but is it expensive?
ive heard rich, welthy people buy horses
cause its not like you could bring a horse home
its gotta live in a barn, people feed it and watch it and wash it
but anyways how much will it cost jsut buying a horse
Most horse people like to say that the cost to buy a horse isn’t much, but the cost to attend to it is a killer.
Horses are expensive, and depending on why you are purchasing them, the cost to purchase can be extremely high. The cost of a horse can range anywhere from $1,000 to easily over $250,000. The maintenance is what costs the most.
You have vet bills, vaccines are basic and if your horse is injured or needs medical attention cost greatly increases.
Then is worming, and the worst of all feed costs. I think this is where most people have the greatest expense. I know it is mine by far. I think hay is around an average of $10.00 a bale in most parts of the country. For one horse, you can expect to spend around $75-$100 per week on grain and hay alone in most states since you will more than likely not purchase large amounts (bulk) of feed at once. If you add feed supplements you add to that cost.
Then there is boarding fees if you don’t have a place of your own, these get pretty expensive deepening on where you are living and if you want to do your own stall mucking and feeding.
Then comes tack, you need the saddle of course, the reins, the bits, the wraps, the breast collars, the cinch, the list goes on and on and varies according to your Western or English riding style. Some people employ a trainer or coaches since they do not have extensive horse experience and they need help learning about horses and trainers are not cheap by any means.
You Do Not have to be wealthy to own horses, but it is hard to maintain horses when you don’t have a decently sufficient income. You have to remember that your horse eats before you and what is left is left.
If you want to buy a horse, I recommend that you go and start riding at a local stable, that way you can really decide how set you are on horse ownership. Start asking around at boarding facilities, feed stores, veterinary offices, and tack stores to see how much of an estimate you can come up with for monthly and yearly expenses. See if you can afford those expenses and if you can, then start looking for someone who can help you find yourself a horse. I can help you in that area. I work with allot of farms and big operations and I have allot of contacts across the country that usually have horses for any level of riding available. The cost of the horse again will vary according to the horse’s own abilities and the riding level of the rider.
I hope that helps you! Cheers!
April 28th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
A horse costs between $900 (for a grade horse or "mutt") and up to 3 or 4 thousand dollars (for a purebred, depends on tyhe breed how edxpensive), for a basic little thing that may not have much training.
For a GOOD horse, with many years of training and exercise. it would be more.
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April 28th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Depending on where you buy it. pet finder(A site) if you adopt a horse it ranges from about $200-$800. it also depends on the conditon
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April 28th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
It is more expensive to upkeep one than it is to actually just buy one.
You have to pay board somewhere, that could be anything from 100-800 a month depending on where you live and the level of care.
You might need a trainer time to time, this can get expensive. If you are not too experienced and buy a young horse, this can become necessary.
Shoes can get expensive if your horse throws its shoes. That means the farrier has to sometimes come out more than the regular fitting visits.
Vet calls happen for innoculations and just for random reasons such as illness or injury
You will need to get a dentist out once in a while to float your horses teeth
You also will have to buy tack, grooming supplies, equipment etc as well
These add up. I would definitely say that having a horse is somewhat of a luxury item for sure. It helps if you have your own horse property and are able to train on your own. that cuts some expense. Otherwise you are looking at a few hundred dollars per month, sometimes more for care.
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April 28th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
for a rescue/not well trained/not well bred horse, it cost anywhere from 500-1000 $$ (atleast it should)
and for a well trained/well bred horse it can cost up to about 30 thousand dollars.
Im guessing..that since you dont sound like you have a lot of experience, that you would also need to keep in mind boarding, food, lessons, tc (as you said)
also-if you are going to get a rescue horse or a family pet horse,make sure you get ALLL of the details beofre you buy it. You also may want to have an experienced "buyer" with you
When i got my horse, i got jipped of about 300$$ ( she had a lame leg and cant jump)
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April 28th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
A cheap horse could go for $400, but registered horses from good lines can go for tens of thousands of dollars and beyond.
