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Dizzyblonde99

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I understand this is a little cheeky XD Looking into buying a horse, after having had a completly free loan (all expenses paid for last 5 years, lucky me!)

But please could you give me a rough idea how much you spend on the upkeep of your beast? Monthly, weekly, yearly or what ever!!

And if you really have time to kill please could estimate how much you pay for each of these :) I do have an idea but I might be out of touch!
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Shoeing =

Vetting (for their annual jabs) =

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) =

Feed =

Rug maintence (annualy) =

Tack maintence (annualy) =

cliping =

Insurance =

Livery (and what livery your on please :) =

And anything I've forgotton!! =

And anything else I've gotton! =

O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting?

Overall (if you can estimate!!) =

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Thanks for spending your time on this, I really appreciate it :)
 
I feel my bank balance cry already :p

Shoeing = £40 each every 8 weeks. I have 6. so thats £240 every two months

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = my vets have this monthly payment thing, i pay £8.50 per horse per month and that inclues all jabs and worming so thats £51 per month

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) = normally just the call out fee for the yearly check so thats £300 for them all

Feed = about £200 (alfaf - a, and baileys lo-cal)

Rug maintence (annualy) = i normally dont buy many rugs, i'd say i spend £100 max

Tack maintence (annualy) = again, i normally dont buy it i'd say £50

cliping = YO does mine for free :D

Insurance = I'm on a monthly thing, it ranges from £7 to £18 a month for mine, £63 a month (i think)

Livery (and what livery your on please = D.I.Y and i get mine for free (i work for YO) should be £25 per week, per horse. should be £600 a month :eek:



O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting? My vet : £148 including travel

Overall (if you can estimate!!) = £3.5 k :eek:



This might be completley out :D

and it would be a lot more with livery ( £10,500) :eek: :D
 
Shoeing = about £750 a year

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = Covered in insurance so about £1000 a year

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) = Again under insurance, wormer is about £90 a year

Feed = £60 a month

Rug maintence (annualy) = £200ish

Tack maintence (annualy) = £100 a normal year but if we have to get new tack £800

cliping = We have the vet out to sedate him for this which isn't covered in insurance so clipping twice a year would cost us about £150

Insurance = £1000 a year but this depends on what you do with your horse

Livery (and what livery your on please = DIY £23 per week

Fencing = £300 (he breaks fences a lot)

Competition fees (not including diesel) = £1000 a year roughly

Lesson fees = £200 a month

Bedding = Were on matting which we got second hand for £10 a mat with a half bed so we get a bag which costs about £7 every fortnight sometimes less in the summer

O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting? I think its about £200

Overall (if you can estimate!!) = Rounded is about £10,000 on a normal year, but if we have a bad year, I outgrow clothes, tack breaks etc could be more
 
Shoeing = £40 (TB needs doing every 4 weeks!)

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = annual jabs were about £50 last time

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) = Back and teeth check once a year £50 approx but not by vet. Hope to not have vet out other than annual jabs! But usual call out for me is around £40.

Feed = included in part livery

Rug maintence (annualy) = £10 per rug per year for wash/reproof x 4 rugs usually

Tack maintence (annualy) = very little other than saddle soap/sponges etc. Try to resist spending unless absolutely necessary and if you look after things they do last.

cliping = £40 for blanket clip but only needs one per year (not a very hairy beast)

Insurance = £350 per annum

Livery (and what livery your on please = Part livery which inlcudes bedding, hard feed etc but not grooming or riding is £70 per week/£35 week in summer when turned out but feed/bringing in/turning out etc still included.

And anything I've forgotton!! = Travel expenses and entry fees if you want to compete. Lessons/hire of local school etc. Depending on what you do it can be very little or hundreds of pounds.

And anything else I've gotton! = You could write a never ending list! :)

Darent add it all up per year - too scary! :)
 
Shoeing = £69 every 6 weeks

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = £30 + call out

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) = none hopefully, but always have £120 for insurance excess aside

Feed = £20 / month

Rug maintence (annualy) =£20 rug washing

Tack maintence (annualy) = £40 saddle check

cliping = £7 clipper blade sharpening

Insurance = £400/year (incl trailer, 2 saddles, tack)

Livery (and what livery your on please :) = £30/week DIY

And anything I've forgotton!! = worming £15 4 times a year

And anything else I've gotton! = hay £30/month 7 months year
bedding £20 / month 7 months a year

O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting?

Overall (if you can estimate!!) = £65 /week!

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Thanks for spending your time on this, I really appreciate it
 
Shoeing = £68 - £76 every 6 weeks (depending on road nails)

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = £80 a horse for jabs and teeth (more if flu and tet combined)

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) = I put away £50 a month for emergencies inc veterinary

Feed = about £20 per month

Rug maintence (annualy) = usually new rug every 3 or so years as they live out and trash them £130 a rug

Tack maintence (annualy) = saddle stuffing £40, the baby horses tend to chew and break things but the grown ups don't need any maintenance

cliping = do my own

Insurance = only 3rd party

Livery (and what livery your on please = £100 pcm stable and grazing (live out so no bedding etc)

And anything I've forgotton!! = wormers - I put aside £4 a month

And anything else I've gotton! = mine went through a spate of hopping out of the field and looting my neighbours garden (see emergency fund above)

O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting?

Overall (if you can estimate!!) = I've got to do adding up!!!!:eek:
 
Shoeing = £40 every 6 weeks - front shoes only

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = £35 call out + £21ish for jab - (but usually share a call out with 1 or 2 others)

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) = probably about £300 so far this year (mite jabs, running headfirst into the field shelter)

Feed = mine is a good doer and we have plenty of grass at the moment £10.60 sack of dengie - lasts about 12 weeks, only used to put supplements in) £10 bag of mint to help with wind - lasts about 6 weeks
£6 tub of equibites - lasts about 4 weeks.

