Costs of owning a horse.....

Costs of owning a horse.....

Okay, let's get started:

Costs you can count on....

-Cost of the horse ($1,000 - ???)
-cost of having the horse shipped to your home barn (Usually $1.00 to $2.00 per mile)
-board deposit ($100 to $300)
-board ($200 to $800 per month)
-farrier ($30 - $50 to trim every 8 weeks or $65 - $150 for shoes every six to eight weeks)
-vet check for horse ($200 - $500 or more)
-Vet care (Probably averages out to $50/month)
-Horse junk (wormer, blankets, halters, and so on) ($20 - $200 per month or more)
-Gas money to get to the barn

Potential costs

-Vet costs in emergency (possibly up to or exceeding $10,000) GET INSURANCE on your horse!
-Training ($50 - $500 per month)
-Lessons ($50 - $200 per month or more)
-More horse junk (endless spending possibilities)
-chiropractor ($40+)
-acupuncture ($50+)
-Feed supplements ($10 - $200 per month)
-Extra hay ($7.00+ per bale)
-Transportation costs to shows/trail rides/clinics

Okay, what am I forgetting, fellow horse owners? Please comment on this post. I am trying to give the people who don't yet own a horse some idea of how much a horse can potentially cost. Of course this is worst case scenario, but I learned this year that worst case scenario actually does happen!