The expense is the upkeep. Around here, decent stabling, with one trip outside and feeding goes for $350 a month, plus there are semi-annual vetinary visits. You have to have Coggins papers, their teeth have to be floated occasionally, you may need to bring a farrier out regularly.
That is where all my wife’s money ends up.
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April 28th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Yes, a horse can be a money pit. Depending on where you purchase a horse they can range from $800 – to several thousand dollars. Then there are vet bills, blacksmith bills, feed, hay, tack and boarding. Depending on the location and what it comes with boarding can be several hundred dollars a month and that won’t include food.
Make sure you research the expense before committing to a horse. Check around with local stables visit them talk to other boarders, find out if they are happy there, are the horses cared for etc. There are plenty of places that will take your money and neglect your horse. Shop around for different prices of stables, ask owners the cost of horse care and read what you can. The better informed you are the better off you’ll be in the long run. Some stables will board your horse but that does not include any care outside of daily feedings, they won’t exercise or clean the stall out so you’ll be responsible for the daily care. You could find a small stable and exchange boarding for working, cleaning stalls and feeding to help with the expense.
Horses can cost a lot, make sure you know what you’re getting yourself into before taking that step.
Good luck
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Former horse owner
April 28th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
It depends. You can get a horse for free or a horse for $500,000. It just depends. You need to pay the board, then buy grooming supplies, vet, farrier, then if you are going to ride you will need tack. You cant just decide one day you want a horse. You need a lot of info. on them to know how to take care of them.
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April 28th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
It is not the cost of the horse, it is the upkeep. In the last year I have rescued 4 horses and bought one. The one was sold for 38000 less than her original purchase price and all the others were free though 3 of them were fully able to recover to nice ridable condition. Why? Because it is the upkeep, not the purchase.
The cost of board with quality feed, hoof care, teeth care, regular shots, treats, training, tack, time, misc. stuff runs about 3000 per horse per year as a minimum and it is more like 5000 plus in most areas. Bringing back a ‘free horse’ from the damage neglect causes costs even more. My roughest rescue cost 4000 in meds alone the first month she was with us and we are still fighting for her life and even feeding her double normal amounts she is slow to come back after 6 months….
Also remember before you ’settle’ on a horse less than perfect for you that they live over 30 years which is a long time to live with something you ’settled’ for – which is why so many horses end up in rescue. If you buy a horse, it is a 30 year commitment. If you are not willing to make it, don’t buy. so 30 years x 5K a year = $150,000 cost PER HORSE lifetime not including purchase price
Now the different breeds also cost far different prices for a healthy, sane, started 2 year old. AQH – run as little as 2K for a decent animal, Arabian 5K, TB – 20K, Freesian – 20K, rarer breeds even higher. Now if you want a quality animal, the TB mare I rescued sold as a yearling for 40K, so as you can see – it isn’t cheap even to start.
You can go to dreamhorse.com to window shop, but please, please please, think before you buy.
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I have rescued too many horses this year alone, and am still fighting to save one from the horrible neglect of being an ignored ‘yard ornament’ horse for the last 2 years. She might not make it even with all the medicine and food.
http://www.lundr.com/rescue.html
April 28th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Most horse people like to say that the cost to buy a horse isn’t much, but the cost to attend to it is a killer.
Horses are expensive, and depending on why you are purchasing them, the cost to purchase can be extremely high. The cost of a horse can range anywhere from $1,000 to easily over $250,000. The maintenance is what costs the most.
You have vet bills, vaccines are basic and if your horse is injured or needs medical attention cost greatly increases.
Then is worming, and the worst of all feed costs. I think this is where most people have the greatest expense. I know it is mine by far. I think hay is around an average of $10.00 a bale in most parts of the country. For one horse, you can expect to spend around $75-$100 per week on grain and hay alone in most states since you will more than likely not purchase large amounts (bulk) of feed at once. If you add feed supplements you add to that cost.
Then there is boarding fees if you don’t have a place of your own, these get pretty expensive deepening on where you are living and if you want to do your own stall mucking and feeding.
