"The cost of owning a horse"

This information will help you get a grip on the cost of owning a horse. Discover where your time and money are best spent and evaluate how to get the best value.

There is no such thing as a quick answer to "average" or "standard" cost for your horse's basic needs. There are so many variables.
The cost of owning a horse is divided in the following sections.
Here are the tools and insights, so that you can;

• Customize and calculate cost of feeding
• Estimate your overall horse health, care and maintenance cost
• Analyze the value and cost of horse boarding or self care facilities
• Bundle all your findings together and compare the results between

  value, time and cost of owning a horse

....Are you sitting tight in the saddle?..... Here we go! Grab a pen and paper, a calculator, a phone, phone book and a measuring tape.... and click on the links above.

The results may surprise you...

• Are there areas in your horse keeping were you could save money? Or time?
• Maybe you are overlooking something of importance?
• Do you just need a little eye opener, so you do know were your money goes?
• What is more important to you? Time or money? How to value these both correctly.
• Can you continue to afford keeping your horse, with this shaky economy?

There are certain things you NEED, and certain things you WANT. Time IS money. Value IS more important. Saving time AND money, in the right places is clever, but cutting cost in necessities isn't.

Each chapter provides a quick glance of it's importance of time and cost involved, so you can make the right choices or adjustments for yourself and your horse.

The focus of each subject is time and cost of horse keeping. We've included only necessities. You can (and should) add on the extra's items your individual horse needs, for example medication or treatments, but not 'luxury' items like carrots and cookies!
The cost of horse ownership varies from person to person. When estimating cost, take the following in consideration:

• Your location: The cost of 'price per acre' affects what your horse housing will cost you. A pasture in a big city will cost significantly more then in a small rural village. Boarding at a stable in the city will cost more then in a rural area too.
• Demand and Supply ratio: If the number of horse owners in your area is high, but there are only a few stables, feed stores, veterinarians, farriers etc, You have high demand, but low supply. This means you have to expect higher price for goods and higher fees for services.

Maybe you don't have a horse yet, but now you are well prepared and know what to expect what the cost of owning a horse is.Maybe you want to think about buying a horse?