Amy567
Well-Known Member
Following on from a thread about a girl trying to convince her mum she can have a horse with a weekly pay of £140, I started thinking exactly how much does is cost to keep my horses. I have 2 mini shetlands, and two TBs. Obviously the Shetlands barely cost a thing (worked that out at a whopping £330 per year, or £27.50 per month for the two of them).
I've recently turned 20 and have been lucky enough to have parents that really support my hobby (mum more than dad). I told mum that as I am barely at uni now for the next year (until I start my second degree) that I'll get a full time job and help pay for the horses. I was thinking that one of the TBs were going to cost LOADS, (thinking £400-£500 to put aside) so got a job, but barely got any hours, so I'm starting another job, with 36+ hours per week, minimum. Finally, a proper job that will pay a decent amount.
We decided to sit down and really go through everything, each bag of feed, how much it's fed and how much is in each bag, and then how much a bag costs etc. We factored in: Feed, Bedding, Shoeing, Surprise vets fees, Insurance, rugs (estimate), vaccinations, worming, hay, saddle fitter, dentist, McTimmoney lady, supplements, first aid, fertiliser, everything we could possibly think of. We're lucky that we have our own land and so don't have livery fees.
All of that came to a whopping £7,243.30 a year, or £603.61 per month, not including competitions, lessons etc. Though we gave extra for some things as (hopefully) we shouldn't need all that money for rugs and vets fees and first aid. We also have a sharer for one of the TBs who pays £120 per month for unlimited riding and treating her, pretty much, as her own. Which we sort of pulled the number out of a hat and thought it was reasonable, turns out it is
(The share market is a good thing to go on!). To share the rest of the costs evenly between mum and I, I only have to pay £241.80 per month to cover it (plus competitions, lessons and RC fees, which will also be shared to an extent). Not bad for one horse!
What does everyone else put aside per month for their horses?
Sorry for the relatively pointless, long post. Tea and cookies for all who managed to read it
I've recently turned 20 and have been lucky enough to have parents that really support my hobby (mum more than dad). I told mum that as I am barely at uni now for the next year (until I start my second degree) that I'll get a full time job and help pay for the horses. I was thinking that one of the TBs were going to cost LOADS, (thinking £400-£500 to put aside) so got a job, but barely got any hours, so I'm starting another job, with 36+ hours per week, minimum. Finally, a proper job that will pay a decent amount.
We decided to sit down and really go through everything, each bag of feed, how much it's fed and how much is in each bag, and then how much a bag costs etc. We factored in: Feed, Bedding, Shoeing, Surprise vets fees, Insurance, rugs (estimate), vaccinations, worming, hay, saddle fitter, dentist, McTimmoney lady, supplements, first aid, fertiliser, everything we could possibly think of. We're lucky that we have our own land and so don't have livery fees.
All of that came to a whopping £7,243.30 a year, or £603.61 per month, not including competitions, lessons etc. Though we gave extra for some things as (hopefully) we shouldn't need all that money for rugs and vets fees and first aid. We also have a sharer for one of the TBs who pays £120 per month for unlimited riding and treating her, pretty much, as her own. Which we sort of pulled the number out of a hat and thought it was reasonable, turns out it is
(The share market is a good thing to go on!). To share the rest of the costs evenly between mum and I, I only have to pay £241.80 per month to cover it (plus competitions, lessons and RC fees, which will also be shared to an extent). Not bad for one horse!What does everyone else put aside per month for their horses?
Sorry for the relatively pointless, long post. Tea and cookies for all who managed to read it
