junny
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I'm about to get my first horse, and i am just wondering what everyones weekly or monthly costs are (just roughly).
Your weekly/monthly costs?
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Chestnuttymare
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i refuse to add it up in case hubby sees it.
eta, actually too scared to tally it. varies week to week tho
eta, actually too scared to tally it. varies week to week tho
3Beasties
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I dread to think.........Far to much!!!
rcm_73
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DONT DO IT!!!!!!!!
Bugly
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Used to be £100 per month but what with the price of feed and bedding going through the roof I think i'm on at £150 per month per horse and that doesn't include; vet/rugs/equipment and i'm super lucky as my livery is free and I don't insure either of mine as they are old.
jesterfaerie
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Far too much!
hellspells
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This is per horse
Livery £240
Haylage £90
Shavings £70
shoeing (5weeks) £70
Feed £100
enteries £20-60 (depending on time of year)
Insurance £40
That does not include all the extras like worming, vaccinations, treats, new brushes/tack/rugs and emergency vet bills. Not to mention physio and chiropractor. My car and trailer bills are also extra
Scarey scarey!
Livery £240
Haylage £90
Shavings £70
shoeing (5weeks) £70
Feed £100
enteries £20-60 (depending on time of year)
Insurance £40
That does not include all the extras like worming, vaccinations, treats, new brushes/tack/rugs and emergency vet bills. Not to mention physio and chiropractor. My car and trailer bills are also extra
Silverspring
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It all depends on where you live tbh! I live in central scotland about 20 miles from Edinburgh (don't anyone be trying to track me down!) and I pay £250 full livery with hay and straw included but no hard feed. My hard feed costs about £25 a month, shoes's cost £65 every 6 -8 weeks, Wormer cost £12 every 10- 12 weeks erm can't think of any other regular out goings. Injection cost about £50 every couple of years for tetnus. Vet costs a fortune when you have to get them out, usually in excess of £100 often way higher if they have to visit more than once!
Stoxx
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A lot will depend on what kind of livery you plan on having your horse on. Fwiw, I pay £650 a month (plus shoeing, vets and anything he might need) for full livery for my horse. But my pony lives out 24/7/365, she costs me £60 a month for grass livery (plus feed in winter and trimming, vets etc)
junny
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I am going to be DIY livery and the stables close-by are approx £40 pw DIY and that includes as much hay as needed.
I just want to make sure i have taken everything else into consideration for each month and havn't missed anything so far
I just want to make sure i have taken everything else into consideration for each month and havn't missed anything so far
hotdog
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I would say it's about the same as Hellsbells, plus I've just started out and never too into account all the other stuff that you needed to buy, eg rugs, lunging equipment, boots, bandages, brushes, hats. back protectors, jodpurs, jackets, shoes, vet stuff, the list goes on and on. Then there is a on going repair costs for stuff as well - such as rugs which always seem to rip!!!
kombikids
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have you included
worming
shoes
vaccinations
insurance
checks for saddle back and teeth (always good with a new horse)
grooming kit, rugs tack headcollar etc
feedbuckets haynets feedbins and scoops
equipment for yourself?
argh its loads!
worming
shoes
vaccinations
insurance
checks for saddle back and teeth (always good with a new horse)
grooming kit, rugs tack headcollar etc
feedbuckets haynets feedbins and scoops
equipment for yourself?
argh its loads!
Jane_Lou
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DIY Livery £108 pcm
Hay and Straw approx £50 pcm
Shoeing £65 every 6 weeks
Insurance £50 pcm
Feed approx £30pcm (when in hard work)
Worming and Worm counts approx £60 per year
Annual Flu/Tet booster approx £55
Annual saddle check £60
Dentist (annual) £50
Rug washing, tack replacement and repair?????
Plus cost of lorry, BE and BD membership and entry fees
Vets bills........
When I am working away (which is unfortunately more than I would like) I pay £200 per month to a friend who looks after him like he was her own, rides him and competes him.
