How much money does it take to send you horse to the vet a year?

is your horse going to be at your house or a boarding facility?

The first year is the most expensive because you have all the initial costs like tack, grooming supplies, etc.

I got all of my tack (saddle, pad, bridle, bit, reins, girth, martingale) for $950 and was shopping VERY cheaply (aka I bought a lot of used or discount stuff and a demo saddle). That left me a good amount for random things you would not expect to spend so much on (for example I spent $200 on fly spray this year). You can also save by buying cheap grooming stuff that works just as well. Another way that I save is by compromising and only spending a lot on the more expensive things. I have been riding in breeches with holes and paddock boots I have had for 7 years now so I could get a really nice GPA helmet, etc. Expect to pay around $2,500 on supplies (including tack) the first year if you shop cheap and $300-$1,000 in miscellaneous things every following year. I never expected to be buying a new $5-$10 lead line every 2 weeks but the horse I bought has an awful habit of chewing right through them and there you go, around $200 a year is gone!

Also, many of these things cost different amounts in different areas so you need to do some research for vet, farrier, and boarding costs in YOUR area. You may be able to find websites with prices for farriers and stables in your area but you will have to ask someone who uses the vet in your area.

Board: Can be anywhere from $100 a month to over $1,000 a month. The cheapest place where I live is $250 but we will say $400 as an average.

Vet:

teeth floating once a year--$50 to $200

vaccines&coggins--around $50-$150

sheath cleaning--$30

keep in mind that there is also usually a rather large farm visit (mine is $48) every time the vet comes. When you are doing shots you sometimes need multiple visits and this can add up. Most vet clinics will waive the fee for large groups or let you split it among however many people you gather. Also, if your horse needs sedation for anything it will be more costly. Remember that injuries and illnesses do occur and it is very likely your parents will have to pay even more. My horse recently got a mild leg injury that probably cost around $800 in vet bills and $200 in bandaging and first aid supplies.

Worming: depending on the brand you use and how often your horse needs to be wormed (consult your vet who will probably administer $20 fecal exam) can be from $5 a year to $150 a year

Farrier: Your horse will need to be trimmed or shod (depending on if he needs shoes) around 8 or 9 times a year (every 6 weeks) so...

barefoot--around $180-540 a year ($20-$60 for each trim)

front shoes--$450-$900 a year ($50-$100 for each visit)

all four shoes--$720-$1350 a year ($80-$150 for each visit)

I have included the lowest and highest prices I regularly hear of people paying. My farrier is $40 for trim, $90 for front, and $125 for all four. DO NOT choose to go barefoot just because it is cheaper. You need to be willing and able to pay for shoes if that is what is best for your horse.

Grain/Hay: Many barns charge extra in the winter for hay (my barn is $150 extra each year for hay). If you grain your horse daily then around $300-$500 a year.

Training: I recommend having lessons at least once every other week on your new horse. If there are no trainers at your barn than you can find one who will travel to your barn to teach you. Lessons range from $20 to $80, so we will say around $45. So if you had one every other week that would be $1170 a year.

Insurance: You may want to consider getting mortality and/or major medical insurance for your horse. Mortality means that if your horse dies the insurance agency would give you however much money you insured the horse for in order to buy a new horse. Major Medical will cover very expensive medical treatment. The most common time this is really good to have is if your horse coliced and the vets usually give the option of putting the horse down or having a very expensive surgery that will not definitely save the horse. Having insurance would allow you to gibe the OK for the surgery without worrying about paying $10,000 or more out of pocket. Honestly, I am not positive about the cost because I don't insure my horse and when I used to it was my parents who paid for it. I vaguely recall asking my dad and him saying $500 a year but it could have been more or less. I used EMO insurance agency

Other expensive things you may end up needing: winter turnout blankets, special saddle pads, different bit, shipping gear, fly wear

My average year total is around $6,500

You don't have to shoe your horse all the time, if the terrain is soft under foot it's ok not to shoe, and some people even do endurance riding without them. But they are trained up to it! Your biggest cost will be feed at about $50 or more a week , depends on where you live. I live in the country, so it's cheaper. Also depends on if you have your own place to graze your horse. It costs me $70 for a farrier for about 8 weeks , that's if I'm riding all the time, I only use vets in an emergency, bad cuts etc, tetanus injections you should get at about $30, saddle $300 or more, bridle $100, saddle cloth $30 that's a cheap one, brushes $50. Well hope this helps, there's probably lots I've missed, sure someone else will say what it is

You really can't work those things out because each vet/farrier is going to be different. Ontop of that, the vet comes out to visit your horse - normally there will be a call fee/travelling fee/fee for whatever your horse needs. You don't need to see the vet at a specific time - your horse will need its yearly vaccinations (which can cost several hundred dollars) and other than that, the vet is really only needed if there is something serious in which case, costs can change rapidly. The farrier your horse will need to have come out every 4-8 weeks and the cost will depend on what your horse needs - shoes, pads, corks, trims, etc. all cost different amounts.

first of all, you don't send a horse to the vet. the vet comes to you. it sounds a teensy bit like you don't know what you are doing. horses are EXPENSIVE. you will need to pay for AT LEAST the following (per month):

- vet

- farrier

- hay

- grain (varies)

- tack/equipment/tack replacements

- supplements (if your horse needs them)

- board

- bedding (if the boarding place does not provide it, not needed with pasture board)

- worming

that doesn't include other costs, like if you want to show, since showing is really expensive. and trailering your horse to different places costs money too. then there's the initial cost of owning a horse. tack costs thousands of dollars, and if your horse gets injured or sick, vet bills will be over a thousand dollars. there is a lot to think about. i would start by taking riding lessons. if you already do that, then see if you can lease a horse for a few years (usually around $100 to $300 a month). then you can consider buying your own.

Well for the sake of the horse let's look at the future. When you're in high school and having friends and after school activities how are you going to carve out time for your horse? When you go to college are you going to sell your horse? It seems far away but six or seven years isn't that long. At 11, unless the labor laws are way more relaxed there than they are in the US, you can't do anything other than under the table odd jobs to earn money until you are 14 or 15. If your parents give you an allowance you can save that and try to find extra chores to do for them or do for your neighbors for some extra cash. Unfortunately at your age having to go to school still I don't see a lot of opportunities for you to save enough money to even get a cheap horse. Here $1000 (almost 1500 pounds) is as little as you can expect to pay for a decent back yard horse that's sound.

I spend around $300 on my horse's yearly checkup, which includes all of the shots that the VET gives her, a Coggins test, and a basic checkup. I give her some shots myself which cost around $100 but would cost around $200 to have the vet come out and do.

However, horses are extremely fragile animals. You wouldn't think so considering how big they are, but they are very delicate. They often have unforseen vet costs, such as injuries, lamenesses, and illness. For example, if your horse colics you could be looking at a $10,000 surgery if the tube doesn't work. A horse could go lame and require hundreds of dollars a month to stay comfortable. Or a horse could easily get caught on a fence and wrack up thousands in vet bills.

The basic vet bills aren't a lot, but when something goes wrong (which it often does) they add up very fast.

well lets just say i got my horse 1 1/2 months ago and he has bad feet and a injury and i have dropped $800 on him for vet care/bandages/and farrier. and that doesn't include the $450 i have paid in board so far ( inclueds hay) and about $68 on grain. so they are expensive. and you can send the horse to a vet if you have a trailer and something to haul it in. and if not the vet will come to you. total spent in 1 1/2 months $1318. for a average horse with no injuries and good hoofs.

i would say about $4000-$5000 a year per horse. give or take.

cause no one knows?

i dont know but more than alot $1.98 million

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