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-For those of you who have a horse i need you to answer my question.. ill rate you a 5 if you help-
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I am going to get a horse soon and i want to know how much it is for like food a week or a month and how many times do you have to take it to the vet like a year and how much does it cost to have them get new shoes and how much for the vet and stuff like that.. thanks.!.
<3 amber
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Wow, that's just like a ton of info...
Find a good horse trainer/friend that can guide you with this and you are going to need a vet anyway so any equine vet will know most everything. If you want to know more, search the internet and books, etc...
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i onley no one thing for sure the price of getting there hooves trimmed is around $25
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well first if you are going 2 get a horse get a geilding (male) females can get stropy sumtimes. Shoeing cost bout £100 - £150 for all 4 hooves, you should have the horse shoed evry 4-6 weeks. Food isnt that much not a big issue. vets bills are quiet expensive bt a check up isnt that much. Here r sum websites so u can look @ the horses 4 sale! good luck x
www.horsedeals.co.uk
www.adhorse.co.uk
www.colouredcontacts.co.uk
Email me if u want sum more
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Too much. Trust me
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food is not a huge issue and i wont cost much... i donno cause i bored my horse at a barn. but yet you go i think every now and then for shots and you will have to check with your vet about that! and for all shoes on every hoof is $150 but could be less! hope i helped!
helpinghandgrl
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I don't know much about horeses. my best advice would be to ask a veterainarin or farmer. you could do research on the interenet but i think a vet or farmer would be more helpful
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Who in the hell sent this to me? I don't know anyone that owns a horse exacpt Emileigh and she doesn't even know what the internet is probably...
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Amber,
I have a horse, well.. five horses, but let me tell you this: It's not easy, cheap, or fun at times. I buy fifty pound sacks of feed, mostly about twenty at a time. I go through a sack of feed in probably four to five days. This is because I have five horses, and they eat more than one horse would. When I only had two horses, it took me probably a week and a half (or more, I don't really remember) to go through one fifty-pound sack of feed. I purchase whole oats (this means they aren't cracked, thus less meat of the oat is recieved by the horse) and sweet feed. I feed more oats than sweet feed just because of the sugar content in sweet feed. Where I buy my food is at a bagging plant. This is where the food is harvested, sorted, mixed, and bagged. It is alot cheaper at this sort of place than at a co-op. It costs about $4.50 per fifty-pound sack of feed at this bagging plant, where as at the Co-Op, it is almost nine dollars per fifty-pound sack of feed. You also have to take supplements into consideration. I do not feed these, but some people do. The most common supplements are for stiff joints, daily dewormers, electrolites, or pain medication. I use a rotational dewormer. (the kind that comes in a tube.. the nasty, white, pasty stuff.. that's it! lol) Don't forget water. Everyone's utility bills will be different, but horses drink about 15-25 gallons of water a day each! This is alot of water.
Don't forget shots and dewormers! The price varys everywhere, but you'll probably spend at least $100 on dewormers and shots every year.
Shoes are not always needed. None of my horses wear shoes. I have American Quarter Horses, and they all have black hooves. (strong hooves) So they don't need shoes. Most shoes cost about $35.00 per shoe. This is not for four shoes, but for one shoe. If your horse has navicular disease, the shoe price goes up a bit.. or if your horse wears speacial shoes (for trail, reining, jumping, driving etc.) then the price goes up some.
For a vet, the price varys per vet. It all depends on the resources they have, and what they're doing. If it's a normal check up, then the price will be (probably) from $50-$80. Maybe less. If your horse has colic, then the price will vary on how severe the colic is. Sometimes you can purchase colic kits from your local vet and then you can care for your own horse when he/she has colic. I have a colic kit.. it was about $25. You should have a horse examined by the vet at least once a year (just a check up) and if the horse is sick, then the vet should come then too.
You didn't mention fencing, housing, or stall bedding. All of these things are quite important, and not very cheap. If you're boarding your horse at a boarding stable, then the price of that is there too. (this, agian, varys per barn.)
Though expensive, if trained correctly, a horse will be your friend until the end, and it's always something to treasure in your life and heart! Have fun with your horse!!
-FunnyCide
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for shoes you can always give them your old shoes its less expensive.... horses look kool in convers
also give it all your leftovers from dinner they especially like the meat balls
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This is for-real, you need to feed a horse 4 meals a day 28 times a week. Horses should only drink spring water and for a treat sometimes give them milk. Feed them oats daily. And change their hooves/shoes every 2 months and take the horse to a vet every 2 times a year.
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I'm sorry babe, I don't know much about horses! Maybe you should try to ask another advicenator! Love ya!
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Ok, please don't take this the wrong way or anything, but you really shouldn't be getting a horse if you don't know any of this stuff. Another comment: most people on this website probably will haven no idea. Instead, you should talk to your local vet, farrier, and feed store. They would probably be the best at answering these questions.
Another comment- if you are going to be boarding your horse at a stable, they will include the price of feed into your boarding bill, so you wouldn't have to worry about feed if you are boarding.
Just regular check-ups performed by your vet should be every couple of months, and shots every 6 months to a year.
Your farrier should replace your horse's shoes every 4-6 weeks. Shoeing, for all 4 hooves, on average is about $150. This, however, depends on who your farrier is.
Owning a horse is a HUGE responsibility, so make sure you realize the time, effort, and expenses needed before buying your horse.
Good luck! Leave me a message in my box if you need to know more!
♥ Elmo
[EDIT] Please note that the person that told you that you only can give a horse "spring water" is incorrect. First of all, humans AND animals alike can drike regular tap water (for a horse, that would be water out of a water hose). Secondly, spring water would be wayyyyy to expensive to give a horse.
Another note~ Try and feed your horse as often as you can, in small portions. Since you probably go to school, however, 3 a day would probably be the maximum you could do (once before school, once when u get home from school, and once before you go to bed). This is fine, just make sure you feed your horse the correct amount.
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