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(10-05-2010, 10:27 PM)SyberB Wrote: 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).
(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?
That's my point, unless something out of the ordinary comes up to stress your finances, you should plan on having that animal for its entire life and treat it the way it deserves. I hate hearing about people that 'get tired of taking care of it'... if you think like that, you don't deserve to have an animal in your life.
Support mental health care... or I'll kill you. 