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[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

$200 a month wouldn't even cover rough board in my neck of the woods...$250 rough board (meaning the horse never comes inside) or minimum $500 month for a stall...and that wouldn't include farrier (if barefoot $40 a trim every 6 weeks) and vet visits (minimum care.. $150 for vaccinations, $35 x 2 teeth)

but you are right about the rescue places...usually a one time donation will cover the horse for life.

That means I was a little low and the number is closer to $300 a month.

[Gander]

Why does a horse in training cost $3,000 grand and a retired horse only $300?

Seems like a huge difference. I understand the horse in training would require more of a lot of stuff and more vet services, etc. But 10 times the cost?

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Gander

Why does a horse in training cost $3,000 grand and a retired horse only $300?

Seems like a huge difference. I understand the horse in training would require more of a lot of stuff and more vet services, etc. But 10 times the cost?

When you pay your trainer $3,000 a month, that money is paying for a ton of different things. That money is paying the salaries of the trainer, assistant trainer, foreman, groom, exercise rider, hot walker, etc. That money pays for the feed, the hay, the bedding in the stall, workman's comp, etc.

If a horse is just running out in a pasture, you have practically none of those expenses.

By the way, the $3,000 a month does not cover the vet. The vet is usually an additional $600 a month or so.

[paisjpq]

I can't keep my horse @ HOME for $300 a month...and there are no labor costs when i do the work.