General Costs involved with owning your own?

fendigal

Hi All..
Im just wondering can anyone help me. Ive been riding for years and i am now interested in owning my own horse. I am aware of general land rent & livery fees involved in owning. But when it comes to shoes, worming, vacinations etc im completely green. Could anyone give me a rough idea of the yearly costs involved in this.
Thanks so much in advance for any advice or help.

Ashling!

Hey fendigal.
At the yard i work liveary is:

HORSE
DIY..............60E
FULL.............90E
WORKING.......30E

PONY
DIY...........50E
FULL..........80E
WORKING....20E


Full includes:
Horse/Pony Mucked out daily
Bedding/Feed/Hay Supplied
Turn out.
Worming.

Diy
Morning and eve hay feed included.

Working
As full but horse/pony used in school up 2to 2hrs
Riding school also pays half shoes and some vet bills

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shoes cost......50
bag of feed ......20(can get cheaper we feed bailys) would last about 2mts for one horse 2 feeds a day
Wormer......20 ( idealy every 6weeks and biffrent barnd each time )
vet vaccinations.....about 50.
bedding varies!!

Think dats all
Any more questions plz ask !!!:D

fendigal

Thanks Aisling! Thats great info..i hadnt a clue i know wat goes into caring for the horse but nothing about the costs. I was hoping that i would maybe just put horse in livery for winter if possible and just rent land close by for summer. Lots of circumstances have to come together right for this to work out for me. But im exploring it as much as possible at the moment. Its been a huge dream for so long it'd be so fantastic if it works out.
I'm afraid that the costs could go way beyond my means, especially when im in experienced with it all.
Thanks again. Anything you can think of that would be usefull for me to know is much appreciated.

fendigal

BTW..What area is your yard? Just general region? the working livery of 30 euro really appeals to me. Thanks

fendigal

Waaay too far away from me anyway im wex/carlow border! Thanks for all the information though..ur very kind. i'll look into working livery's in the yards close to me.

bullylover

hey not to scare you but my livery works out at 3840 a year! thats 80 a wk full livery and we are luckly that there are no extras on that for handling, changing rugs, walker and grazing tis 80 all in.
then 480 for shoes (expensive but we have a master farrier, he's the best)
from experience buying the horse is the cheap bit.
You need rugs, boots, head collors, grooming, dentist, chiropractors and muscle specialists, and of course the vet.
Buying a horse is like burning your paycheck, but it is so very worth it!
Why not try doing a share before you buy to get idea of money needed? or take a horse on loan?

silverfox88

yeah share is a good idea before you launch into buying your own - my livery alone is nearly 5000 a year, without adding in feed, shoes, rugs, boots, vets, shows, and on and on and on!!

also with respect to working livery, not an option id fancy personally - too many people of different standards riding your horse in lessons, and no control over what they do with the horse in each lesson - id recommend getting a sharer if you want to halve the cost of livery, at least then you get to decide who rides your horse and you can monitor what they're doing with them - you put too much work, time and money into your horse to give up that much control!

helibelly

Full livery (Inc food, turnout, etc) 100 pw
shoes every 6 to 8 wks 60 euros
Worm count every quarter 20 euros
Worming if count requires 35 euros
rugs (a new one on average each year) 45-150 euros
replacement of brushes and care equipment 20 euros per year
Saddle care (soap mending etc) 45 per year
Calmer suppliments etc 240 per year
insurance (inc vets fees) 36 euros pm

of course you have to buy tack and rugs at the start.
If you could afford to buy a new car on credit then you can afford a horse!:P

and that explains why I drive a 01 volvo!!!!!!:D

Alibear

It really is impossible to give a figure of the accumulated expenses during the year; every owner and horse is different.

Then there are show expenses, petrol, saddlery etc., but the enjoyment you get from horse ownership is priceless.

fendigal

Thanks for all the replies..its definately all food for thought! i am hoping that when i find the suitable horse i can take it on loan first. I really would prefer to see if i could afford everything and have the time i would need for the horse.
Thanks again for all the help..would anyone have any sellers site they can recommend bar donedeal.ie?

sipstrassi

Hi Fendigal
Be very careful!
I looked at a few horses from online ads. Some I didn't take to the seller but had a deal done on 2 different horses and both failed vetting - one I'm pretty sure the owner's were pulling a fast one and the other the poor girl had been sold a dud
I bought from a dealer the other side of the country from me who is a friend of a friend. He has guaranteed the horse - so if I want to return her for any reason he will give me my money back. It was worth paying that bit extra for the peace of mind.
If you do buy privately be sure to get the horse vetted.
If you want more information on the dealer I used PM me.

fendigal

Thanks sipstrassi..i never thought of looking into an actual dealer, def be interested in getting that dealers name if you wouldnt mind pm'ing it to me that would be great. Im sure there are a lot of people out there selling horses as something they are not. I would be interested in leasing or loaning the horse with a view to buying so would be delighted to get a contact for that dealer.
Thanks so much.

convert

Have you got somebody with experience to go with you to look at a horse you're thinking of buying, whether you go to the sales, a dealer or a private seller? Another set of eyes, especially seasoned eyes, can make a huge difference.

sipstrassi

Totally agree convert.

Despite nearly 20 years experience myself I tried my mare (and two others!) over a weekend and had two friends (one very experienced) check her out and ride her as well.

Thankfully it's been a month and still going ok.
Touch wood!!
First hunt this weekend. :eek:

fendigal

Yes i would have somebody i would def not go blindly into buying on my own opinion alone. Would def be looking for trial period on horse also some of which i would be putting horse in my local stables/riding school for them to assess the suitability for me. Thanks thanks for the pm sipstrassi

convert

fendigal wrote: »

Yes i would have somebody i would def not go blindly into buying on my own opinion alone. Would def be looking for trial period on horse also some of which i would be putting horse in my local stables/riding school for them to assess the suitability for me. Thanks thanks for the pm sipstrassi

I vaguely remember this being discussed before, but there are some sellers who will not give a horse/pony on trial, myself included, because of negative experiences in the past. It doesn't mean that there's anything to hide, but having had 2 horses come back with sore mouths and saddle sores, there's no way I'd allow a horse go on trial to somebody again. However, they would be more than welcome to come and ride the horse at my place as often as they liked or take them to a competition or hunt, but not 'away' on trial.