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| I've added this page as I thought it might be interesting for people to see how much it costs to 'run' a moderate number of horses. I always wondered before I owned a horse, how much one would cost to keep. Now I don't like to think about it! Providing costs for 14 horses gives a good 'average' for the basic keep. Bear in mind that our horses are unshod and unrugged which keeps costs down somewhat. A rough breakdown is given below of what we spent in 2001: remembering that we started the year with 17 horses, and sadly lost 3 old horses during the year, so realistically our costs were supporting 16 horses for the year. For interest, these costs are calculated also per week/per horse. Note also that these figures are for 2001; prices have obviously risen since then. Cost Per Year Cost Per Week/per Horse Feed £993.02 £1.19 Hay and Bedding £2289.42 £2.75 Veterinary care £980.65 £1.18 Wages £6929.00 £8.33 Blacksmith £964.00 £1.16 Fuel £1398.42 £1.68 Maintenance £5396.40 £6.49 Miscellaneous £2095.52 £2.52 Total £21046.43 £23.62 Maintenance costs were high that year because bad storms did a lot of damage to the yard. |