What is the upkeep cost of a horse for 1 year?
The question depends a lot on where you are located and how you keep it. Below I will list the main costs, but you will need to phone around to get local prices. Stabling is the main cost. This is usually between $200 and $600, depending on where you are located. Phone around. You indicate that you are not stabling, so I’m guessing that you are providing a box on your own property. In that case, the main costs are: a) Bedding. Allow 10kg (20 pounds) straw per day. Check local proices. b) Hay. Allow 3% bodyweight of horse. So 500kg horse needs 15kg hay per day. Check local prices. Depending on how much grassland you have, you can reduce this quantity as the horse can eat grass itself. c) Salt and minerals. Allow $15 per month. d) Insurance. As a minimum you should ensure for vet costs, as a bad case of colic could set you back $10,000. Allow about $40 per month. e) Farrier. Check local prices, but about $30 every 2 months, double that if you need irons. f) Annual innoculations, annual d
