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re: How much does a horse cost to buy and what is the cost to stable it?
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:01 pm to Fishwater
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:01 pm to Fishwater
What kind of horse? What are you going to do with it? Where are you going to keep it? Do you have a trailer to haul it? Do you have any tack? Are you going to feed it or pasture it? Both? $90 for annual Coggins test. Don’t forget West Nile and EVT vaccines. Tube worming or paste wormers?
Establish a relationship with an equine vet so you aren’t in a bind when the inevitable after- hours emergency pops up.
Real talk: hay runs $6-$10/bale. Alfalfa around $20/ bale for two string alfalfa. Assume 1-2 bales of hay/ week, 1-2 bales alfalfa/biweekly. Bagged feed around $10-$15/ bag. Assume 1 bag every two weeks for an easy keeper. More if they eat a lot.
You can adopt a Mustang for free to very little. You can buy a levee pony for next to nothing with a little work. You can adopt a TB or PMU mare for little to nothing. Nicer/ better bred horses and horse with a purpose cost more.
You can also get screwed paying a lot for a shitty horse.
Do your homework and take your time. It can be a rewarding experience. It can also be a money pit. I’ve had both.
Establish a relationship with an equine vet so you aren’t in a bind when the inevitable after- hours emergency pops up.
Real talk: hay runs $6-$10/bale. Alfalfa around $20/ bale for two string alfalfa. Assume 1-2 bales of hay/ week, 1-2 bales alfalfa/biweekly. Bagged feed around $10-$15/ bag. Assume 1 bag every two weeks for an easy keeper. More if they eat a lot.
You can adopt a Mustang for free to very little. You can buy a levee pony for next to nothing with a little work. You can adopt a TB or PMU mare for little to nothing. Nicer/ better bred horses and horse with a purpose cost more.
You can also get screwed paying a lot for a shitty horse.
Do your homework and take your time. It can be a rewarding experience. It can also be a money pit. I’ve had both.
This post was edited on 3/6/20 at 9:07 pm
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Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:03 pm to Fishwater
Check on Craigslist or Facebook marketplace.
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:05 pm to Fishwater
Get a cow instead.
When you get tired of it, you can have a bad arse BBQ.
When you get tired of it, you can have a bad arse BBQ.
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:09 pm to tigerinthebueche
I think this person just saw a pretty pony and decided they need to have one 
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:11 pm to terd ferguson
quote:you haven't lived until you have horse stock gumbo
terd ferguson
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:12 pm to Aspercel
Yeah, I won’t tell him about having to cut a hole in my fence to drag my old gelding out after putting him down on Ash Wednesday.
There are all kinds of fun aspects to horse ownership you just have to experience to appreciate.
There are all kinds of fun aspects to horse ownership you just have to experience to appreciate.
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:15 pm to tigerinthebueche
I’m sorry 
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:17 pm to tigerinthebueche
Out of curiosity, what do you do with a dead horse?
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:20 pm to TigerBait1971
Dig a hole, put the horse in it, cover the hole.
None of this by hand
None of this by hand
This post was edited on 3/6/20 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:22 pm to Aspercel
So you rent a backhoe?
Damn, I thought burying my dog sucked arse.
Damn, I thought burying my dog sucked arse.
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:25 pm to TigerBait1971
Nate Bargatze has a stand up comedy routine about seeing a dead horse that is hilarious
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:25 pm to TigerBait1971
Yep
Big, it really is
Big, it really is
This post was edited on 3/6/20 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:26 pm to Fishwater
Just like pussy
Rent don’t own
Rent don’t own
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:28 pm to Fishwater
Don't do it, baw. It's a waste of money.
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:29 pm to yellowfin
You still have those pesky board, vet, and farrier bills.
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:29 pm to Aspercel
quote:
I’m sorry
Thanks Aspy. He was 29 years old. I’d had him since ‘97. He was a good horse. I will miss him.
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:30 pm to tigerinthebueche
Lots of other countries eat horse.
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:33 pm to TigerBait1971
quote:
Out of curiosity, what do you do with a dead horse?
Bury it with a backhoe or load it on a trailer and haul it to the Vet school for disposal like I did.
I’d have buried him here, but it’s too wet to try and dig a hole right now.
Some people pile tires on them and burn the carcass . But that seldom works as planned.
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:34 pm to BRgetthenet
quote:
Lots of other countries eat horse.
Well I don’t think they were gonna want mine. He wasn’t refrigerated or anything
Posted on 3/6/20 at 9:34 pm to tigerinthebueche
I’ve never seen or even heard of that last one.
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