1. australia. $280/month. horse is on about a half acre 'sand yard' and then is let out onto about a quarter acre 'paddock' during the day. 'paddocks' are rotated (theoretically). 'sand yard' has tin lean-to/shed. we don't have extreme cold here, but we do have ridiculous heat. i pay ALL feed & mix feeds - property owner chucks his breaky in in the morning & i go and feed dinner. if i can't make it i arrange for them to feed or my friend feeds for me. 2. i reckon about $500 a year NOT incl emergencies. so that's 2x teeth 1x oil drenching. 3. my riding horse is a sensitive thoroughbred. his teeth need doing every six months, max. my old horse is a wild turkey burger and is okay on a yearly (or more) basis. apparently, tb's can genetically have bad mouth conformation & a lot of them half chew & store their food, thus creating ulcers. so not only does my horse get fairly strict dentist care, he also has weekly/biweekly mouth washes with a high pressure horse to keep shit from accumulating in his mouth AND now i have to start brushing (BRUSHING!) his teeth. 4. $70x6= $420 (full set of shoes) 5. if you're going to mainly trail ride, id get out there trail riding from the start. make it easy - just walking for the first week, then add in some trotting & hill work slowly. LIGHT lunging if you want to, but don't over do it - lunging can stress joints A LOT on unfit horses. if you need time to gain confidence on him, then just translate it to the arena... start with walking for the first while, then add in times trotting, then cantering with plenty of warm up & cool down. 6. turn out = great for cribbers.
I totally agree with 5. "Walking" doesn't have to mean "wandering around in circles." Look into walking circles and patterns and things that will help your horse get his butt under him and work all of his muscles. Walk over poles, or around cones... it'll help you two get in tune to each other, too, and work out any kinks you might have together.
2. i reckon about $500 a year NOT incl emergencies. so that's 2x teeth 1x oil drenching.
3. my riding horse is a sensitive thoroughbred. his teeth need doing every six months, max. my old horse is a wild turkey burger and is okay on a yearly (or more) basis. apparently, tb's can genetically have bad mouth conformation & a lot of them half chew & store their food, thus creating ulcers. so not only does my horse get fairly strict dentist care, he also has weekly/biweekly mouth washes with a high pressure horse to keep shit from accumulating in his mouth AND now i have to start brushing (BRUSHING!) his teeth.
4. $70x6= $420 (full set of shoes)
5. if you're going to mainly trail ride, id get out there trail riding from the start. make it easy - just walking for the first week, then add in some trotting & hill work slowly. LIGHT lunging if you want to, but don't over do it - lunging can stress joints A LOT on unfit horses. if you need time to gain confidence on him, then just translate it to the arena... start with walking for the first while, then add in times trotting, then cantering with plenty of warm up & cool down.
6. turn out = great for cribbers.
good luck with this new venture!
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