Anyone on the forum own a horse? and have to pay the bills.
What is the cost to feed one horse per day? today, 1 empty mare not in the snow.
Hay, hard feed, water, paddock, fencing, caretakers time. have I missed something?
I want my mare to get good quality hay, some hard feed, be in a paddock with some pasture that looks good when I go and see her, good fencing and clean water.
$15 good
$10 just
$8 or less and chances are she is looking after herself.
Anyone on the forum own a horse? and have to pay the bills.
STUD STAY RATES - 2010 /11 SEASON nsw prices
All prices are inclusive of GST
Stud Stay
Dry Mare Per day $ 11.00
Wet Mare Per day $ 13.20
Weanlings Per day $ 11.00
Yearling in Preparation (Price available on Request) Per day $
Horse in Individual Paddock Per day $ 16.50
Horse in Small Yard Per day $ 16.50
Hi Buster
They would be the dearest stud stay rates in n.s.w i'm sure you will find cheaper else where.
Costs roughly $15,000 - $17,000 a year to race a horse (everything included) - that is not making a profit or anything, just what it purely costs. So basically if your horse can't earn 20k a season it isn't worth keeping!!
and an average horse earns something like 12k a year....its a terrific game isnt it
The one thing I hate is not having a regular paycheck. I went six weeks one week without seeing a cent, then other weeks you make as much as the Prime Minister! lol! It was very hard to get use to. Guess it teaches one to put money away while you're going good, to get you by when you are going bad. And get rid of anything that can't earn 20k a year, which is still only a measly $380 a week!