Hay and Straw approx £50 pcm
Shoeing £65 every 6 weeks
Insurance £50 pcm
Feed approx £30pcm (when in hard work)
Worming and Worm counts approx £60 per year
Annual Flu/Tet booster approx £55
Annual saddle check £60
Dentist (annual) £50
Rug washing, tack replacement and repair?????
Plus cost of lorry, BE and BD membership and entry fees
Vets bills........
When I am working away (which is unfortunately more than I would like) I pay £200 per month to a friend who looks after him like he was her own, rides him and competes him.
LOZHUG
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DIY Livery £100 per month as of next month
Shoes £50 every 6 - 8 weeks
Feed approx £20 per month
Haylage £25 per month
Straw £30 for a massive bale that lasts most of the winter
Flu and Tet £50 approx (Yearly booster)
Dentist £30 (yearly)
Dont have insurance yet but am getting it sorted which will be about £35 per month
Vet I put away £25 per month just in case
Saddle check £40 (yearly)
Shoes £50 every 6 - 8 weeks
Feed approx £20 per month
Haylage £25 per month
Straw £30 for a massive bale that lasts most of the winter
Flu and Tet £50 approx (Yearly booster)
Dentist £30 (yearly)
Dont have insurance yet but am getting it sorted which will be about £35 per month
Vet I put away £25 per month just in case
Saddle check £40 (yearly)
charlie76
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Here we go ( for one horse but I have 4!!)
Livery- £44 per week DIY stabled
Hay- Approx £20 per week ( mine can only have 5 hrs turn out)
Feed- Approx £10 per week
Bedding- Approx £10 per week
Shoes- £64 every 6 weeks
Insurance- £40 per month
Vaccinations- £40 a time
Dentist £40 every 6 months
Sports massage- £30 every 2 weeks
Plus lessons, competitions, diesel for lorry, vets bills
Great eh!
Livery- £44 per week DIY stabled
Hay- Approx £20 per week ( mine can only have 5 hrs turn out)
Feed- Approx £10 per week
Bedding- Approx £10 per week
Shoes- £64 every 6 weeks
Insurance- £40 per month
Vaccinations- £40 a time
Dentist £40 every 6 months
Sports massage- £30 every 2 weeks
Plus lessons, competitions, diesel for lorry, vets bills
Great eh!
turpsamd
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OK I spend roughly £500 a month on mine and they live at home!!!
Insurances (lorry and horses) £80 a month
Shoeing £80 every 5 weeks per horse (have 2 shod)
Hay/Haylage in winter
Lessons (few and far between in the summer)
competing... too much to mention
Back/Physio/Dentist usually £40 ish each
Feed £50 to £100 per month
membership for clubs etc..
wormers and vets fees and not to mention fuel to get to events... I am very sad and keep a spreadsheet of absolutely everything... very scary!! I do have 2 horses though!
Insurances (lorry and horses) £80 a month
Shoeing £80 every 5 weeks per horse (have 2 shod)
Hay/Haylage in winter
Lessons (few and far between in the summer)
competing... too much to mention
Back/Physio/Dentist usually £40 ish each
Feed £50 to £100 per month
membership for clubs etc..
wormers and vets fees and not to mention fuel to get to events... I am very sad and keep a spreadsheet of absolutely everything... very scary!! I do have 2 horses though!
LankyDoodle
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This is per horse. We have 2. Some costs are weekly, some are monthly and some yearly, so I have calculated them per month for you so that you have a rough idea.
DIY Livery with good hacking and outdoor school and storage space - 110
Hay - 11
Bedding - 23
Feed - 25
Farrier - 41
Vets (jabs, teeth) - 15
Back person - 5
Saddle Fitter - 3.50
Wormers - 5
Insurance - 25
Lessons (not having them at the moment) - 25
So the cost of 1 horse per month is about 270. Double it and you've got what I spend on 2 horses!