Then comes tack, you need the saddle of course, the reins, the bits, the wraps, the breast collars, the cinch, the list goes on and on and varies according to your Western or English riding style. Some people employ a trainer or coaches since they do not have extensive horse experience and they need help learning about horses and trainers are not cheap by any means.
You Do Not have to be wealthy to own horses, but it is hard to maintain horses when you don’t have a decently sufficient income. You have to remember that your horse eats before you and what is left is left.
If you want to buy a horse, I recommend that you go and start riding at a local stable, that way you can really decide how set you are on horse ownership. Start asking around at boarding facilities, feed stores, veterinary offices, and tack stores to see how much of an estimate you can come up with for monthly and yearly expenses. See if you can afford those expenses and if you can, then start looking for someone who can help you find yourself a horse. I can help you in that area. I work with allot of farms and big operations and I have allot of contacts across the country that usually have horses for any level of riding available. The cost of the horse again will vary according to the horse’s own abilities and the riding level of the rider.
I hope that helps you! Cheers!
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Barrel Racer, Breeder and Trainer
April 28th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
If you’re asking questions like these, you are not ready for a horse! Do not get one!! You need to take some lessons, perhaps lease a horse or take care of one for someone for a while. Make sure you know what you’re doing, how much time will need to be invested in the animal and what the expenses are going to be. I’ve had most of my students from people like you who decided to go buy a horse and then get injured or whatever from not knowing what they are doing. It’s good for business, but bad for the horse. Please do some research first. The initial cost of the horse is nothing compared to the upkeep…both in time and money.
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Owner, trainer, riding instructor for 30 years.
April 28th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
From FREE to THOUSANDS
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Horse owner and rescuer
April 28th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
I ride horses. i have owned 2 in my life. If you are an experenced rider that wantes a good competition horse like me, then yes. its not going to be cheap.
but not all the people that buy horses are rich and welthy, just save up!
thats what im doing, i want to rescue one and train it
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April 28th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Horses range from 500.00 to 10’s of thousands. I bought mine from a stable for 500.00 and he was so old he died 2 years later. If you want a good horse it might be 2000.00. To board a horse it would be between 200-300 a month. Quite pricey
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April 28th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Do not get a horse! I have them in my back yard( 2 acre lot) and they are a lot of work. I barley take care of them. Good horses are expensive as well as all there vet bills. An average horse poops 50 pounds per day! That is one reason why boarding is so expensive. Try leasing someones horse,you do most of the work,you pay them, you get to work with a well seasoned horse.
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April 28th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Before buying a horse, find a local stable and work part-time (on the weekends or such) so that you can see the needs and commitment a horse requires. It is expensive buying a horse, with the cost of feed, board, proper health and riding equipment. All of that you would learn about, and that way you will be more familiar with the lifestyle that having a horse requires. It is not something you want to jump into.
The actually price for a nicely broke horse, (which is good for a beginner) is about $2K to $3K depending on where you live.
Also, the cost of tack (as a starting package) that is required for basic riding is around $600-$2500, depending on what kind of quality you are looking for. That includes a saddle, bridle, saddle pad, splint boots (opt), bell boots (opt), and brushes (mane and tail comb, curry comb, stiff and soft bristle brushes, hoof pick). You will also need some basic tack such as a halter, lead rope, horse blankets, fly spray, etc.
Horses also require regular deworming (semi-annual to annual), shoeing (if you will be doing much trail riding or road riding), hoof trimming (about $40 – $140 each time), proper feed (hay, alfalfa, grain), and plenty of exercise.
Many times, local stables are able to offer a work/train program where you can learn to care for horses, facilities, and the equipment and in exchange, use one of the barn horses to learn how to ride. Then you can tell if that is what you really want. Also, alot of times they will offer for you to come in and work off some of the board costs for your horse. However, if you don’t do something like that, it is usually around $300 a month for full care(that includes watering, feeding, and cleaning the stall)
So, depending on how long you plan on having the horse,
it will cost initially
$2500 for actual horse
$300 a month for care
$400 medical and general care(shoeing, deworming, shots) a year
Grand total: Approximately $22,500 for five years.
