Heck, we've lived it. If you've read my blog entries about hay you won't be surprised that forage costs have increased the most...
The cost of owning a horse is more than double what it was nearly 10 years
ago.
That is one of the statistics in a study commissioned by the Saskatchewan Horse
Federation.
Vel Evans with Strategic Equine Inc. says the average 2001 cost of keeping a
horse was $375. That jumped to $785 per horse in 2009. The
biggest part of the increase was hay and forage costs, which can vary from
year-to year, depending on yields.
The study also estimates there are approximately 115,000 horses and 11,000
horse owners in Saskatchewan.
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I remember back when paying more than $2.00 a bale for hay was considered outrageous. Now you can't find hay for less than $5.00 in my area
ReplyDeleteMy hay is over $6 a bale and sometimes over $7, depending on my supplier. I can remember bales at $1.50. But things will only get worse as farmland is developed and tillable land is used to produce crops other than hay.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't take a study or a lot of research to figure this out. *G*
I'm happy to find $7 or $8 hay. It's funny, the cost of buying the horse hasn't changed much, but the cost of feed and vet care sure has!
ReplyDeleteHaving a horse in Hong Kong for both racing and recreational purpose are very expensive. For recreational purpose, it is more than US$1,000 a month and for racing is much more.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the time frame on that figure? A week, a month, a year?
ReplyDeleteWhich figure Demera?
ReplyDeleteUS$1,000 a month.
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