Here is a breakdown of the basic minimum costs assuming you are keeping your horse or pony on your own property. The price of feed and professional services varies from one region to another so these costs will need to be adjusted for your area. These are US price based. One half bale of hay $1.50 per day Six month supply of loose mineral supplement $25.00 or 0.07 per day Salt block $14.00 or $0.04 per day Two two cup servings of inexpensive concentrate per day $1.00 Farrier every six week at $25 per trim or $0.60 day Additionally they will require: De-wormer every 3 months $0.20 per day Dentistry once a year at $75 or $0.20 per day Annual basic vaccinations of vabies, tetanus, equine influenza, and rhinomune vaccines at $95.00 or $0.27 per day Minimum cost per day to keep one horse $3.88 per day or $1416.20 per year. The costs quickly increase with: feeding more expensive concentrates or supplements immunizing for other diseases such as West Nile Virus a horse that requires shoes. competing with your horse, a horse that is ill or injured. breeding your horse to produce a foal. your normally good pasture is hit with drought or the price of feed is driven up by bad weather or other circumstances. Boarding a horse can cost anywhere from $100 per month for pasture board, with no inside stabling to over $500 per month in barns with stalls, individual turn-out, arenas and other amenities close to urban areas. Owning a horse is a big expense & requires enormous commitment & dedication!

A horse will eat around 3-4 bales of hay a week. Also let's assume u provide your horse with 3 lbs. of sweet feed daily. 3 lbs. daily would equal 1095 lbs. each year. A 50-lb. bag of Blue Seal Pacer usually cost around $7.50. So it would take about 22 bags each year.

22 bags x $7.50 =$165.00

4 bales of hay x 52 weeks= 208 bales yearly

208 bales yearly x $2.50 each = $920.00 yearly

So you are looking at around $1,085.00 yearly to feed a full grown horse.