On top of this we have to run a 4x4 to pull the trailer (so that's higher road tax, higher fuel costs, higher maintenance etc), get the trailer serviced and maintained, pay entry for shows/membership to RC if we want to. We also have the travel costs to and from the yard of about 100 a month, on top of the costs for 2 horses. Then there's the equine fairs/shows where we buy little bits and bobs that soon add up; then we take the horses on holiday with us to Cornwall several times a year.
My advice to you would be to do what you can to get by doing the bare minimum. Get bargains wherever possible. We have started making some of our own hay, cutting back tight on feed, not wasting bedding so much (which is helped by mats), cycling to the yard when possible, thinking about getting a sharer (£25 a week per horse possibly). There are ways and means to make this cheaper! My current yard is only 60 a month livery, but we HAVE to move!
DIY Livery with good hacking and outdoor school and storage space - 110
Hay - 11
Bedding - 23
Feed - 25
Farrier - 41
Vets (jabs, teeth) - 15
Back person - 5
Saddle Fitter - 3.50
Wormers - 5
Insurance - 25
Lessons (not having them at the moment) - 25
So the cost of 1 horse per month is about 270. Double it and you've got what I spend on 2 horses!
On top of this we have to run a 4x4 to pull the trailer (so that's higher road tax, higher fuel costs, higher maintenance etc), get the trailer serviced and maintained, pay entry for shows/membership to RC if we want to. We also have the travel costs to and from the yard of about 100 a month, on top of the costs for 2 horses. Then there's the equine fairs/shows where we buy little bits and bobs that soon add up; then we take the horses on holiday with us to Cornwall several times a year.
My advice to you would be to do what you can to get by doing the bare minimum. Get bargains wherever possible. We have started making some of our own hay, cutting back tight on feed, not wasting bedding so much (which is helped by mats), cycling to the yard when possible, thinking about getting a sharer (£25 a week per horse possibly). There are ways and means to make this cheaper! My current yard is only 60 a month livery, but we HAVE to move!
Nudibranch
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Too much...
Monthly about (per horse):
£43 DIY grass livery, £65 in winter with unlimited haylege.
£16-20 feed.
£50 per set of shoes, £25 for a trim.
£5 wormer
£17 insurance
£10 to replace rugs for winter.
Plus about £4 for jabs if you split it monthly.
Vet's fees and emergencies, no idea though. Of course the insurance would cover most scenarios, with £80 excess. Then unknown amounts again for various bits of tack, grooming kit, etc.
Monthly about (per horse):
£43 DIY grass livery, £65 in winter with unlimited haylege.
£16-20 feed.
£50 per set of shoes, £25 for a trim.
£5 wormer
£17 insurance
£10 to replace rugs for winter.
Plus about £4 for jabs if you split it monthly.
Vet's fees and emergencies, no idea though. Of course the insurance would cover most scenarios, with £80 excess. Then unknown amounts again for various bits of tack, grooming kit, etc.
zizz
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All costs have been split into weekly averages for one horse.
Livery - FREE!! own our own land. Mortgage on this is £350 a month / £80 week
, but have five horses so £16 per horse.
Hay - FREE!! cost 69p a bale for a cotracter to make it, but then we sell enough to cover the costs of our own.
Feed - approx £4.35 per horse per week
Bedding - £3 a week (live out during summer months)
Farrier - approx £7 a week
Vets routine visits (ie not emergency) - approx £3 week per horse (2 yearly visits of jabs and teeth)
Insurance - average of £4.25 a week
Maintenance of pasture (ie fertilizing, harrowing, hedgecutting etc) - £3.30 a week
erm can't think of anything else, all comes to £40.9 a week, or£163 a month, but I have not included things like rug repairs or saddle fitting as these vary alot depending on the horse involved!
Livery - FREE!! own our own land. Mortgage on this is £350 a month / £80 week
Hay - FREE!! cost 69p a bale for a cotracter to make it, but then we sell enough to cover the costs of our own.
