Hello

I am interested in buying my daughter her first horse and wanted to know the average cost of keeping one eg feed,bedding,worming,shoeing etc...

If anyone could help i'd be very grateful.

Thanks

Hi,how long is a bit of string?? this is one that gets asked a lot,very difficult to say as all breeds/areas/places are different,you need to have fairly deep pockets when you go into horses

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Thanks for your reply, just wanted an average price on what people pay for livery and what they get with it so i know what to expect and get my moneys worth to what care my horse will get. Because if diy adds up to almost or the same amount as full i think that would be the one i would go for

Diy is cheaper,this varies considerably depending on area.

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the above post is right, DIY is the cheapest option and the price does vary depending on where you live. But as an example, in Devon, where we are, the cheapest livery is £15.00 per week. That's for a stable and grazing but no extra facilities ie an arena. and the highest DIY price (that I know of) around here is £28.00 per week. But I've just googled some livery yards in Surrey and Kent and the price came up at around £40-45 per week. I chose those areas as they were likely to be on the other end of the scale (and they were!) If you're in those areas, how about moving?! lol

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DIY Livery £20 a week(this includes yard owner bringing him in at 2 so he can have hay and first feed as he's been ill so needs extra feed right now. )

Feed at the moment is around £20 a week due to his illness, previously I was spending approx £5 per week.

Bedding £5 a month (because he's not stable kept only comes in for feeding), but I do use rubber matting so initial outlay for that was approx £100.

Shoeing £55 every 6-8 weeks- assuming he doesn't throw a shoe which is an extra £15.

Insurance £16 a month.

Worming £50 a year approx.

Vaccination £50 a year.

Vet so far this year has cost me approx £100 so not claimed off insurance due to excess.

You have to remember event or show fees. Transport costs.

Tack..well so far this year I've had to buy 2 new saddles, 2 new saddle pads, stirrup leathers, reins, boots for the horse and stirrups. Approx £1000

Boots for myself £100+. New riding hat as I had a fall £70. Body protector £80.

And that's just what I can remember, cos I'm sure I've spent MUCH more than that already this year!!

Always makes me laugh when people say you must be rich to own a horse....it's because I own a horse I'm NOT rich!!! But I wouldn't be without him and he's worth every single penny!

One thing is horse owners never do is add up the bills over the year.If we did this we would not keep horses.
It is easier to just throw money in giant wads straight onto a fire lol.
Having said that I wouldn''t swap mine for the world

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blah mine is a native pony...easy to keep and lives out and still costs a lot...

diy livery is £70 a month, im going onto part livery which is £160 a month soon.

worming costs £20 every 8-10 weeks

feed in winter costs around £40 for my two bags of what i need

barefoot trims cost me £50 every 12 weeks

annual vaccinations, health check and dentist cost around £200, but his dental check next month will be a lot as he needs a dentist out to do extensive work.

hay costs £25 for a large bale

insurance costs £36 a month

tack, rugs and equipment has cost well over £1000

i hardly use a stable but when i do i use straw, but if you used shavings that puts costs up.

like the others said - depends on whre you are - type of horse etc....

one place to keep mine near me was £300 a month (this is everything - feed,hay, vaccinations - averaged out over a year) DIY!!

another was half that on grass livery lol! - guess which option im going for when i get my next one?!

i agree it depends where you keep it for the price.

we already have a fair amount of stuff from my last horse, and have just started looking into a new livery yard, as the last one i was at was rubbish. we are looking at about £75 a week for full livery, that includes them bringing the horse in/ taking out, all food, stable, hay, straw, and use of the indoor and outdoor arenas and xc course.

then you have to think about things live everyone else has said like shoes, vets, dentist, insurance. it can be very costly but i would rather have a horse than anything else my problem now is finding the right one for me

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