Rug maintence (annualy) = £11 wash proof per rug per year. only has a rainsheet since I've had him as he was hairy last winter, this will be his first winter clipped, so I will need medium and heavyweight rugs (and spares)

Tack maintence (annualy) = Mason is a vandal, so I've spent about £20 so far this year fixing leather headcollars and broken reins

cliping = Do it myself, so £8 every time I need blades sharpening - about £100 on servicing clippers/year.

Insurance = £35 a month (Petplan Equine)

Livery (and what livery your on please :) = DIY livery £35 a week

And anything I've forgotton!! =
Wormers or worm tests £7.50 every 3 months (wormers cost about £15)
Bedding £7 a bale of shavings
Hay £3-8 a bale depending on where you live
Dentist £35 every 9 months
Saddle fitter £50 a time - whenever he changes shape (which seems to be every other week at the moment!)
Back person £35 a time - every other month
Lessons £20 for an hour - weekly

O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting? This really depeends - shop around! I paid £163 in the end, after getting quotes from £163 to £293.

Overall (if you can estimate!!) = can't bring myself to add it up - sorry!
 
Shoeing = £70.00 every 8 weeks

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = £40 Flue and Tet

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) =

Feed = about £5 per week for the winter months and nothing in the summer

Rug maintence (annualy) = £100 for cleaning of all different types of rugs needed in a year excluding the purchase cost.

Tack maintence (annualy) = £50 saddle check

cliping = own clippers (£30 per full clip is the going rate, maybe twice a year)

Insurance = £400 per year but it is difficult to say because it varies a lot

Livery (and what livery your on please = £145 per month including bedding and haylege.

And anything I've forgotton!! = Worming/ Worm count £14 twice a year and £8 twice a year so £44ish per year

And anything else I've gotton! =

O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting? I think it is about £120 but will stand corrected

Overall (if you can estimate!!) = I think it is about £250 per month but can vary.

Hope that helps it is really hard because there are so many variables, like the weather bad weather = more feed etc
 
Shoeing = £40 - Only has Fronts - Every 7wks

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = - Approx £40

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) = £Could be anything - Proabably £100-£200

Feed = £20 Every 3-4wks in winter

Rug maintence (annualy) = none - just buy new ones!

Tack maintence (annualy) = Non - Just replace anything broken

cliping = £50 ish

Insurance = £20 per month

Livery (and what livery your on please = £150 - DIY

And anything I've forgotton!! =

And anything else I've gotton! =

O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting? - Approx £200

Overall (if you can estimate!!) = - Could never add it all up as it ends up being way more than is currently written down!!

Good Luck!
 
Shoeing = £55 all 4 or £40 just fronts

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = if having all 3 done £90 or £40 annually

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) = this really depends but for teeth I use an EDT and not vet £70 for 2 visits per year

Feed = £60 inc hay

Rug maintence (annualy) = £50

Tack maintence (annualy) = £15 for oils and soap

cliping = free

Insurance = £60 per year veteran insurance

Livery (and what livery your on please = DIY £96 per month

And anything I've forgotton!! =

And anything else I've gotton! =

O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting?

Overall (if you can estimate!!) =

I put away £250 per month as an average yearly spend
 
Shoeing = £65 per full set with Stud holes

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = £60 includes call ou charge

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) = allow £300

Feed = £120 per month

Rug maintence (annualy) = I don't - wash all light weight rugs in yard machine - T/O just leave!

Tack maintence (annualy) = £100 ( all my tack is new)

cliping = Do it myself but charge £20 trace £45 Hunter / blanket / full

Insurance = £150 per year

Livery (and what livery your on please = own yard but charged £35 pw DIY £90 part 5 days
with DIY W/ends £150 - full

And anything I've forgotton!! = bedding 6 pallets load (210 bales) at a time £4.22 delivered.

And anything else I've gotton! = Hay - £1.80 off the field - £2.75-£3.00 per bale.

Rider insurance - BHS membership covers everything ! - Gold membership £55

O and if you know, how much it costs for 5 stage vetting? last vetting I had done £285

Overall (if you can estimate!!) = allow £3-4K per year !
 
Just thoght of some more ...............now I'm scared !

Competitions - average £700 per year (not including fuel)
Lessons - I pay £40 per lesson - weekly
Wormers - £15- £25 dependant on wormer and duration - some are 6 wks others 13wks
Yard needs - new broom , wheel barrow etc when worn out / breaks - £50
Never ending supply of tea ! - way too much !!


sure we will all think of others
 
Shoeing = £75

Vetting (for their annual jabs) =£70

Vets bills- for all the other random bits (yearly preferably) =hopefully £0 but budget it for £200

Feed = when he is doing well £30 a month

Rug maintence (annualy) = only wash stables £32

Tack maintence (annualy) = £75

cliping = £0 have my own which have over the last 2 year paid for themselves

Insurance =£0 too old to both with (but my mares is £45 a month based on £2500 with LOU)

Livery (and what livery your on please = £120 DIY (including stable own paddock school and XC course)

And anything I've forgotton!! = haylage - £60 a month

Overall (if you can estimate!!) = monthly about £350

also you need to add in back and teeth.
 
Shoeing = £75 (mines young and a nut case and fully shod and needs 2 farriers) every 8 weeks

Vetting (for their annual jabs) = varies on what needs doing, but never less that £50 per vsf £7, Baileys calm and condition £9 and hacking mix £5 every 6 weeks

Rug maintence (annualy) = £100 a year

Tack maintence (annualy) = £50

cliping = £50

Livery = £65 pcm, use of round pen, sand school, own tack room (shed) and jumping area

And anything I've forgotton!! = treats £5 a week
 
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