Feed - approx £4.35 per horse per week
Bedding - £3 a week (live out during summer months)
Farrier - approx £7 a week
Vets routine visits (ie not emergency) - approx £3 week per horse (2 yearly visits of jabs and teeth)
Insurance - average of £4.25 a week
Maintenance of pasture (ie fertilizing, harrowing, hedgecutting etc) - £3.30 a week
erm can't think of anything else, all comes to £40.9 a week, or£163 a month, but I have not included things like rug repairs or saddle fitting as these vary alot depending on the horse involved!
SO1
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I think it depends on if you want to compete or not as that is when the £££ go up as you need horse transport!
What I spend on horse transport and entry fees is more than I spend on livery!
I have a pony that does not like stables so that keeps costs down as he lives out all year.
I do my accounts on manage your horse and it is roughly £100 a week for me including farrier, insurance, lessons, competing, vets bills, saddle fitting, tack and rugs, feed, lotions and potions.
What I spend on horse transport and entry fees is more than I spend on livery!
I have a pony that does not like stables so that keeps costs down as he lives out all year.
I do my accounts on manage your horse and it is roughly £100 a week for me including farrier, insurance, lessons, competing, vets bills, saddle fitting, tack and rugs, feed, lotions and potions.
Sunny08
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I put £400 a month in an account for my mare - I normally spend about £250 - £300 per month and the rest is used for vet bills new rugs etc. It is an expensive game I am afraid! But good luck it is definately worth it! 
Sunny08
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P.S Just read my signature - says it all really!
soph21
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For Bear and Buddie
£10 a week each- Grass livery
£20 a week on food in winter, in Summer a bag of Hi Fi will last me ages.
Bears shoes cost £60 every 8 weeks
Buddie's shoes (fronts) £30 every 8-10 weeks
Haylage (in winter) £20 every 7-10 days
Bears insurance is £20 month
Buddie's £13 month
£15 on wormers every 12 weeks.
Then Im always buying them treats! and new bits lol!
£10 a week each- Grass livery
£20 a week on food in winter, in Summer a bag of Hi Fi will last me ages.
Bears shoes cost £60 every 8 weeks
Buddie's shoes (fronts) £30 every 8-10 weeks
Haylage (in winter) £20 every 7-10 days
Bears insurance is £20 month
Buddie's £13 month
£15 on wormers every 12 weeks.
Then Im always buying them treats! and new bits lol!
Vicki_Krystal
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my monthly outgoings for horses, house bills and living are about £1500...
which isnt good when my wages very from £1200 - £1500...
which isnt good when my wages very from £1200 - £1500...
Bossanova
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Currently I pay, per horse, per month-
£60 livery
£12 feed
£5 Hay
£15 trim (theyre done every 8 weeks for £30)
£6 wormer (every 8 weeks at £12)
= £98
That is their very basic cost. I spend a fortune on diesel, competition and lesson fees.
£60 livery
£12 feed
£5 Hay
£15 trim (theyre done every 8 weeks for £30)
£6 wormer (every 8 weeks at £12)
= £98
That is their very basic cost. I spend a fortune on diesel, competition and lesson fees.
ihatework
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1 horse is on grass DIY and just hacks - he costs £17.50 pw grazing, £60 every 6 weeks shoes, £30 pcm through winter for haylage, £5 pw hard feed through winter, plus routine jabs and worming.
1 horse is stabled DIY and is £30 pw stable and grazing, £25 per month insurance, £40 per month haylage all year, £70 per month hard feed all year, £20-30 per month bedding, £60 every 6 weeks shoes plus routine worm, jabs, physio.
I budget £600 a month for both, to include the odd lesson or competition. Not having regular expensive instruction at the moment but budget will need to increase for this in near future.
1 horse is stabled DIY and is £30 pw stable and grazing, £25 per month insurance, £40 per month haylage all year, £70 per month hard feed all year, £20-30 per month bedding, £60 every 6 weeks shoes plus routine worm, jabs, physio.
I budget £600 a month for both, to include the odd lesson or competition. Not having regular expensive instruction at the moment but budget will need to increase for this in near future.