we dont live on a farm yet, but is it better to wait to move or board until we move? we dont have a horse yet, but really want one! and which costs less?
thanx!
2007-02-18 02:23:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
definately wait. Once you have all of the initial investments down (barn, pasture, etc) it is a LOT cheaper to keep them at your own place. The initial investments is what costs all the money though.
For instance in boarding only: When I bring my horse with me to college- it is $330 a month board. When it is at my parent's house, the average cost is about $60 a month.
Horses can also be kept by themselves- as long as they are used to it. If you have a horse that was always in a herd setting, you are going to have a lot of issues when it it is by itself.
Also, if you have never owned a horse before, you probably should board it somewhere or get lessons beforehand. Horses are big, and can be very dangerous if you do not know how to properly treat (and discipline) them.
2007-02-18 02:37:47 · answer #1 · answered by D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's WAY more expensive to board a horse. The barn boarding your horse needs to make it profittable as well. If my horse were living at home, she would cost about $125 a month to take care of. Instead, I pay $350 a month to board her. For me, the price means that I have someone that can do the general care of my horse and that I have access to an indoor arena to ride in in the winter. With a 1 year old son, not having to muck stalls or feed every day is much worth it to me.
Hope that helps.
2007-02-18 02:36:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer D 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i'm 5'2" and holiday a 15.2HH horse and appear as if I in advantageous condition that horse - which means that i do no longer seem to small or 2 enormous for that length. i appear as if a baby on a 17HH horse and have a tendency to seem somewhat to significant on a 14HH horse. a number of it relies upon on the dimensions of your leg and torso - I have short legs and a lengthy torso, so on an Arab or Morgan it truly is 15.2HH, i might want to seem higher, because the neck is shorter. oftentimes talking, stick around the 15.2 to 16HH decision, for seems, yet you could bypass somewhat smaller with a horse with a much broader barrel that takes up your leg, once you've extra leg than torso. once you've extra torso than leg, take the dimensions of the neck into consideration, if you're going for seems. merely at the on the spot are not making it the identifying component until eventually the decision is between 2 horses otherwise thoroughly equivalent.
2016-10-17 07:47:24 · answer #3 · answered by rambhool 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It definitely costs less to have your horse at home but just remember that it takes a lot of time and effort for their care!! You can't just up and go somewhere.. you have to be there to care and feed them EVERY DAY!!!
So it is less cost but much more responsibility.
2007-02-18 05:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by Carol 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
move and get a farm because then you have control over what you are doing, but it does cost more for upkeep. either way its about equal, depends on how much you want that horse
2007-02-21 01:49:20 · answer #5 · answered by B.Cheeks.B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's only one horse, you should board because they are social animals and they do need space.
2007-02-18 02:30:53 · answer #6 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