of your wages.
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I dread to say it, but.... and the rest! My 17 year old office junior has just passed her test, and bought a '06 Punto with a small engine. She has paid a whopping £3,000 insurance for the year! Our secretary is 19, has been driving for 2 years, got her Mum on the insurance to bring the premium down, drives a '57 reg Corsa and has paid just short of £1,500! :eek: :eek:
 
I dont normally post on here very often but felt the need to after my own experience buying a youngster.

I am 24 so a bit older but had owned my own for along while ridden since i was 4 etc I decided that i would like to purchase a youngster after my old horse breaking his legs and wanting a 2nd one to keep my other old girl company to bring on myself as i was fed up of trying to correct other peoples horses who had given them the bad habits. I purchased a 2yo New forest mare as i felt sorry for her but thought she seemed sweet enough so decided to take the risk and i cant honestly say its the worst thing i ever did....

She arrived and was nothing but trouble from day one she jumped out the paddock if she got in a huff or if she thought she didn't have enough grass would just canter off and pop over the leccy fencing to the better grass she then would refuse to budge to put her back in i always needed a second person with me to help get her to walk on anyway after lots of practice in hand in the school she was much better at leading but even in winter if she felt she didn't fancy going in the stable she just wouldn't she would rear throw herself around so again i needed someone to help me get her in the stable she wasn't scared she was just damn pig headed at times she would also rear at me in the field trying to get me to play with her or anyone who came in the field for that matter she would just run over to and rear at so in the end i carryed a stick with me at all times in the field for my own safety she would always escape out the field no matter if the electric was on or not she was well full of character but over the year i owned her she ruined my confidence and i realised i didn't have the time or experience/confidence to deal with her i actually hated her in the end she put me in tears so many times.

I was very lucky and found her a lovely home in the end but it took me along while to rehome her to the right people for her she wasn't ruined but was a cheeky stubborn pony at times but was lovely to in her own right.

I now have lost alot of my confidence with horses due to her always rearing or being an idiot even though i always tryed my hardest to never let her get away with these things either now looking back i would of bought something much older safer that i could of ridden and i now will never own a youngster as they just aren't for me and just coming out of a riding school type situation really isn't the best idea to get a foal there alot of hardwork and not enjoyable you can't ride and mine ate me out of house and home in hay and bedding and electric fence posts etc that she snapped regulary.

Please please think twice before getting your first horse they are alot of hard work especially when you work full time.
 
Rudey said:
I dread to say it, but.... and the rest! My 17 year old office junior has just passed her test, and bought a '06 Punto with a small engine. She has paid a whopping £3,000 insurance for the year! Our secretary is 19, has been driving for 2 years, got her Mum on the insurance to bring the premium down, drives a '57 reg Corsa and has paid just short of £1,500! :eek: :eek:
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Makes me almost glad to be so old ;)
 
Annielusian said:
Nice to know you're making fun of me with your family too.
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To be fair she looked at a video of you riding, thought you were doing well on a horse that's obviously not an easy ride, that you were obviously extremely fond of it and thought that you would really enjoy a horse that knew what it was doing and for you to be able to learn with. She fully appreciates that you haven't had the luck that she's had with a mother prepared to provide her with nice horses and really good tuition. That's as much as anything why she thought that a foal for your first horse would be a mistake - she thought you'd so enjoy having something that you could get on and ride well.

She certainly wasn't making fun of you, she was shocked that anyone would think that a foal was the best choice for anyone's first horse.
 
JFTD said:
Is it concerning (or at least odd) that 95% of this thread is "DO NOT BUY A FOAL" and the other 5% is encouraging me to buy this little chap? :D I have my eye on him, for sure. If I can work out a plan as to how this might work, I will consider looking into him further if he's still available at that point. :)
You're a very bad influence, you know...

The pony in the link looks a nice sort - are you tempted to dig out the keys to that padlock? :D

BTW- Wolf is an awesome name for a horse. I always dreamed of one called Beowulf, shortened to Wolf...


ETA - Queenbee, that is NOT fair. How does he know my name? :confused: I would love for him to come and be Darach's field buddy...
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I would love to, but am currently keeping my 2 at livery because I want use of the school and facilities, especially for ben and his education, If I was back at the fields and stables OH put up I would have him like a shot, but since he would purely be bought as a project to bring on, compete a bit and then sell, it just would not be cost effective :( perhaps when ben is broken etc and I move them back I will add to the herd
 
Annielusian said:
I'm not buying one yet! I've got a whole YEAR before I'm even going to start looking. Which I've said lots of times now. Surely an entire year is enough time to gather savings, possibly get another job, maybe have some time on a stud etc?

