10-05-2010, 10:27 PM
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There are a lot of people giving away horses these days. That's how we got Hunter (and I never expected a 'give away' pony to be that nice). It can get very expensive to feed and care for horses, especially in the winter or when they have vet bills.
Heck, I wasn't aware of it, but nowadays, you have to have a Coggins certificate for your horse to haul him around. It's not very expensive, but when you combine the $25 test fee with the $50 vet fee, it's getting up there... and you have to do that once a year, in addition to shots. And fortunately, the guy who is keeping Hunter now trims hooves, because farriers used to be about $50 when I had my last horses done... but now a farrier visit runs around $100, and that has to be done every few months. PLUS the cost of feed.
Horses are not a poor man's hobby (but we're doing the best we can).
Heck, I wasn't aware of it, but nowadays, you have to have a Coggins certificate for your horse to haul him around. It's not very expensive, but when you combine the $25 test fee with the $50 vet fee, it's getting up there... and you have to do that once a year, in addition to shots. And fortunately, the guy who is keeping Hunter now trims hooves, because farriers used to be about $50 when I had my last horses done... but now a farrier visit runs around $100, and that has to be done every few months. PLUS the cost of feed.
Horses are not a poor man's hobby (but we're doing the best we can).
(10-03-2010, 02:45 PM)Twilla Wrote: Someone at another forum has a relative trying to give away their two horses. He said he's tired of taking care of them. Who thinks like that?
Why yes, I am in fact mocking you.