How much would it cost to buy a horse?

Question

Just a horse to ride, i dont intend on intering any competitions or anything..

Answer 1

Depending on your location, you can buy a good trail horse for anywhere from $100 to $3000 Your best bet is to find a horse auction or check some of the online horse services.

Answer 2

You can find wonderful horses for pets or riding at the humane society, local rescues and the like for reasonable prices.
www.petfinder.com
This site will direct you to different horses within your area that are in need of a good home. Usually you can get a horse from these types of organizations from about $500-$1000.

But it's not the cost of a horse that is the issue most times it is the up keep of the horse. Boarding a horse at a stable cost $150-$800 a month depending on your stable. Than you have the cost of the tack, which in total can cost between $150-$4,000. Than you have farrier bills ever 6 weeks which can cost between $50-$500 per visit. Vet bills at least every 6 months costing $100-$2,000. And that's not to add in the cost of the clothing, treats, trailers, trucks and other extras. If you really want a horse that bad and this is your first one and you just want to ride lease one.
Leasing a horse is where you pay 50% or less of the over all cost of the horse's care and you get to ride the horse. Or take lessons, just because you don't want to compete doesn't mean you can't take lessons, which can range from $25-$100 a lesson.

Hope this helped!

Answer 3

To buy a well trained and healthy horse you will spend anywhere from $1,500 an up. Do your homework though, there are alot of things to consider before you buy a horse.
Read the above answers to get an idea of what expenses are involved (ignore the one about horses being big, dumb animals). Add to the above lists a good horse trailer (a must in my opinion) and something to pull it.
Bottom line: Horses are expensive but well worth every penny.
Good luck. Have fun.

Answer 4

Part of it depends on where you live. Different parts of the country have higher demand for nice horses.

The other thing is how trained you want the horse to be. If you are a beginer you need a well trained quite horse.

I live in IL and we can get horses of the track for between 2000-5000.

Answer 5

well it depends on how much you know about horses. you can get some really good deals and you can also if you don't know what to look for get ripped off. If you have a lot of money to spend like 13,000. that will buy you an ok horse to ride. but if you study up real good about horses you can go to a horse auction and buy a horse just as good or better for a few hundred or 5 hundred but if you don't do your research first you will get sold a sick messed up horse that may even get you hurt. now if you want a good horse to ride you need to learn about them .because you can really get ripped off even in the paper you will get burned. if you know someone who knows about horses may be that person can help you pick one. we got two real good horses from the auction for less then 5 hundred dollars but we know our horses very well.p.s. the price for horses goes down in the winter because people sell them so they dont have to feed them. my advice is to learn as much as you can with out a horse before buying one. maybe take horse back riding lessons. you may find that you dont want one of your own. good luck horses are most wonderful animals alive! to me that is .

Answer 6

Around here you can get a good riding horse for a few thousand. We got a pony a few months ago and it cost around 500 to build a small shed and put up the fencing. A horse will eat around 3-4 flakes of hay a day, plus a few cups of grain and a few gallons of fresh water.

Answer 7

What kind of riding do you do, and have you had any experience riding? Horses are full of personality and they definitely need the right rider, and you need the right horse. I don't know where you live; prices vary tremendously as well. What kind of space do you have? I don't know what your financial situation is but you do need vet checkups, trims, perhaps teeth floating, and Coggins tests. Where are you?
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Answer 8

Varies in price. Find a horse for sale on HorseAds.biz

Answer 9

$$$$1000

Answer 10

I wouldn't be as concerned about the cost of the horse itself, remember to budget for feed and hay, livery/stabling/field rent, tack, rugs and other equipment, farrier's bills, vet's bills (including emergencies), etc.