(And that’s if you don’t have ANY large vet bills)
And as with dogs, different breeds of horses have different characteristics.
Horses are strong, fast, and large animals. They are not a small teacup dog that you can dress in little fancy outfits, and carry around in a purse. They require a commitment that is as large as they are.
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http://www.horsesaddleshop.com
http://www.equusite.com/articles/basics/basicsChoosingStables.shtml
http://www.horsekeeping.com/horse_management/cost_of_keeping_a_horse.htm
April 28th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Some horses can cost anywhere form $100-$100,000. Note though, the $100 horses may be old or unrideable. The $100,000 horses are amazing race horse champions.
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April 28th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
You have to know a lot to actually deceide to own a horse. you cant wake up one day and say "horses are cute– I’ll get one!"
They cost hundreds to thousands of dollars to buy, but you need to feed them- hay, mix, etc. To buy a horse, you need to be able to provide it shelter- a barn or stable- and need one acre of land per horse. And you need to be trained around horses, so you might want a trainer- that will cost money too.
go to <dreamhorse.com> they will have what you need to know
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April 28th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
My last horse was $30,000 (purebred dutch warmblood/jumper)…
ALONE
It costed about 100-500 dollars a week for upkeep and TONS of hours of work/training.
PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE, get some lessons before you even THINK about buying a horse. For at least a year.
Or even spend some time at a barn volunteering.
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April 28th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Is it expensive? Yes. The latin name for a saddle horse is equus keepus brokus! LOL How expensive depends on what kind of horse you want, where you are going to keep it, and what activities you have in mind.
Horses can be purchased for as little as $800 to as much as $4,000,000, depending on the breeding or lack there of and training. But buying a horse is the least of your expenses.
They have to be fed. Ever hear the saying "eats like a horse?" Do you have pasture or will you have to buy every morsel that goes into his mouth? They have a variety of shots every year and need to be wormed regularly.
If you or a relative live on a farm great. Otherwise you will have to pay a board bill. Board can range from $45 a month for pasture to $400 a month for a stall and feed included.
Then there is shoeing. A farrier will charge between $50 to $90 to shoe your horse. It will need to be done every two months because a horses hoof grows and has to be clipped just like your fingernails.
You don’t have to be rich to own a horse. I am a retired school teacher, and I am definitely not rich. It takes about $1000 a year to properly maintain a horse if you keep it at home and up to $5000 if you board. If the horse gets sick and you call out the vet, that is extra. A lot will depend on where you live, too.
Oh, and don’t forget tack. A new saddle will run from $500 to $2000. Then there is the bridle, bit, saddle blanket, halter and lead rope. That’s another hundred or so. Of course some horses are sold with their tack included.
If you decide to show then you really get expensive. You’ll need a truck and trailer to transport the horse or pay someone else to do it. You’ll need special clothes, boots, and tack, and of course entry fees.
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April 29th, 2010 at 12:17 am
Before I bought my horse I did not realize all of the expenses there would be. Usually horses cost about $1-3,000 + board (which varies depending on location). There are also a lot of other things to consider, like if you buy feed, vet. teeth floating, shoes, tack, and snacks. I am 17 and thought that with a little of my parents help I would be able to afford a horse. I was totally wrong and they pay most of the expenses. We are by all means not a wealthy family, but my parents and I both know that my horse means the world to me and no matter what the cost, she is well worth it.
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April 29th, 2010 at 12:57 am
Go to horseadoption.com
It a rescue and there horses are all ridable, broke an mose are around $200-$400!
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April 29th, 2010 at 1:11 am
well horses can be expensive it depends on the breed my first one cost $200 and you can keep a horse in a pasture its cheaper to do that but make sure it has shelter
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April 29th, 2010 at 2:01 am
It all depends on what kind of horse it is and what it does. I have seen them from anywhere from $300 – $30,000.
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April 29th, 2010 at 2:35 am
Some horses or ponies r $300 and purebreds r normaly around $2500-$5000 The really expensive money winning and champion horses r in the 10000’s. but u don’t have to worry about that.
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http://www.equine.com is where i got those answers from.