I asked for rough estimates for price on here, because I thought I could get a quick, easy, simple answer. I did say on my first post, excluding vets bills and unexpected bills, just the basics.
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Why the hell would you want to NOT factor in vets bills and possible unepected bills?!


I think you can afford it easily so go get a foal, I think it would be a lovely experience for you, foals are cute and sweet don't you know and you can post your pictures of it on FB and all your mates can coooo over it and go 'awww how sweet' and you can even groom it and take it out for walks. I think it'd be perfect for you.

Now you've heard what you want to hear.


I revise my earlier statement, I probably would not employ you if I ran a yard since you listen to nothing. I suspect YO is rubbing her hands with Glee, she can take your money and possibly have your horse at the end of the day if you can't handle the situation...

And no, there were not pages and pages of outrage were disgust, we were talking about JFTDs potential new purchase too.
 
I forgot to mention the reason I have 3 youngsters it I bought one, needed a companion youngster. Got a "rescue" from the sales, sold him on, bought another youngster, the sales youngster couldnt be kept by his new owner so I took him back. They spend ALOT of time playing boisterous games in a HUGE field which facilitates them tear ar*ing up and down for hours. This simply wouldnt work in small field!

In the spring I moved them to a 3 acre field down the road. It wasnt big enough or interesting enough.They got bored and did this:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150210882498667.315541.606503666&type=1&l=172bf7f9fe

I laughed and laughed the first couple of times, thinking it was just random sticks, then I realsied the little dears where ripping up the neighbours fencing in order to beat wach other sensless!!
 
queenbee said:
I suspect YO is rubbing her hands with Glee, she can take your money and possibly have your horse at the end of the day if you can't handle the situation....
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Do you know this woman?!?! Because that is a spot on accurate description of her! She offered me one of her scrag end youngsters "on loan" on the proviso that I looked after it and paid her livery, which was £45 for part livery for a youngster I was expected to educate,and that was turned out in fields fenced with sagging wire! I politely declined! I really am not getting into it on here, but this yard has been exposed as using liveries hot as hell horses in lessons for beginners, amongst other things. Not by me either I hasten to add :D It has a truely horrendous reputation in MK :(

PLEASE take up the amazing opportunities you have been offered!
 
queenbee said:
Why the hell would you want to NOT factor in vets bills and possible unepected bills?!


I think you can afford it easily so go get a foal, I think it would be a lovely experience for you, foals are cute and sweet don't you know and you can post your pictures of it on FB and all your mates can coooo over it and go 'awww how sweet' and you can even groom it and take it out for walks. I think it'd be perfect for you.

Now you've heard what you want to hear.


I revise my earlier statement, I probably would not employ you if I ran a yard since you listen to nothing. I suspect YO is rubbing her hands with Glee, she can take your money and possibly have your horse at the end of the day if you can't handle the situation...

And no, there were not pages and pages of outrage were disgust, we were talking about JFTDs potential new purchase too.
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Was that really needed? No.
How do you know I listen to nothing? I was simply trying to argue my case. That's not not listening, that's defending myself. For your information, at work I was debating with myself all day, whether it was a good idea or not.

You've never met me and have never seen me work. At the stables and at in the shop "Ok" and a nod is usually all I say and get on with whatever I was told to do.
I don't want to be lied to, but manners and tact cost nothing.
 
Dexter said:
Do you know this woman?!?! Because that is a spot on accurate description of her! She offered me one of her scrag end youngsters "on loan" on the proviso that I looked after it and paid her livery, which was £45 for part livery for a youngster I was expected to educate,and that was turned out in fields fenced with sagging wire! I politely declined! I really am not getting into it on here, but this yard has been exposed as using liveries hot as hell horses in lessons for beginners, amongst other things. Not by me either I hasten to add :D It has a truely horrendous reputation in MK :(

PLEASE take up the amazing opportunities you have been offered!
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That is SO uncalled for. Are you SURE you have the right yard? That's NOTHING like the yard I ride at. I would love to know who you are and which yard you're talking about. Please PM me.
 
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