Cold weather in Northwest means more hay for the horses
When the temperatures take a downward plunge, more hay is required to keep the horse’s internal furnace blasting away. The digestion of the hay itself create more heat internally in the digestive track. Some horse owners think more grain is needed but they really need the roughage. Dale L Anderson
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Jerry Lee Moved on to Greener Pastures
Free Horse Buying Report
How to Buy a Horse for Under $5000
Free horse buying report reveals a systematic system for evaluating what price is reasonable when buying a horse. Shows step by step, how to calculate the real cost of horses and then adjusting the price for present economic condition. Learn the real cost of “cheap horses” so you do not get burned. Lots of tips for a rewarding purchase of your next horse. I will be adding this report to a new product series so get this report now (click! ) while it is still available.
You Can Buy a Horse for Less Than Cost
Why the Horse Market is a Buyers Paradise
In my area training runs at least $750/month, so there is another $1500 to get the horse “green broke”
Want a little more reliability then add on more training.
Gee it looks like our horse costs more to raise thanwhat you or I want to pay!
So what allows us buy a horse for less than cost?
Market reality is the keyword here, and there are a number of things that have drawn down prices on horses.
- No or very little killer market, laws forbidding slaughter of horses in the US
- Pending laws forbidding export of horses for slaughter to US or Mexico
- Higher hay and grain cost due to US subsidizing grain for ethanol production
- farmers producing less hay and more grain for ethanol market less grain for animal feed.
- US government Free or cheap horse BLM Mustang program
Like most things that government employees or official get their hands on,
The Horse market is in the toilet, so this is your window of opportunity,
if you choose to buy a horse.
Do You Really Want A Cheap Horse
I get the same question from so many people; “how do I buy a cheap horse” and my
answer is always the same; “you can’t”. Are there exceptions? I am sure there are, but
let’s look at what is involved in breeding and raising a foal both the time and costs.
Price of mare $2500 / 10 foals = $250
Now it could be more, but not less, I am assuming you want a good quality horse.
Cost to care for mare while in foal $1000, for hoof trimming wormer, shots, feed
andgrain, again a minimum does not include housing costCost of stud fee usually at least $500
So we have $1750 in just the mare expenses nothing for the labor involved, no vet bills,
so we then are ready for the live foal which arrives and again no vet expenses , for
mare or foal, so far so good, now let’s raise that foal for one year.
1st Year costs:
Hoof care $180
Feed cost $600
Healthcare; shots, wormer, $250
again no costs factored in for labor which now involves not only feedin
, but alsocleaning the stall, and training.
So our yearling now involves an investment of:
$1750 + $1030 = $2780
Add about $1000 for each year:
Colts should not be started before 3 years of age, or their useful lifespan will suffer
$2000 + $2780 = $4789
Oh, you want a trained horse? Well I’ll cover that issue tomorrow…
